- Brian McLarenReview: Logical progression of finding faith.
Highlight: Difference between good and bad faith.
2.The Last Word
- Brian McLarenReview: "What the Hell?" - Explores theology of Hell.
Highlight: Wraps up A New Kind of Christian
Trilogy with a bang.3. Planting Churches in a Postmodern Age
- Ed StetzerReview: Excellent strategies and thoughtful ideas with ample extra-book options.
Highlight: The fact that it addresses postmodernity from a practical perspective.
4. Blink
- Malcolm GladwellReview: You will find it hard to be nored with this one.
Highlight: The ideas of rapid cognition and thin-slicing.
5. The Relevant Church
- Jennifer Ashley and friendsReview: Explores new kinds of churches; very different churches.
Highlight: No one way to do church is OK.
6. The Gospel Accordning to Tony Soprano
- Chris SeayReview: Looks for God in culture - and stretches a bit.
Highlight: Fearless.
7. The Emerging Church
- Dan KimballReview: Introduction to what is being called the Emerging Church
Highlight: Deconstructs & Reconstructs - doesn't leave you hanging at the end of criticism.
8. A Generous Orthodoxy
- Brian McLarenReview: Explores the spectrum of Christianity.
Highlight: The 7 Jesuses
9. Experiential Storytelling
- Mark MillerReview: How to tell stories well.
Highlight: I can't remember.
10. Blue Like Jazz
- Donald MillerReview: Takes a cool and refreshing look at Christianity
Highlight: Goes from sophomoric to soul level and you don't even notice.
11. Things Unseen
- Leonard AllenReview: Describes Churches of Christ entering the postmodern era.
Highlight: Wonders why we look for resuscitation when we need resurrection.
12. You Have What It Takes
- John EldredgeReview: Classic Eldredge for men.
Highlight: Naw, just read Wild At Heart
.13. Man's Search For Meaning
- Viktor FranklReview: Survivor of concentration camp finds meaning is life-giving.
Highlight: Self-awareness is best acheived through self-transcendance.
14. The Practice of the Presence of God
- Brother LawrenceReview: God is everywhere and you can be with Him always.
Highlight: Washing dishes is worship.
15. Soul Survivor
- Philip YanceyReview: Spiritual mentors who helped Yancey survive the church.
Highlight: Ghandi.
16. Aging and the Life Course
- QuadagnoReview: Right, like you are interested in this one. It's a textbook.
17. Emerging Worship
- Dan KimballReview: New ways to worship.
Highlight: Practical examples - refreshing.
18. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
- C. S. LewisReview: Deep theology hidden in kid's story.
Highlight: "Safe? Of course he's not safe, but he's good."
19. A Horse and His Boy
- C. S. LewisReview: Follow up to LWW - great.
Highlight: Shasta knows he does not belong as a slave and seeks for something else he knows is out there.
20. Revolution
- George BarnaReview: Forecasts church over the next decade and a half.
Highlight: House churches, family churches, and arts churches will proliferate.
21. Mere Christianity
- C. S. LewisReview: Deep and insightful - a must for all people.
Highlight: Every chapter carries a gem within it. Best book on this list.
22. Statistics For People Who (thin they) Hate Statistics
- Neil SalkindReview: The title says it all.
Highlight: I can now runa T-test.
23. The Jesus Proposal
- Rubel Shelley & John YorkReview: Return to Jesus' idea of faith.
Highlight: Refreshing departure from small minded religion.
24. The Jesus Community
- Rubel Shelley & John YorkReview: Better than Jesus proposal.
Highlight: From institutional to relational church. Bam! There you go.
25. Struggling With Scripture
- Walter BrueggemannReview: Three theologians share the value of wrestling with scripture.
Highlight: Makes you feel dumb if you've got it all figured out.
26. The Smart Stepfamily
- Ron DealReview: Best Christian book for stepfamilies. Check out the blog.
Highlight: The stories are helpful.
27. Who Moved My Cheese?
- Spencer JohnsonReview: Short, simple - simplistic. Decent metaphor for change.
Highlight: The conversation I had in my book club.
4 comments:
The Last Word completely messed me up on the whole subject of hell. I realized the classic fundy/evangelical approach to the subject (whether it was correct or not) was an embarrasment to me, and - frankly - now I don't know what to do with the concept. I think I've moved from "hell denial" (where I avoided the subject the same way one does a deranged uncle) to "hell bewilderment" - which is probably a positive development.
I love the way McClaren - rather than telling you what he thinks - gives you characters with different perspectives and encourages you to reflect on the subject.
one thought...you need to read more novels....
Matt, you and I share the same bewilderment.
Julie, No kidding. Last year I had 4 or novles on my list. This year I have none. 2006 will be different.
My reading list seems to reflect what's going on in my life.
you and I walk similar paths, my friend.
AE
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