Rabbi on a Journey
Library
This is my library. In here you will find books I have read that have contributed to shaping the way I think and ultimately the person I am. Click on the links and you can read my review on the book and other thoughts and questions I had during my time reading it.
Let me also share my thoughts on the whole book reading issue. God has wired me in a way to where I feel intimately connected with Him in a real way when I am engaging my mind with Him. This might seem weird to you, but it makes sense to me. This is probably the main reason why I have such a passion for reading and studying. I also feel, however, that God has shown me another important reason for such an endeavor; to transform me as an individual and the people with whom I interact. This is one powerful way I am conspiring with the Creator.
I think this also has important implications for the "Church" and God's dreams for His creation. As I understand it, the Church is a prophetic community (do not read "future-telling). By means of the things it does and what it says (what it embodies and proclaims), it creates an alternative reality to the dominant one we are invited to live within in this world. Using the words of Jesus, we could call this reality the "kingdom of God." I fully believe that the story of God, the essence of this existence-altering reality, must be clearly and powerfully communicated if we are to be able to fully embrace it and live into it, allowing it to shape the people we are and the communities we are a part of. We must do this with our voices (which can be very tricky and potentially dangerous) and, more importantly, we must do this with our lives (which will be very tiresome and potentially dangerous). The material we allow to enter into our mind and the resultant questions and realities we wrestle with are a central piece of this endeavor.
* New Testament and the People of God. N.T. Wright
* Jesus and the Victory of God. N.T. Wright
* The Resurrection of the Son of God. N.T. Wright
* Surprised by Hope. N.T. Wright
* The Climax of the Covenant. N.T. Wright
* Scripture and the Authority of God aka The Last Word. N.T. Wright
* Simply Christian. N.T. Wright
* Judas and the Gospel of Jesus. N.T. Wright
* Evil and the Justice of God. N.T. Wright
* Paul: In Fresh Perspective. N.T. Wright
* What Saint Paul Really Said. N.T. Wright
* Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship. N.T. Wright
* The Challenge of Jesus. N.T. Wright
* Soul Graffiti. Mark Scandrette
* Paul and Palestinian Judaism. E.P. Sanders
* The Historical Figure of Jesus. E.P. Sanders
* Jesus and Judaism. E.P. Sanders
* Paul the Law and the Jewish People. E.P. Sanders
* Schools for Conversion: 12 Marks of a New Monasticism. ed. Rutba House
* The Politics of Jesus. John Howard Yoder
* Prophetic Imagination. Walter Breuggemann
* Theology of the Old Testament. Walter Brueggemann
* Finally Comes the Poet. Walter Bruggemann
* Mandate to Difference. Walter Bruggemann
* What are the Gospels? Richard Burridge.
* Between God and Man. Fritz Rothschild
* The Divine Conspiracy. Dallas Willard
* Jesus For President. Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw
* The Irresistable Revolution. Shane Claiborne
* The Art of Biblical Narrative. Robert Alter
* The Present Future. Reggie McNeal
* Genesis Unbound. John Sailhamer
* The Pentateuch as Narrative. John Sailhamer
* Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Sailhamer
* Under the Unpredictable Plant. Eugene Peterson
* The Enchantments of Judaism. Jacob Neusner
* The Way of the Heart. Henri Nouwen
* Letters From a Skeptic. Gregory Boyd
* Theology for the Community of God. Stanley Grenz
* Mapping Postmodernism. Stanley Grenz
* A Primer on Postmodernism. Stanley Grenz
* The Wild Man's Journey. Richard Rohr
* Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology. William Abraham
* The Road Less Traveled. Scott Peck
* People of the Lie. Scott Peck
* My Soul Thirsts. Steve Korch
* The Church on the Other Side. Brian McLaren
* A Generous Orthodoxy. Brian McLaren
* A New Kind of Christian. Brian McLaren
* The Story We Find Ourselves In. Brian McLaren
* The Last Word and the Word After That. Brian McLaren
* The Secret Message of Jesus. Brian McLaren
* Everything Must Change. Brian McLaren
* Theology and Narrative. Michael Goldberg
* The Story of Christianity: Volumes 1 & 2. Justo Gonzalez
* Prayer. Richard Foster
* Celebration of the Disciplines. Richard Foster
* The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. Mark Noll
* The Prophets as Preachers. Gary Smith
* The Imitation of Christ. Thomas a Kempis
* I and Thou. Martin Buber
* Philosophy and the Christian Faith. Colin Brown
* Wild at Heart. John Eldredge
* The Sacred Romance. John Eldredge and Brent Curtis
* The Pursuit of God. A.W. Tozer
* Go and Do Likewise. William Spohn
* The Cruelty of Heresy. C. Fitzsimmons Allison
* Soul Tsunami. Leonard Sweet
* Quantum Spirituality. Leonard Sweet
* The Church in Emerging Culture. ed. Leonard Sweet
* Genesis. Bruce Waltke
* The Tender Warrior. Weber
* Confessions. St. Augustine
* Blue Like Jazz. Donald Miller
* Growing True Disciples. George Barna
* A Religious History of the American People. Sydney Ahlstrom
* Mere Christianity. C.S. Lewis
* The Problem of Pain. C.S. Lewis
* The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice. J. David Pleins
* Jesus in Solidarity with His People. William Reiser
* Following the Master. Wilkins
* The Cost of Discipleship. Deitrich Bonhoeffer
* The DaVinci Code. Dan Brown
