A list of all the books I have read so far this year:
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright: Best book of the year. I can say, with all honesty, it changed and is changing, my life. I probably think about this book every day.
Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Florence Dupont: Fascinating
Some book on Jewish Religious culture....sucked
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Good but long and arduous read. Fyodor is a a great writer but what was his purpose in writing this novel....?
Advanced Backpacking by Karen Berger: Lots of helpful hints
Philosophy: The Classics by Nigel Warburton: I "read" this book through podcasts of each chapter. Its on iTunes if your interested.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: An educational/self-help sort of read. Not meant to be enjoyable.
GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn by Carl Raschke: Loved parts of it, mostly the first half. Disagreed with almost all of the second half. Became frustrated with it.
Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller: Anything Donald Miller is great and this book was a bit more contemplative then some of his others. It meanders and I liked that.
Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas: Really good insight. On par with An Unstoppable Force and The Gospel According to Starbucks. Ate it up.
Books 1 through 7 in The Wheel of Time series: I am irrevocably addicted to this series. I am trying my hardest to take a break and not buy the 8th book
I have had a whole lot of nothing to do this week so two of those books were finished in the last four days. I am now on my 3rd book this week!
Currently, I am reading or will be reading:
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor by Anthony Everitt: About half way through. Reads like an adventure novel.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins
The Portable Thoreau
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Dan can't stop talking about how good this is so at some point I am going to have to read it.
And, finally a link to a great blog post from a Mars Hill student.
Tony Jones weighing in on Christian leaders and homosexual marriage
I loved that post from longbrake! I envy how much you read. Maybe my life will quiet down this summer and I can finish my stack of books (it's currently packed or I'd say what the stack actually contains!)
ReplyDeleteCurrently I'm reading A Shining Affliction by Annie G. Rogers, which is amazing, especially if you're interested in any kind of therapy.
Sorry you're bored...go for a run?
Oh, and cool article about Christian leaders and gay marriage!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, my knee is incapable of fierce activity. I pump a little iron now and again though.
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