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Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ
Andrew Harvey
Tarcher, 1999
Great Work on Christ
+ Revealing the Meaning of Jesus' Words...
+ Fascinating, driven portrait of Christ
+ love
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The Politics of Jesus : Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have ...
Obery M. Hendricks Jr.
Doubleday, 2006
Discovering The Complete Jesus
+ Buy the book
This is an extraordinary, sold five star book aimed at revealing exactly where Jesus stood on the political scale of his time. Through careful analysis of quotes from the New Testament, author Obery Hendricks discovers a politically liberal, even radical Jesus who worked tirelessly and risked his ...
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The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy
Three Rivers Press, 2006
A must-read book!
+ Excellent Exposé
+ only for the brave
+ finally someone with a right mind
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Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human ...
Terence Mckenna
Bantam, 1993
Not your grandfather's history
+ Good but "Stoned apes" needs more research
+ Interesting Perspective
+ Stoned Apes
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Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary
Marcus J. Borg
HarperOne, 2006
A lifetime labor of love
+ breath of fresh air in Christian Theology
+ Jesus - with modern research
+ Excellent perspective of the life of Jesus
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The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation
Barbara R. Rossing
Basic Books, 2005
A Sane, Hopeful and Compassionate Reading of Revelation
+ Very good review
+ Sane and sensitive
+ A Hoax on Christians
+ The Real Jesus Faith
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God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now
John Dominic Crossan
HarperOne, 2007
Religious questions that are matters of survival
+ Crossan at his best
+ A provocative, if ideological, interpretation of Jesus's life in the Roman Empire
+ Worth several readings
+ Divine Caesar vs. Earthly Jesus
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With God on Our Side - George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America
Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
FIRST RUN FEATURES, 2005
Unbiased but still one-sided
+ An objective history of the Religous Right
Before viewing "With God on Our Side," I suspected the title might be ironic or downright sarcastic. The film, I suspected, would seek to skewer George W. Bush and the Christian right/evangelical movement. As it turns out, I was seriously wrong. This film is neutral and allows its subjects (mostly ...
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Wayward Christian Soldiers: Freeing the Gospel from Political Captivity
Charles Marsh
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Finding Our Way Back
+ speaking the truth
+ urgent meditations on true christianity
White, middle-class evangelicals in America have in recent years so confused the gospel with a particular brand of neo-conservative political ideology, that they have exalted patriotism to the level of idolatry, and seriously complicated the life and work of the ecumenical church worldwide, i.e., ...
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Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder
Richard A. Horsley
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002
An academic review of Horsley's "Jesus and Empire"
+ Very good as usual for Horseley
+ Excellent read
+ Thought provoking
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The Emerging Christian Way: Thought, Stories, And Wisdom for a Faith of Transformation
Northstone Publishing, 2006
A wider view
+ Practical Book
+ from Copperhead Press
Although several chapters are reprinted from authors' other works, the collection is a good introduction to a wider view of Christianity's role in the 21st century world. Appreciated the chapter on music's place in new forms of worship.
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With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military
Michael L. Weinstein, Davin Seay
Thomas Dunne Books, 2006
Beware of religious fascists
+ Speaking Truth to Power
+ Witness to Evangelicals feeding on the Unchurched
More than two years ago the author of this book started the Military Religious Freedom Foundation as a watchdog to make the military obey the laws of separation of Church and State. His concern started with a specific evil at his alma mater, the Air Force Academy, the chronic harassment and ...
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The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium
Walter Wink
Galilee Trade, 1999
Powerful, majestic good sense
+ Many Christians, Jews and Moslems may have been seduced by the whore of Babylon
+ Not the Dominant Perspective
+ The powers that be
+ Non-Violence at it's best
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The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
Huston Smith
HarperOne, 1995
A Beautiful Book!
+ Original edition text cut in half
+ The Illus. World's Religions Guide to Our Wisdom Tradition
This is an excellent overview of the world's major religions, well researched and clearly written so that even a novice can understand. Lush photographs, color and black & white, appear on almost every page, illustrating interesting and unique specifics of each religion - i.e., gods, body ...
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The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World
Relevant Books, 2006
Great book for anyone interested in social justice
+ Great enthusiasm, not very practical
+ A great manual
+ For want of works
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