Hello all, I found a wonderful book last year, and I even bought it from Koorong!! It is called 'Walk On: the spiritual journey of U2' by Steve Stockman (2002). Although it is a book about a rock band, I think that anyone who reads it, regardless of whether they are a U2 fan or even a music fan could get some great messages about what it is the Church should be doing to follow Christ's word in today's world. Stockman is a Presy minister in Ireland and has taken quotes and interviews by members of the band and those close to them to give a picture of how a rock and roll band is doing more for the Kingdom of God than some Churches. It also looks at the biblical and theological basis of the aid work that had lead singer Bono quoted at 12/1 to win the Nobel Peace Prize (thank you John!!)
Later Wesley ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aleggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 10:34 AM > Subject: Re: Easy reading - sound theology > > > > Greetings Tom. > > I would like to add my endorsement to Bill Loader's book Dear Kim as well. > > Hi book "Jesus and the fundamentalist's of his day" is also a good read. > > > > I would also recommend Paul Collin's book "God's Earth" as a not to hard a > > read. > > > > Allan. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cheryl Lawrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:37 AM > > Subject: RE: Easy reading - sound theology > > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > I know a couple of congregations who have found Bill Loader's book "Dear > > > Kim, this is what I believe" an excellent starting point for reading and > > > reflection. > > > > > > The whole book is now available for free download at > > > http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/DearKim.htm. It's slightly > revised > > > from the now out-of-print published edition. > > > > > > (and some chapters are available in French also, just in case some of > the > > > congregations in the Mid-Lachlan Mission Area are more comfortable with > > > that...) > > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Cheryl Lawrie > > > Children and Families Coordinator > > > Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania > > > > > > http://cecm.victas.uca.org.au > > > Phone +61 3 9852 7433 > > > Fax +61 3 9852 7483 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, October 13, 2003 9:13 AM, Tom Stuart > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > > I think one of the things that we have learned through this debate > about > > > > homosexuality is the theological and biblical illiteracy of our > > > > congregations. It is what I have experienced across the Mid-Lachlan > > > Mission > > > > Area, and I notice a reference to it in a resolution of the NSW Synod. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is not a new realisation that the easy reading material that fills > so > > > > much of our Christian Bookshops is the Christian version of "get rich > > > quick" > > > > crap. Most of it seems to be some version of "providence theology". > > > > > > > > The vast majority of people in the congregations where I minister find > > > the > > > > more serious theological material inaccessible. It is too hard. > > > > > > > > I am wondering what books people have found that are easy to read but > > > draw > > > > on the rich tradition of faith that is concerned about the priorities > of > > > > Jesus ministry, opening the grace of God to everyone, a priority to > the > > > > poor, subverting domination systems, and finding hope in the hopeless. > > > > These may be in the form of novels, or parables, children's books, > > > videos, > > > > faith sharing books. I feel I need to provide some guidance in > > selection > > > of > > > > reading material around here so that I don't spend all my time > battling > > > on > > > > Sunday with all the garbage that genuinely committed Christians have > > been > > > > reading through the week!! > > > > > > > > I'm sure these books are out there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > www.milman.uniting.com.au > > > > > > > > Ph: 6862 5502 Mobile: 0427 625 502 > > > > > > > > 14 Bushman St > > > > > > > > Parkes NSW 2870 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable'. > > > > > > > > I prefer to die living than to live dying! > > > > > > > > "War is a poor chisel with which to carve out the future." - Martin > > > Luther > > > > King, Jr > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > I've stopped 187 spam messages. 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