some of these probably do not fit in the "easy listening" category however i thought i'd throw them out onto the list anyhow. since theres been a question for 20-40 year olds here are some suggestions. each of these ive found helpful for my faith growth, however i believe that theres no point in reading most of these books in isolation, start a book club of people wanting to discuss the issues raised in the books.
only through confrontation/discussion do we understand :) oh, these arent really "stuff on the life and thoughts of christ" or "light reading" but might still be useful Andrew Dutney - Food Sex and Death * * * * * (great stuff to raise issues of faith) Sara Maitland - A Big Enough God * * CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters* * * * (good old cs lewis, theres some great discussion raisers there) The Basis of Union - Where did the joy come from * * * (this is more in the BOU than anything but its still great stuff) Ched Myers - Binding the strong man * * * (This is a blooming big book, not for the light hearted) Walter Brueggemann - The Prophetic Imagination * * * * (actually i'm planning on making my way through Brueggemann's stuff, its very good and challenging) Dave Andrews - Christi Anarchy * * * * * (dave andrews faith journey) Leonard Sweet - Soul Tsunami * * * * * (its just a grest read) David Tacey - Reenchantment * * * (trying to understand spirituality?) David Tacey - Spirituality Revolution * * * * (still trying to understand this spirituality stuff?) The SACC put out a resource a few years ago (2000) that interviewed 18 young adults and talked to them about their faith, then it went ahead and asked some study questions. the resource is "Deeper Waters" When i was younger there was a series of books that i just absolutely loved reading, (and i hated the old christian reading material) the series was adrian plass - the sacred diary series. i liked these books as they actually sounded like and read like they were personal stories of someone struggling with his faith, and they were pretty damn funny too! :) but my biggest reccomendations are food sex and death and christi anarchy, theological writings told in a personal way. shalom darren wright --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 23/09/03 ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
