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I was at the library the other day and I decided to look up "The Message" since we've been talking about it so much around here... Alas, they did not have it, but they did have another Eugene Peterson book which I have found very interesting.
It's called "Take And Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated List"
Basically he lists all the books that have been influential spiritually to Christians throughout the ages. Then he lists books that have been influential for himself.
It's not really a book about anything...it's just more of a list. But I thought that it did provide me with some excellent resources for studying and reading in the future.
I wanted to let you all know about this, because I know we're all interested in learning as much as possible.
I was also curious about another thing...what books have been influential to your spirituality? My list is below. But first I wanted to say that the only thing that kind of disappointed me about this book is that Peterson doesn't include other religions. He mainly focuses on Christianity. I do understand, though, that listing influential books from all spiritualities would get pretty extensive. In any case, I have been influenced by other religions and so my list includes books from those other religions.
It's called "Take And Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated List"
Basically he lists all the books that have been influential spiritually to Christians throughout the ages. Then he lists books that have been influential for himself.
It's not really a book about anything...it's just more of a list. But I thought that it did provide me with some excellent resources for studying and reading in the future.
I wanted to let you all know about this, because I know we're all interested in learning as much as possible.
I was also curious about another thing...what books have been influential to your spirituality? My list is below. But first I wanted to say that the only thing that kind of disappointed me about this book is that Peterson doesn't include other religions. He mainly focuses on Christianity. I do understand, though, that listing influential books from all spiritualities would get pretty extensive. In any case, I have been influenced by other religions and so my list includes books from those other religions.
- The Bible (of course)
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
- Bhagavad-Gita
- Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz
- The Cloud of Unknowing
- The Dhammapada
- Jesus Christ Superstar (yes, it's a movie, but it has had untold influence on my life)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (book and the movie)
- Barrabas, Par Lagerkvist
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These are the books (and movies) that have had the most impact in forming my spirituality and my view of religion.
I'm really interested to see other people's lists.