Dear Ones -

Several people have asked for a listing of books that Holly and I mention in our teachings when we live-stream on Sunday morning. We have decided to build a list and keep it updated as a “work in progress.” The books on this list are given in no particular order. We hope you find it useful. And, that they contribute to your growth in both religious and spiritual literacy.

The Spell of the Sensuous, by David Abram

Twelve Steps To a Compassionate Life, by Karen Armstrong

The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin

Nobody Knows My Name, by James Baldwin

The Phenomenon of Man, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Rabbi Jesus, by Bruce Chilton

The Water Dancer, by Ta’Nehisi Coates

Birth of a Dancing Star: My Journey from Cradle Catholic to Cyborg Christian, by Ilia Delio.

The Unbearable Wholeness of Being, by Ilia Delio

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon for White America, by Michael Dyson

Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation: the Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path and other Basic Buddhist Teachings, by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Interbeing, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Kimmerer

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, by Jack Kornfield

The Paradox of Love, by J. Pittman McGehee

Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, Cross the Road? by Brian McLaren

Jesus Before Christianity, by Albert Nolan

When The Disciple Comes of Age, by Diarmuid O’Murchu

Doing Theology in an Evolutionary Way, by Diarmuid O’Murchu

In the Shelter, by Padraig O’Tuama

Mystical Christianity, by John Sanford

The Fourth Gospel, by John Shelby Spong

Just Mercy, by Brian Stevenson

The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, by Brian Thomas Swimme 

The Wisdom of Insecurity, by Alan Watts

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, by Alan Watts

POETRY

The Tradition, by Jericho Brown

The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay

The Gift, by Hafiz

I Heard God Laughing, by Hafiz

Love Poems from God, by Daniel Ladinsky

A Thousand Mornings, by Mary Oliver

Inward, by Jung Pueblo

The Bell and the Blackbird, by David White

Poetry Unbound, hosted by Padraig O’Tuama {click here to access}