Beautiful Books

Here is a list of  books of rather recent vintage that have spoken to this Peace Advocate and undergird my blog. I provide the list by author and group by subject or relatedness. The year given is the year of publication.

I hope to add to this list from time to time.


Karen Armstrong ~

  A History of God (1993)

  Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths (1996)

  The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2000)

  The Great Transformation: The Beginning of our Religious Traditions (2006)

  Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (2010)

  The Case for God (2009)


Seyyed Hossein Nasr ~

  The Heart of Islam (2004)


His Holiness the Dalai Lama ~

  The Compassionate Life (2003)

  Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come together (2010)

  The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World (2009)

  Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World (2011)

Melvin McLeod, ed.~

  Mindful Politics: A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place (2006)


Needleman, Jacob ~

  The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders (2002)


  What is God? (2009)




Tippett, Krista ~

  Speaking of Faith (2007)



Steven Mitchell ~


  Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation (2000)


Desmond M. Tutu and Mpho A. Tutu, ed. by Douglas C. Abrams ~

  Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference (2010)


John Dominic Crossan ~

  Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (1994)

  With Jonathan Reed ~ In Search of Paul: How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's Empire with God's   
  Kingdom (2004)

  God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now (2007)


Marcus J. Borg ~

  The Heart of Christianity (2003)

  Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary (2006)


John Dominic Crossan and Marcus J. Bog ~

  The first Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus' Birth (2007)


Chuck Queen ~

  Shimmers of Light: Spiritual Reflections for the Christmas Season (2010)


A Faith Worth Living: The Dynamics of an Inclusive Gospel (2011)



Brian D. McLaren ~

  Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope (2007)

  The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything (2006)


Willis Jenkins and Jennifer M. McBride, eds.~

  Bonhoeffer and King: Their Legacies and Import for Christian Social Thought (2010)


Michael Kessler ~

  History of the Future (2002)


Malalai Joya with Derrick O'Keefe ~

  A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice
  (2009)


John L. Esposito ~

Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam (2002)


Joseph G. Anthony ~

  Peril, Kentucky (2005)


E. B. White ~

 Charlotte's Web (1952)