Micky’s Bookshelf

Micky’s Bookshelf So, since Bo and now Callid have decided to give you a peak into the wild and zesty bookshelf of a Homebrewed Christianity podcaster, I thought I would join in the fun. I am actually inspired by a conversation I had with a deacon after this year’s Wild Goose 3D Event. A young,… Read more about Micky’s Bookshelf

Micky’s Bookshelf

So, since Bo and now Callid have decided to give you a peak into the wild and zesty bookshelf of a Homebrewed Christianity podcaster, I thought I would join in the fun. I am actually inspired by a conversation I had with a deacon after this year’s Wild Goose 3D Event. A young, religious studies student asked me, “How do I read all the “other stuff” that I find interesting and voices I want to listen to (aka women, people of color, etc), when I have to read the “canon” of theological literature?

My answer….Make a new canon! You decide what is the basis of your theological journey.

So here are mine….so far…they have changed and will change as I continue through life and seminary. Not exactly standard fare and I’m totally okay with that. I probably have hundreds of books and this is just a sampling of important reads within the past few years. As we change, our books change, as they also change us in the process.

These are in no particular order.

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery by bell hooks
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
Whose Gospel?: A Concise Guide to Progressive Protestantism by James Forbes
Philosophy and Theology by John D. Caputo
Buffalo Shout, Salmon Cry: Conversations on Creation, Land Justice and Life Together Edited by Steve Heinrichs
The Didache (pick a version, I find it fascinating in whatever format)
Introducing Theologies of Religions by Paul Knitter
The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert
Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church by Letty M. Russell

What are some of your new favorite or most loved books?