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Wed Aug 15 03:07:28 PDT 2012

These annotations are intriguing.  When I get back to my book shelf / movie shelf / article file, I will meditate more, might also be informative about when these shifted our thinking, and how . . .

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--- On Tue, 8/14/12, jlepps at pc.jaring.my <jlepps at pc.jaring.my> wrote:

From: jlepps at pc.jaring.my <jlepps at pc.jaring.my>
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Book List
To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 7:09 PM

Thanks Herman.

The thing about making a list like this is that it keeps growing! It's a
real meditative exercise in which we can re-connect with some of our
meditative council who may have been napping at the table for awhile.
Anyway here's a couple of additions to my previous list:

         The
Fifth Discipline – Peter Senge: the various modes of thinking that
are possible and necessary to function in business. Systems Thinking is
the novel one.

•        The Mind of
the South – William Cash: An outstanding portrayal of the dimensions
that go into the Southern mind-set

•        The Reality
of God – Schubert Ogden: Using process philosophy to disprove the
nonexistence of God

•        Huckleberry
Finn – Mark Twain: More than an adventure story, it’s a satiric
parody of the sociological mindset of the times. We could use a couple of
those to lighten up the present environment.

•        The
Hamlet – William Faulkner: A vivid portrayal of dynamics of living in
the old South – my homeland.

V. The Universe

•        Fabric
of the Cosmos, Elegant Universe, Hidden Reality – Brian
Greene: These are three books that present good, if complex, descriptions
of the String Theory of reality. These are now Discovery Channel
programs. It's possible to read entire pages that look like English and
to have no idea what they're talking about!

•        Chaos –
James Gleick: Chaos theory and complexity theory are ways of grasping the
complicated way things work that goes beyond simple
cause-and-effect

John

At 10:52 AM 8/14/2012, you wrote:

Great list

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Here's  partial list of books that have influenced me:

I. Business

•         In search
of Excellence – Peters and Waterman: a documentation of how excellent
companies operate humanly

•         Built to Last –
Collins and Porras: documentation of how visionary companies operate
beyond a quest for profits with a purpose of benefitting society

•         Borderless
Business – Mann & Goetz: Essays on working effectively in the global
society includes the social process triangle & corporate process
triangle

II. Society

•         The End of
American Exceptionalism – Bechovich (sp?): The challenge to become
one in the world of nations rather than THE one.

•         Riding the
Waves of Culture – Trompenaars & Hampden/Turner: Identifying the
characteristics of different cultures, both national and company.

•         The Nature of
Prejudice – Gordon Allport: Somewhat old, but a classic on the dynamics
of social and racial prejudice

•         The Secular
City – Harvey Cox: the urban revolution has happened and is worth
celebrating

III. Theology

•         Radical
Monotheism and Western Culture – H. Richard Niebuhr: Spells out the
paradox of monotheism: All is unworthy and all is good!

•         The History of
Christian Thought – Paul Tillich: A fantastic and readable story of how
and why theology developed the way it has (transcribed lectures)

•         The Noise of
Solemn Assemblies – Peter Berger: The Church’s sociological reality
belies its theological intents

•         Christ Without
Myth – Schubert Ogden: Getting beyond the stories to the reality that the
Christ story communicates

•         Bending
History, I & II -- J.W. Mathews: Joe’s classic theological and
sociological talks.

IV. Fiction

•         The George
Smiley Trilogy (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honorable Schoolboy;
Smiley’s People) – John LeCarre: The hero was personally inept but
professionally outstanding in serving a cause higher than the immediate
circumstances. We’re sort of undercover agents for the Other World, and
I’ve found George to be an inspiring role model.

•         The Harry
Potter Series (1-7) – J.K. Rowlings: She sets up 2 parallel universes,
one “normal” and the other wondrous (but they are actually the same
universe); the business of wizards is to protect us “muggles” from
perceiving the wonders that are present. Our mission, on the other hand,
is to help our clients and colleagues to perceive and appreciate this
wondrous universe. 

John Epps

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