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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ROD’S RECOMMENDED READING</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(Updated on my 75<SUP>th</SUP> Birthday)</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Selected books which have impacted my life and remained
“friends” for all these years.</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">C.
S. Lewis, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>MERE
CHRISTIANITY</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">An old friend
since high school days.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Basic stuff
that started my journey.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Lord
Dunsanay, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE KING OF ELFLAND’S
DAUGHTER</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fantasy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Other World (in the midst of this
world).</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Paul
Tillich, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE SHAKING OF THE
FOUNDATIONS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Great sermons
of one of the twentieth century’s greatest theologians. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Includes “You Are Accepted,” a moving
description of the experience of grace.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Isaac Asimov, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>FOUNDATION</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Classic
SF.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">H.
Richard Niebuhr, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE MEANING OF
REVELATION</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The ‘story of
our lives’ from the inside of the faith community.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">John
L. Epps, Editor, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>BENDING HISTORY,
TALKS OF JOSEPH WESLEY MATHEWS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A founder of
the Order: Ecumenical lays out the practical applications of 20<SUP>th</SUP>
century theology for living and renewing the local church and
society.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">D.
H. Lawrence, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>SELECTED
POEMS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">DHL, a
Christian poet or just saying it the way it is?</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
Modern Reader’s Bible, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE BOOK OF
JOB</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Job ponders
suffering, the advice of ‘friends,’ and the limits of his
existence.</FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">David Darlington, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>ANGELS’ VISITS, AN INQUIRY INTO THE
MYSTERY OF ZINFANDEL</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The pleasure
and joys of a good Zin.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Charles Hedrick, Editor, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>WHEN FAITH MEETS REASON, RELIGION
SCHOLARS REFLECT ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Such
diversity!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Herman Hesse, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE JOURNEY TO THE
EAST</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">If you are on a
spirit journey don’t lose your violin or snub your canine
friends.</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Friedrich Heer, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE MEDIEVAL WORLD</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A passionate
portrait of the so-called ‘dark ages.’<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>A lot of ferment and innovation was happening!</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Nikos Kazantzakis, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>REPORT TO GRECO</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A bubbling vat
of sensual experience, intellectual ideas and spirit wisdom is captured in this
autobiography.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Nikos Kazantzakis, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE SAVIORS OF GOD, SPIRITUAL
EXERCISES</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
distillation of a life’s spiritual odyssey.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Moving, powerful and poetic, very
inspirational.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>May be out of
print.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Ocatavio Paz, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE LABYRINTH OF SOLITUDE, LIFE AND
THOUGHT IN MEXICO</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Somewhat dated,
but a ‘must read’ if you are planning a trip to Mexico.</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">T.
Harry Williams, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>HUEY
LONG</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The best
biography of Huey.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Saint or
demagogue? The chapter on how the first woman Senator in the US was elected on
her own right is a marvelous description.</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">William Dale Jennings, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE RONIN</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Based on a zen
myth, you won’t be able to put it down.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Are you looking for results in life?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will give you pause. A must
read!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>May be very hard to
find.</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Robert Bly, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE
LITTLE BOOK ON THE HUMAN SHADOW</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jungian
psychology 101.</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Robert W. Funk, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>HONEST TO JESUS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">‘The Book’
summarizing NT criticism by the leading scholar behind the Jesus
Seminar.</FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Frank Herbert, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>DUNE</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Missional
discipline, the Order and environmental stewardship in one SF
potboiler!</FONT></I></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Robert W. Funk and Roy W. Hoover, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>THE FIVE GOSPELS, THE SEARCH FOR THE
AUTHENTIC WORDS OF JESUS</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The summary of
the work of the Jesus Seminar.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>What
did Jesus really say?</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Herman Hesse, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>SIDDARTHA</U></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Buddha’s
life story.</FONT></I></P>
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