OBDOG book lists:

Covenant Reading / Individual Project List / Celtic Christianity

Books that I have finished reading but are not yet reviewed are in red.

Covenant reading list: Every two months one of our number selects a book for reading by the whole group. When we meet, we reflect on the book. 

M. Thomas Thangaraj. Our Common Task
        The Crucified Guru
        Relating to People of Other Religions: What Every Christian Needs to Know
Ramon Panikarr. The Intra-Religious Dialogue.
Kenneth Carter, Jr. The Gifted Pastor.
Loren Mead. The Once and Future Church/Transforming Congregations for the Future

Individual project lists:

“A Sense of Place”: the creation of confirmation material tied to a specific church and relating it to the larger denominational history. In this case, the specific church is Woodville United Methodist. In addition, I hope to write a pamphlet describing how to develop “A Sense of Place” in other congregations. 

 --- Searching the Spirit: Ignatian Spirituality for United Methodists: investigating the Ignatian spirituality of the Exercises toward an up-to-date application for those in the Wesleyan tradition

OBDOG books:

Barry, William. Who Do You Say I Am?
Barry, William. Letting God Come Close
Barry, William. Finding God in All Things
English, John. Spiritual Freedom.
Green, Thomas. Weeds Among the Wheat.
Hauser, Richard. Moving in the Spirit.
Lonsdale, David. Listening to the Music of the Spirit.
Lonsdale, David. Eyes to See, Ears to Hear
Meissner, W. W. St. Ignatius of Loyola
Silf, Margaret. Inner Compass
Silf, Margaret. Wayfaring.
Silf, Margaret, The Wisdom of Ignatius Loyola
Wolff, Pierre. Discernment

Related books:

Fleming, David. A Contemporary Reading of the Spiritual Exercises
Hart, Thomas. The Art of Christian Listening.
Ignatius of Loyola. Spiritual Exercises (Mattola trans.)
         (Louis Puhl, trans.)         
         (Ganss, trans.)
McQuade, James. How to Give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius to Lay Apostles
Stierli, Joseph. Ignatian Prayer.

--- Only One Way? Thinking as Christians about the Diversity of Religions Ultimate goal is a useable discussion guide on Christian interaction with other faiths in a pluralistic society.    

OBDOG purchased:

Ariarajah, Wesley. The Bible and People of Other Faiths.
Battle, Michael. The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu
Chittister, Joan. Heart of Flesh
Cox, Harvey. Many Mansions
D'Costa, G. Meeting of Religions and the Trinity.
D’Costa, G., Ed. Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered.
deMello, Anthony. Sadhana
         The Song of the Bird.
         Wellsprings.
Eck, Diana. Encountering God
         A New Religious America
Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom.
Ramachandra, Vinoth. The Recovery of Missions
Sanneh, L. Translating the Message
Smith, Huston. The Soul of Christianity
Wiesel, Elie. And the Sea Is Never Full

  Related books:

Fox, Matthew. One River, Many Wells
.Griffiths, Bede. Various titles
King, Robert. Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh: Engaged Spirituality in an Age of Globalization
Johnston, William. The Mirror Mind
          The Still Point
         “Arise My Love…”: Mysticism for a New Era
Newbigin, Lesslie. A Faith for This One World?
          The Gospel in a Pluralist Society.
          The Open Secret.
Suchocki, Majorie. Divinity & Diversity

--- Spiritual Autobiography/Journaling. The goal of this project will be to encourage congregational members to investigate for themselves the spiritual growth possibilities of these disciplines. Hopefully, at the conclusion, a congregational guide will be written.    

OBDOG books:

Baldwin, Christina. Life’s Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest
Broyles, Anne. Journaling: a Spiritual Journey
Chittister, Joan. The Call to Question
Jordan, Merle. Reclaiming Your Story.
Kelsey, Morton. Adventure Inward
Keen, Sam and Anne Valley-Fox. Your Mythic Journey.
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird
Malone, Nancy. Walking a Literary Labyrinth: A Spirituality of Reading
Morgan, Richard L. Remembering Your Story
Peace, Richard. Spiritual Autobiography.
Peace, Richard. Spiritual Journaling.
Roorbach, Bill. Writing Life Stories.
Taylor, Barbara Brown. Leaving Church: a Memoir of Faith.

Related books:

Armstrong, Karen. The Spiral Staircase.
Bondi, Roberta. Nick the Cat: Christian Reflections on the Stranger
Dorff, Francis. Simply SoulStirring: Writing as Meditative Practice
Farnham, Suzanne. Listening HeartsProgoff, Ira. At a Journal Workshop

--- Southern Religion and Race. The goal of this project will be to exam the role of southern religion, particularly the southern evangelical Christian culture, in formulating and interacting with southern racism. A discussion guide leading the local congregation in examing racism in context will be produced.

           Tyson, Timothy. Blood Done Sign My Name

Celtic Christianity:

OBDOG books:

Adam, David  Road of Life
Adam   David   Forward to Freedom
Adam, David. Holy Island Pilgrim Guide.
Alcock, Leslie.  Arthur's Britain
Bradley, Ian. Celtic Christian Communities
Bede, Venerable.  A History of the English Church and People
Brown, Michelle.   Painted Labyrinth
Carmichael, ed Alexander  Carmina Gaedelica
Cronin,  Deborah Holy Ground: Celtic Christian Spirituality
Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts
Davis, ed.  Oliver   Celtic Spirituality
Davies  Oliver   Celtic Christian Spirituality
De Waal, Esther. The Celtic Way of Prayer
De Waal, Esther. Every Earthly Blessing
Ellis, Roger and Seaton, Chris. New Celts: Following Jesus into Millennium 3
Hamilton,  Judy. Scottish Myths & Legends
Hern, Gerhard. The Celts
Matthews, Caitlin. Little Book of Celtic Blessings
Moorhouse, Geoffrey Sun Dancing: Life in a medieval Irish Monastery
Newell, J. Phillip. One Foot in Eden: A Celtic View of the Stages of Life
Northumbria Community  Celtic Daily Prayer
Northumbria Community.  The City without a Church (Henry Drummond)
Northumbria Community.  The Heretical Imperative (Trevor Miller)
Northumbria Community.  Follow the example:  Liturgies from Celtic Daily Prayer
Northumbria Community.  Soulfriendship.
Northumbria Community.  A Way for Living: Introducing the Rule of the Northumbria Community
Pitkin Guide. Celtic Saints
Simpson, Ray . Church of the Isles: a prophetic strategy for renewal
Simpson, Ray.   Holy Island Prayer Book
Simpson, Ray A Pilgrim Way: New Celtic monasticism for everyday people.
Simpson , Ray  Soul Friendship
Yeats   W. B.  Irish Fairy and Folktales

Related:

Adomnan of Iona. Life of St. Columba
Davis, Courtney. 101 Celtic Crosses

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Covenant Reading / Individual Project List / Celtic Christianity