UCRD (United Church Resource Distribution) is creating a list of recommended books for 2013. Which NEW books on religion, spirituality, justice, and similar topics would you include?

Hi Folks, 

We're planning on hosting a Lenten book discussion this year, similar to those we've held during past Lenten seasons. The United Church Lenten devotional this year is Diving Deeply: Daily Devotions for Lent, edited by Betty Lynn Schwab (UCPH 2012).

Casual Vacancies by J. K Rowling seemed to me to be pretty much a modern day tragedy as Shakespeare would have written it.

I've been re-reading For Christ's Sake by Tom Harpur for the first time in many years (it's a well-worn copy bought back in the days when I read him regularly in the Star). I'm rather surprised by how much some of what he discusses still resonates with me and it's got me giving the Gospels a fresh read through as well.

What's everyone's thoughts on the new book by Pope Benedict XVI? Is he biblically right about the accounts of the birth of Christ or is it an attack by satan?

No, we're not going to nominate books, argue about them, and vote them off the shelf. This is just a thread to talk about what we're currently reading and maybe talk a bit about books. IOW, use it as you wish as long as books and reading are involved.

[First posted at my blog:  http://followingfrodo.blogspot.ca/2012/07/book-7-of-2012-united-church-of-canada.html]

I first learned about this book when an announcement about its release came through my e-mail a few months ago.  And at the time I knew I wanted to read it.  A month or so ago I got around to getting it (in e-book form).

IT is a good read.  As a part of my MDiv I took a course in the History and Theology of the United Church.  This would be a good book to be included in the reading list for that course, possibly the best one in years.

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