Parke [4.9.07]

You can find more about me here. I’m a generally nice guy who enjoys reading classics (Tacitus’ Annals anyone?), books by writers who have a sense of history and some good science fiction. Now and again I’ll read a modern Christian book, but I like let them prove themselves over time usually.

In case it’s not clear, I don’t endorse every book listed here. This is a list so you know what I’ve read and will read. If you wonder about any selection, ask me. I think it’s good to read things I may or may not agree with to keep up with current thought and various literature that will enhance my writing style.
Main Reads:
The Gospel of Mark(KJV) - Mark
Genesis - Moses
Biblical Eldership - Alexander Strauch (almost done… finally)
The Man-Eater of Malgudi - R.K. Narayan
This Beautiful Mess - Rick McKinley
Science and Theology: An Introduction - John Polkinghorne
Cyrano De Bergerac - Edmond Rostand
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam - Reza Aslan
In Hand:
The Rapture of Canaan - Sheri Reynolds
Red Moon Rising - Peter Greig, Dave Roberts
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Escape from Reason - Francis Schaeffer (second read)
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God - Dallas Willard
Return of the Prodigal Son - Henri Nouwen
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Recent Reads:
Antigone - Sophocles
The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
Gospel of Matthew (KJV) - Matthew
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (hard words about race; good words about community)
The Body Artist - Don DeLillo (hard words about sexuality; good descriptive writing early)
The Way of the Heart - Henri Nouwen (good thoughts about spiritual disciplines
Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov (what unites humanity across the ages?)
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick (what if we hadn’t won World War II?)