Books for the Sangha
It's our hope that you and your sangha can find deep and clear waters, and that you will be endlessly refreshed. We wish you many happy years of learning and growing together, reading and learning and practicing in community.
feed your head! Reading Ideas for your JesusSangha...
Bible Editions We Can Recommend
- Word in Life Bible, Contemporary English Version - lots of clear,
lucid commentary
... but too big to carry around all the time(!) - Faithgirlz! Bibles - New International Version, cute and fun to carry
- Green Bible by Harper Bibles - New Revised Standard Version, eco
paper & soy ink
... and creation care passages are marked in green! - Poverty and Justice Bible by American Bibles - Contemporary English
Version, nicely done
... and social justice passages are highlighted in orange! - Pocket Edition New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs - inexpensive
and easy to carry
... but print can be tiny and pages can be fragile.
Emphasis: Jesus/Gospel
- Carter, Jimmy. Living Faith.
- Carter, Jimmy. Sources of Strength.
- Chopra, Deepak. The Third Jesus.
- Dear, John, SJ. Questions of Jesus, The.
- D'Souza, Dinesh. What's So Great About Christianity.
- Lewis, C.S. The Joyful Christian.
Emphasis: Gospel Nonviolence
- Dear, John, SJ. God of Peace; Toward a Theology of Nonviolence, The.
- Dear, John, SJ. Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace
- Dear, John, SJ. Put Down Your Sword, Answering the Gospel Call to Creative Nonviolence
Emphasis: Social Justice and Poverty Abatement
- Carter, Jimmy. Our Endangered Values.
- Guiterrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation.
- Stearns, Richard. The Hole in our Gospel.
- Wink, Walter. The Powers that Be.
Emphasis: Engaged Pluralism / Harmony & Bridge Building
- Borg, Marcus, ed. Jesus & Buddha the Parallel Sayings.
- Elwood & McGraw. Many Peoples, Many Faiths, Women and Men in the World Religions.
- Hanh (Thich Nhat). Living Buddha, Living Christ.
- Hanh (Thich Nhat). Coming Home - Jesus & Buddha as Brothers.
- Hooper, Richard. Jesus, Buddha, Krishna Lao Tzu The Parallel Sayings.
- Khyentse, Dzongsar Jamyang. What Makes You Not a Buddhist.
