Friday, November 09, 2007

My favorite religious authors

My top 10 Favorite Religious Authors (and my favorite books of theirs). Sorted by favorite author, not necessarily favorite book.

1. Brennan Manning, Abba's Child
2. Matthew Fox, Creation Spirituality
3. Henri Nouwen, Return of the Prodigal Son
4. Joan Chittister, Wisdom Distilled From the Daily
5. Frederick Buechner, The Magnificent Defeat
6. Walter Brueggemann, The Prophetic Imagination
7. Peter Gomes, The Good Book
8. N.T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus
9. Brian McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy
10. Anne Lammott, Plan B

Notable others: Anthony Bloom (Beginning to Pray), C.S. Lewis (The Great Divorce), Thomas Merton (No Man Is An Island), Richard Foster (Celebration of Discipline), Carol Bonomo (The Abbey Up the Hill), Esther DeWaal (Living with Contradiction), Thomas Keating (Open Mind, Open Heart)


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