Electra
Thursday, December 13th, 2007by Sophocles translated by Michael Jameson Finally, no suicide... just good old fashioned parricide :D
by Sophocles translated by Michael Jameson Finally, no suicide... just good old fashioned parricide :D
The Holy Bible
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007English Standard Version Concordia Edition That makes 3 times through the whole bible this year (Not quite my goal of 12x :-D) and 4 times through the New Testament...
Seven Seasons of the Man in the Mirror
Friday, December 7th, 2007by Patrick Morley This book doesn't fall to the temptation of preaching a prosperity gospel. He always brings it back to God's plan, and doesn't pretend that that is "whatever you think is best."
John Donne’s Poetry
Friday, December 7th, 2007Norton Critical Edition (but I didn't read any of the criticism) related article: Christian For Love’s Sake (By Way of John Donne’s Poetry and Plato’s Symposium)
Antigone
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007by Sophocles trans. David Grene I have a real hard time empathizing with Antigone because I couldn't care less about what happens to the bodies of my loved ones. (Sorry guys, I hope you weren't depending on me to care about that.)
Life Together
Monday, December 3rd, 2007by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Reads like an epistle to any group of Christians in an intentional community...
Landmark Herodotus
Monday, November 26th, 2007The best way to read Thucydides now in Herodotal form :D
Oedipus at Colonus
Saturday, November 17th, 2007by Sophocles trans. David Greene This is the second play in the trilogy, but the last play Sophocles wrote... (he wrote them: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus.)
Oedipus the King
Friday, November 16th, 2007aka: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, Translated by David Greene I still say, you get a terrible prophesy that you believe, don't go halfway to avoid the fate: Your son is going to kill you and marry your wife? Don't send him away to be killed, kill him. You are going to ...
The Varieties of Christian Experience
Friday, November 16th, 2007I really need to get and read Streams of Living Water by Richard Foster. My uncle told me about it about four years ago, and I've been thinking about it a lot since then. Most recently when I was reading The Twilight of Atheism. Each instance of the local church has ...
The Twilight of Atheism
Thursday, November 15th, 2007The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World by Alister McGrath Interesting history of the west from about the Protestant Reformation to the present (focusing mostly on 1789-1989).
Symposium
Monday, November 12th, 2007by Plato about 1.5 years after starting, I'm through 1/8th (i.e. 1 semester) of my goal of re-reading all the books on the program at St. John's College. I don't actually know it is 1/8th though, because I'm reading the entire books instead of the selections from the program. Summa Theologia ...
Peloponnesian War
Friday, November 9th, 2007by Thucydides (Landmark Edition) I was tempted to read that edition that someone told me was a better translation, but I caved and went for the awesome maps. One of these days I'd like to make a "Landmark Edition" of a bunch of other books, like the Old Testament, Herodotus, just ...
The Dark Tower
Thursday, October 11th, 2007and Other Stories by C.S. Lewis Some good stories here... Too bad the best ones are unfinished.
for women only
Saturday, October 6th, 2007by Shaunti Feldhahn A friend of mine, who is married, read the book for men only while his wife read this one. He said that his book wasn't any good, but his wife recommended this one. It isn't too bad. I do have to say, though, that a good number of ...
The Entrepreneurial Vocation
Saturday, October 6th, 2007by Robert A. Sirico I got this for free from The Acton Institute. It is a response to both Liberation Theology, and the Health and Wealth Gospel (or Dominion Theology)... It is very short, but it does include insightful commentary on Matthew 25's parable of the talents.
The Ultimate Hitchikers Guide
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007by Douglas Adams I made an audiobook of the first book (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) for my grandmother earlier this year. She was able to listen to all but the last chapter before she passed away. I think she really liked it.
God’s Word translation of the New Testament
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007I will probably come back and read this version's Old Testament... I like what they did with getting rid of "Christianese" jargon... I hope to get through the whole bible again once more this year... We will see what happens.
