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13 May 2010

Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung

savorIn Savor, Thich Nhat Hanh combines his wisdom with the expertise of the Harvard Director of Health Promotion and Communication, Dr. Lilian Chang.  Together they write about the ailments of unhealthy living, such as obesity, that plague so many people.  

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13 May, 2010 at 10:51 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Asian/Asian-American, cuisine, education, medicine, philosophy, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

30 Apr 2010

Reading Judas by Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King

9780143113164Speaking of Elaine Pagels, in order to prepare for my interview, I read and reread a lot of her work.  Her newest book (relatively speaking) is Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, written with Karen L. King.

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30 April, 2010 at 18:03 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: archaeology, female authors, history, Middle Easten/Middle Eastern American, philosophy, religion
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1 Mar 2010

If the Church Were Christian by Philip Gulley

if the church were christianI knew I was going to be worth while when I read the Marcus J Borg blurb on the back, “Filled with memorable, insightful, and revealing stories.  I recommend it.”  Borg is a Christian scholar who has published many books about the life of Jesus.

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1 March, 2010 at 12:16 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: history, politics, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

26 Jan 2010

The Game On Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson

game-on-dietThis is a DNF–a did not finish–for me.  Not a did not finish the book, but a did not finish the diet.

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26 January, 2010 at 13:19 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: cuisine, female authors, humor, medicine
Posted in Nonfiction | 6 Comments »

4 Dec 2009

Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Emile Durkheim

Elementary forms of religious life O.K., the first thing that you have to know about this book is that it was first published in 1912 (in French, 1915 in English).  Therefore it’s very ethnocentric and thinks that white people are the bee’s knees and everyone else is less evolved.  

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4 December, 2009 at 16:27 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: anthropology, Australia, French authors, religion
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1 Dec 2009

The Portable Jung by CG Jung, ed. by Joseph Campbell

41Q94FRGS4LOf course, with the drive towards ereaders, the portability of a book might not be of consequence, but it’s fun to carry around a book of Jung’s writing like he’s your own personal guru.  Somebody tells you about an encounter or a dream or a movie, and you can say, hang on, let me consult with my colleague Herr Dr. Jung.

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1 December, 2009 at 13:57 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: medicine, philosophy, psychology, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

24 Nov 2009

Spiritual but Not Religious by Robert C. Fuller

spiritual but not religiousHave I told you guys about the second and last time I ever went to confession?  The first of course, was when I made more first reconciliation in 4th grade.  The second time, I was in 10th grade, on a field trip to Washington D.C.  We were visiting the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and I felt like going to confession.

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24 November, 2009 at 17:14 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: 19th century, history, philosophy, politics, pop culture, religion
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21 Nov 2009

Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell

myths to live byOh Joseph Campbell, how I love you.  If you weren’t dead, I would find you and stalk you until you married me.  I want to live inside your head.  No other one scholar has influenced me like you have.  It was your work which inspired me to major in Comparative Religion, possibly the most useless of all liberal arts degrees (except maybe Art History), and I have never really regretted it.

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21 November, 2009 at 13:39 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: anthropology, archaeology, Art/Art History, history, philosophy, religion
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13 Nov 2009

Why I Became an Atheist by John Loftus

whyibecameanathiestJenners, it’s all your fault I read this book.  Actually, I think it’s your husband’s fault as I believe you once told me that he came up with the “phone an author” part of the Take a Chance Challenge (in which one randomly opens the phone book, points to a name, and must read a book by an author with the same last name).

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13 November, 2009 at 19:50 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: history, philosophy, religion, science
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9 Nov 2009

Alex & Me by Dr. Irene Pepperberg

alex-and-meI’m sure that a lot of people out there in the blogosphere will review this book with an eye towards the story” the relationship between Alex the grey parrot and Dr. Irene Pepperberg; Pepperberg’s struggle for funding and acceptance in the scientific community; the tragic untimely death of Alex.  But I’m going to focus on the linguistic implications of the duo’s work, because that’s why I wanted to read this book in the first place.

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9 November, 2009 at 1:07 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: anthropology, evolution, female authors, linguistics, science
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