Recommended Books 2007-09-30T21:26:49Z Philocrites recommends. tag:www.philocrites.com,2007:/books//9 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2007, Philocrites So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle Over Church and State 2007-09-30T21:26:49Z 2007-09-30T17:26:49-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2007:/books//9.3737 2007-09-30T21:26:49Z Forrest Church's richly detailed portrait of American religious politics during the first five presidencies. (Harcourt, 2007; Amazon)... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com Amazon)]]> So Help Me God]]> Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War 2007-07-31T12:11:42Z 2007-07-31T08:11:42-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2007:/books//9.3647 2007-07-31T12:11:42Z A call to arms for fellow progressives with little real understanding of "the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks." (Crown, 2007; Amazon)... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com Amazon)]]> Deer Hunting with Jesus ]]> The Blogging Church: Sharing the Story of Your Church Through Blogs 2007-02-26T20:36:15Z 2007-02-26T15:36:15-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2007:/books//9.3440 2007-02-26T20:36:15Z Brian Bailey and Terry Storch write: "A church should not adopt blogs because they are the current buzz or the latest fad, but because of the incredible opportunity to share the story of the church with a new generation. This... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com Amazon)]]> The Blogging Church]]> American Bloomsbury: Alcott, Emerson, Fuller, Hawthorne, and Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work 2007-01-30T01:48:33Z 2007-01-29T20:48:33-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2007:/books//9.3394 2007-01-30T01:48:33Z Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com American Bloomsbury is an easily digested retelling of the oft-told story of Massachusetts' own loosely organized, vastly influential Transcendentalists" (Boston Globe 12.31.06). Other reviews: CSMonitor 12.19.06; On Point interview 1.24.07. (Simon & Schuster, 2007; Amazon)]]> American Bloomsbury by Susan Cheever]]> The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 2006-09-23T15:06:29Z 2006-09-23T11:06:29-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2006:/books//9.3129 2006-09-23T15:06:29Z The New Yorker's Lawrence Wright studies Al Qaeda's strategic writings and says, "It is chilling to read this work and realize how closely recent events seem to be hewing to Al Qaeda's forecasts." Excerpt: The Master Plan (New Yorker 9.11.06);... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com New Yorker's Lawrence Wright studies Al Qaeda's strategic writings and says, "It is chilling to read this work and realize how closely recent events seem to be hewing to Al Qaeda's forecasts." Excerpt: The Master Plan (New Yorker 9.11.06); On Point interview 9.5.06; New York Times review 8.6.06. (Knopf, 2006; Amazon)]]> The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright]]> Religion in a Free Market: Religious and Non-Religious Americans: Who, What, Why, Where 2006-07-04T11:58:46Z 2006-07-04T07:58:46-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2006:/books//9.3028 2006-07-04T11:58:46Z Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar mine the data they gathered in the American Religious Identification Survey 2001 (ARIS), which asked 50,000 American adults about their religious views, affiliation, and politics. The result is a fascinating look at the demographics... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com Amazon)]]> Religion in a Free Market ]]> Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality 2006-03-14T13:07:14Z 2006-03-14T08:07:14-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2006:/books//9.2684 2006-03-14T13:07:14Z Leigh Eric Schmidt traces the rise of American spirituality from 19th century Transcendentalists, who modeled the American seeker, through mid-20th century mystics and gurus. He argues that non-traditionalist seekers may form the basis of a 21st-century 'religious left.' My review.... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com My review. (HarperSanFrancisco, 2005; Amazon; Powells)]]> Restless Souls]]> Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture 2006-03-14T12:48:59Z 2006-03-14T07:48:59-05:00 tag:www.philocrites.com,2006:/books//9.2683 2006-03-14T12:48:59Z Mark Oppenheimer asks what happened to American religion during the cultural revolution of the 1960s and early 1970s. His book looks at Unitarians and gay rights, Roman Catholics and the folk mass, Jews and communal worship, Episcopalians and feminism, and... Philocrites http://www.philocrites.com/ philocrites@gmail.com My review. (Yale 2003; Amazon; Powells)]]> Knocking on Heaven's Door]]>