{"id":1426,"date":"2006-07-10T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/books-god-sumpn-sumpn.html"},"modified":"2006-07-10T16:44:00","modified_gmt":"2006-07-10T16:44:00","slug":"books-god-sumpn-sumpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/books-god-sumpn-sumpn.html","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS:  God &amp; Sump&#8217;n Sump&#8217;n"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/9820000\/9824438.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/9820000\/9824438.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size:180%;color:#3333ff\">T<\/span>his vacation, thus far, I\u2019ve read <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/imgres?imgurl=https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/9820000\/9824438.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/booksearch\/isbnInquiry.asp%3Fdisplayonly%3DRGG%26ean%3D9781400032716%26cds2Pid%3D2788%26linkid%3D546488&amp;amp;h=695&amp;w=442&amp;sz=30&amp;hl=en&amp;start=1&amp;tbnid=OSgdVLiWWMHHKM:&amp;amp;tbnh=137&amp;tbnw=87&amp;prev=\/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bcurious%2Bincident%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdog%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bnight-time%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the curious incident of the dog in the night-time <\/a>\u2014 an excellent read about an autistic adolescent detective.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, in my hometown of Albemarle, NC (made famous by American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler), the Walmart book offerings were slim to depressing. Oh sure, you could buy Rapture-Fiction and other barn burners from the likes of Joel Osteen and Rick Warren \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>OR \u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You could opt for Willie Nelson\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/159240197X\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Tao of Willie<\/a>. Yes, I did. Here\u2019s my recommendation: DON\u2019T. Advice to Willie: Don\u2019t quit your night job.<\/p>\n<p>The beach house we\u2019re in this week had some fiction left behind. So, I\u2019m currently racing through Michael Crichton\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crichton-official.com\/fear\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">State of Fear<\/a>. Sunday, on the way home from church, I purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0553212583\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wuthering Heights<\/a> \u2014 one of my favorite stories, though I\u2019ve never read it!<\/p>\n<p>Just before leaving for Camp St Raphael (Pics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/pics-camp-st-raphael-2006-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/pics-camp-st-raphael-2006-2.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a> \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/pics-camp-st-raphael-2006-3.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> \u2026 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/pics-camp-st-raphael-2006-final.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">H E R E<\/a>), I was blessed to read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawneden.com\/blogger.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dawn Eden\u2019s <\/a>manuscript of her forthcoming book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/084991311X\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Thrill of the Chaste<\/a>. This will prove to be a welcome addition to many a single \u2014 but hopeful \u2014 woman\u2019s life. With her permission, review forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>A while back, a blog reader, Matthew, asked me about my favorite books. As noted above, on vacation I generally read for pleasure. But, here follows a partial list; first the spiritual, then the other \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eighthdaybooks.com\/cgi-bin\/ccp51\/cp-app.cgi?usr=51H62294&amp;rnd=65567&amp;rrc=N&amp;affl=&amp;cip=&amp;act=&amp;aff=&amp;pg=prod&amp;ref=EC-0566&amp;cat=&amp;catstr=\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church<\/a>, Vladimir Lossky.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0898705215\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Presence and Thought \u2013 An Essay on the Religious Philosophy of Gregory of Nyssa<\/a>, Hans Urs von Balthasar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eighthdaybooks.com\/cgi-bin\/ccp51\/cp-app.cgi?usr=51H62294&amp;rnd=65567&amp;rrc=N&amp;affl=&amp;cip=&amp;act=&amp;aff=&amp;pg=prod&amp;ref=EC-0591&amp;cat=&amp;catstr=\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Orthodox Psychotherapy \u2013 The Science of the Fathers<\/a>, [Metropolitan] Hierotheos Vlachos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.svspress.com\/product_info.php?cPath=43_8&amp;products_id=97\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hymns on Paradise<\/a>, St Ephraim the Syrian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthodoxwiki.org\/Philokalia\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Philokalia<\/a> (various).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.svspress.com\/product_info.php?products_id=47\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Diary of a Russian Priest<\/a>, Alexander Elchaninov.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthodoxwiki.org\/The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ladder of Divine Ascent<\/a> \u2014 Holy Transfiguration Monastery edition recommended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eighthdaybooks.com\/cgi-bin\/ccp51\/cp-app.cgi?usr=51H8743152&amp;rnd=3101507&amp;rrc=N&amp;affl=&amp;cip=65.184.72.148&amp;act=&amp;aff=&amp;pg=prod&amp;ref=1790&amp;cat=cslewis&amp;catstr=HOME:cslewis\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Screwtape Letters<\/a>, CS Lewis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385132204\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Life of Christ<\/a>, Fulton J. Sheen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0151004137\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Seven Storey Mountain<\/a>, Thomas Merton.<\/p>\n<p>And, as recently mention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/07\/rice-on-christ-nice-really.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">H E R E<\/a> \u2026 Anne Rice\u2019s <em><strong>Christ the Lord<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0802130208\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Confederacy of Dunces<\/a>, John Kennedy Toole.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ALL<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Flannery O\u2019Conner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/055321246X\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Walden &amp; Other Writings<\/a>, Henry David Thoreau.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446365386\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gone With the Wind<\/a>, Margaret Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/search-handle-url\/104-6063654-8722338?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;search-type=ss&amp;index=stripbooks%3Arelevance-above&amp;field-keywords=The%20Stand\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Stand<\/a>, Stephen King.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.contentdirections.com\/mr\/mgh.jsp?doi=10.1036\/0070159335\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Philosophy: An Introduction Through Original Fiction, Discussion, and Readings<\/a>, Thomas Davis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679723951\/104-6063654-8722338?v=glance&amp;n=283155\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Memories, Dreams, and Reflections<\/a>, C.G. Jung.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eclectic and partial \u2014 but, there it is.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This vacation, thus far, I\u2019ve read the curious incident of the dog in the night-time \u2014 an excellent read about an autistic adolescent detective. Last week, in my hometown of Albemarle, NC (made famous by American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler), the Walmart book offerings were slim to depressing. 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