I’m a bit late to the game, but am also a sucker for Book-related memes. Which books do I find myself constantly recommending?
Richard B. Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament.
This is theology done right, in my opinion. When I want to show that biblical studies and theology can speak to each other, or when I want to show theology to be engaging I recommend this book.
Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
I have found this a profoundly moving novel, and each time I read it I want to shout from the hills how great it is.
David James Duncan, The River Why
I recommend this because it is laugh-out-loud funny. Don’t read it in public unless you want people to give you more funny looks than they normally do.
Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections : Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education
If I had three wishes, I might use one of them wishing to write like Postman did. This is his best book because in it he gets to talk about all of his pet subjects in essay form.
The Saga of the Volsungs
Periodically, people ask about my studies, and every once in a while I am asked to recommend a medieval text for which to read. I always start people with the Volsunga Saga. Its a great story, everything one would hope for in a medieval adventure tale. Also, it was a primary source for Wagner’s Ring Cycle and for another guy who wrote a book about a Ring. I also might recommend the other Icelandic Sagas, or The Tain
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August 20th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I thought I heard once that one of your three wishes would be used on writing like Bonhoeffer…
The first four are high on my list as well. (It’s no coincedence that I read ALL of them at your recommendation). I don’t think I’ve read anything medieval since Gawain…I’ll have to pick up the volsungs.