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Gloria Sigountos's avatar

Abolition of man and it’s fictional counterpoint the space trilogy by CS Lewis. The lambs supper by Scott Hahn. These are the most mind changing books right now that I have read.

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C. Wayne Bratcher's avatar

One of the books that shook me up the most this year has been Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ by William Cavanaugh. I did read Chris Haw’s autobiography on returning to the Catholic Church, which interacted with the author a bit, but generally I haven't read much about the book and I'd love to see someone respond to the book.

Jacques Ellul, Wendell Berry, and Kierkegaard have been very important to me this year, but I think you're already familiar with them. Other than that, I love to hear thoughtful religious writers respond to some of McCarthy's work, especially Blood Meridian.

Fun post by the way. Love the agricultural metaphor.

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John Charles Smith's avatar

Dominion by Tom Holland...a historian first, a Christian second if I may be so bold as to judge. It offers perspectives on both history and faith and I found it illuminating. To limit oneself to just one of these tends to channel a worldview that is too narrow, in my view.

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Kevin Still's avatar

Today I finished Poe's A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM, which lured me by its influence on Melville, Lovecraft, and Verne. I will only recommend adding PYM to your list of any year by first asking: how many years more do you intend to live?

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Myles Werntz's avatar

I think by any measure, I’ve passed the halfway point of a life, and hope to have at least another 30 years or more in me.

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Kevin Still's avatar

30 more years? Read it. Totally bananas. Crazy violent. "Problematic" by many modern standards. Also, you can see seeds of MOBY-DICK and AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS in it. There's a keen bit about penguins and albatrosses I liked mightily.

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Taylor's avatar

Silence, by Shusaku Endo, made an impact on me this year. I had seen the movie years ago, but as is often the case, there's more to the book than the movie. Silence is a powerful little book, one I'll be returning to every few years I think.

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Geoff Holsclaw (PhD)'s avatar

Excellent. And thanks for the tips on Kevin Hectors new book.

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