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the Bible. hrmjustin May 2014 #1
Any others? n/t Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #4
Bishop Spong was a big influence even though I disagree with him on some things. hrmjustin May 2014 #8
That's interesting, where do you disagree with him? Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #11
He doesn't believe the creeds and resurrection should be taken literally but he did teach me to hrmjustin May 2014 #13
I have thought a lot about the resurrection Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #15
I believe in the literal death and resurrection of Jesus and by that all of humanity is saved. hrmjustin May 2014 #16
Currently I think that some of the disciples experienced visions Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #17
Yes there are many different thoughts on this. hrmjustin May 2014 #19
You would probably like okasha May 2014 #40
It does look interesting. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #42
The Bible certainly helped influence my atheism. phil89 May 2014 #2
Og Mandino libodem May 2014 #3
The Orthodox Way by Bp. K. Ware shenmue May 2014 #5
Have you been Eastern Orthodox all your life? n/t Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #12
No shenmue May 2014 #18
Which church do you choose? hrmjustin May 2014 #20
Greek Orthodox shenmue May 2014 #22
Cool. Do you speak Greek? hrmjustin May 2014 #25
Little :) shenmue May 2014 #29
But most of the service is in English I imagine. hrmjustin May 2014 #31
Not in my parish shenmue May 2014 #37
Some years ago, I attended the Bar Mitzvah of the son of a Conservative Jewish friend Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #81
If you don't mind, what led you to convert? n/t Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #32
They had problems in my previous parish shenmue May 2014 #39
Thomas Berry: History of the Universe The Blue Flower May 2014 #6
That does sound interesting. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #14
I couldn't find it on Amazon. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #28
Did you search by author name? The Blue Flower May 2014 #71
The Bible. Grey May 2014 #7
Gerard Manley Hopkins's Poetry On the Road May 2014 #9
+1 rug May 2014 #21
These four works, specifically: Maedhros May 2014 #10
It's Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein cbayer May 2014 #23
I'd love to hear more about how you saw the world before and after. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #47
I had some very bad habits. cbayer May 2014 #53
What did you gain from your Mexico experience? n/t Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #55
Their religion is highly celebratory. cbayer May 2014 #57
Meditations, Marcus Aurelius rug May 2014 #24
Is "Conjectures" the best way to get into Merton? Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #48
The Seven Storey Mountain, his autobiography, is probably the best way. rug May 2014 #70
The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan EvolveOrConvolve May 2014 #26
Um Prophet 451 May 2014 #27
What were you before you were Luciferian? Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #50
I was a Somethingist Prophet 451 May 2014 #66
Here goes TexasProgresive May 2014 #30
When I was a teen (I'm 68 now) HeiressofBickworth May 2014 #33
Here it goes... Act_of_Reparation May 2014 #34
I loved MacCulloch's book on the Reformation. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #35
I highly recommend it Act_of_Reparation May 2014 #36
"When God was a Woman" by Merlin Stone nt LiberalEsto May 2014 #38
I loved that book libodem May 2014 #73
Not a book. okasha May 2014 #41
That's really cool. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #43
They really do okasha May 2014 #44
That seems like a really valuable thing. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #46
Very valuable. okasha May 2014 #49
You've reminded me of something. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #54
UU is very much like NA religion okasha May 2014 #56
That's what I really like about it. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #83
The Wishing Tree smallcat88 May 2014 #45
Autobiography of a Yogi, Yoginanda, WhiteTara May 2014 #51
Beyond the Bible, Staph May 2014 #52
These three LostOne4Ever May 2014 #58
The Story of B, by Daniel Quinn yodermon May 2014 #60
I read and liked Ishmael a lot. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #62
"Better", i don't know, but it deals more directly with Religion than Ishmael did. yodermon May 2014 #63
It goes on the list. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #65
In addition to the New Testment, two others- No Vested Interest May 2014 #61
Any recommendations Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #64
That's a tough question because No Vested Interest May 2014 #68
James Randi TlalocW May 2014 #67
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins edhopper May 2014 #69
I'd have to say discovering Bertrand Russell's "Unpopular Essays" when I was twelve Warpy May 2014 #72
How does Russell stack up to today's skeptical writings, in your opinion? Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #75
I think he's stood up rather well, overall, but younger readers Warpy May 2014 #78
The Greatest Thing In The World by Henry Drummond. Leontius May 2014 #74
Zealot, King Jesus (Graves), the Last Temptation of Christ, elehhhhna May 2014 #76
I enjoyed Zealot. Htom Sirveaux May 2014 #77
ba-ha! love the name. MST3K is coming back on cable in July. elehhhhna May 2014 #80
"Among the Dervishes" O.M. Burke kwassa May 2014 #79
Mostly books on spiritual growth Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #82
Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #84
The Bible - the primary reason I am an atheist intaglio Jun 2014 #85
Loved Manchester Central Library as a kid, playing hooky. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #89
An essay, not a book. "On Revolution and Equilibrium", by Barbara Deming. (nt) stone space Jun 2014 #86
The Bible was the first major influence, The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #87
The first book that got me started on the road to atheism. Promethean Jun 2014 #88
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