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May 30 2008
Articles of Faith: A List of Recommended Reading and Viewing
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For this week’s addition of Articles of Faith, I kept it simple with a list of recommended reading and viewing. Next week, I will finally be reviewing the movie the Message as I promised two weeks ago. Please comment if anything strikes you in particular. Enjoy and keep waxing!
Siddhartha (the life of the Buddha)
This is a book about the life and legend of the Buddha.
The Power of Myth Video Series
This is Joseph Campbell’s collection of interviews with Bill Moyers in 1987 shortly before Campbell’s death exploring the spiritual traditions of multiple cultures throughout time. Campbell did not believe in literal interpretations of these myths but fully held their meanings to be absolutely true.
Marcus Borg Parallel Sayings books
This is a poignant comparative study of various religious figures and what we can learn from them.
Teach Yourself Zen by Christmas Humphreys
I don’t necessarily agree with the author on all points but this a good starting point for those of you who want to learn Zen meditation
The Tao Te Ching (Taoism)
It’s really short you’ll finish it within an hour. Plug in God or Jesus every time the text refers to “the Way or the Tao” and you see a remarkable universal element. Also, there’s a weird concept in it saying that if we give evil nothing to oppose, it ceases to exist. This is fuzzy to me but I guess you can’t fight someone who won’t fight.
The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew Chapter 6
You’ll find a basic understanding of Christian morality hear. These teachings are why I follow Christ myself.
The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
This is Payne critical argument against the authority of the bible and arguing that the true deity is in Creation itself. I don’t necessarily agree with everything said here about Bible’s contradictions, but the part about religion being man made is valid and the point people take the Old Testament too literally is pretty interesting.
The Bhagavad Gita
This is the Hindu text in which Krishna (the Hindu physical manifestation of God) teaches the warrior Arjuna the way to communion with God.
