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In reply to the discussion: What books have most influenced your religious, spiritual, and/or skeptical perspective? [View all]Htom Sirveaux
(1,242 posts)48. Is "Conjectures" the best way to get into Merton?
He seems important and profound, but I tried "The Inner Experience" and a few pages of "New Seeds of Contemplation" and I couldn't really get into it.
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What books have most influenced your religious, spiritual, and/or skeptical perspective? [View all]
Htom Sirveaux
May 2014
OP
Bishop Spong was a big influence even though I disagree with him on some things.
hrmjustin
May 2014
#8
He doesn't believe the creeds and resurrection should be taken literally but he did teach me to
hrmjustin
May 2014
#13
I believe in the literal death and resurrection of Jesus and by that all of humanity is saved.
hrmjustin
May 2014
#16
Some years ago, I attended the Bar Mitzvah of the son of a Conservative Jewish friend
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#81
"Better", i don't know, but it deals more directly with Religion than Ishmael did.
yodermon
May 2014
#63
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
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