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Right now I am reading:

"State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America "

by Patrick J. Buchanan

It's quite a wake-up call.


Monomakh

"Prin fereastra bisericii sau o lectura teologica a realitatii" de Parintele Constantin Coman

"Through the window of the church or a theological reading of the reality" by Father Constantin Coman

Indeed a fine book.

M+

Hi Marian,

Indeed, the title sounds good: "A Theological Reading of Reality." Would you care to describe the book: its main points?

-- John

When I was in college, a nice gentleman from the Opus Dei center told me that he used to read 30 minutes a day and found that he got through many books in a short period of time, I tried for a summer and got through 5. Amazing!

This thread has inspired me to reconsider that practice for the Summer.

Gordo

I don't read quickly, but I read often. I would take that gentleman's advice.

Let's see,

Origen's De Principi
David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Sophie's World

I am reading two books right now:

1) Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict, which has been quite excellent (I am on chapter four). I am in a book club for Benedict's book with several friends this summer. Our first meeting is Monday.

2) The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999, by Timothy Snyder, Yale University Press:

http://www.amazon.com/Reconstructio...mp;s=books&qid=1183697035&sr=8-1

Snyder's book is an excellent history of the founding of these four East European nations, which all had roots in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Very engaging reading for Slavophile- Eastern Christians, like myself.

I'm still on a science fiction streak, but I am delving more into the science part of it. Currently, I'm reading "The Science Behind Star Wars" (written by an astrophysicist in layman's language), "The Idiot's Guide to Astronomy," and several articles online and in print about the Drake Equation (which attempts to predict the number of intelligent civilizations there are in the galaxy). It's very interesting stuff, and it's a nice break from what I usually read: religious materials and work materials.

-- John

I watched a discovery channel show on the science of star wars. I wonder if it was based on the book. It was pretty interesting. I was disappointed to find out that light sabers are not really a possibility. Oh well.

Joe

WHAAATTT?!?

But wait....how did Ryan vs. Dorkman happen?!?



Gordo, who will just ride off into the sunset on his Speeder Bike...

That was amazing!!!

I must add a book to my list. I just bought it, and its introduction is quite poetic. It is Thomas O'Meara's Thomas Aquinas: Theologian.

It is in part an answer to the neo-Thomistic school in its focus on Aquinas' philosophy, but it is also a general survey of the history of Thomistic thought (perhaps in relation to his theology) while also providing a brief introduction to the theology of Aquinas. I look forward to the read immensely.

"Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Face of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766" by Fred Anderson.

also Father Serge Keleher's "Studies on the Byzantine Liturgy -1" where he writes about the Ruthenian RECENSION, not recession.

also "The Domostroi: Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible" edited and translated by Carolyn Johnston Pouncy.

also "Introduction to the Composition of the Pentateuch" by Alexander Rof�

I bounce around a lot.

The Miracle Of The Mountain:The Story Of Brother Andre'and the Shrine on Mount Royal by Alden Hatch, and Let's Get Rid Of Social Security:How Americans Can Take Charge Of Their Own Future by E.J. Myers.

On Wealth and Poverty, by St. John Chrysostom, which is a series of sermons on the rich man and Lazarus.

Ryan