Greg Klimovitz: Eyes to See & Ears to Hear: Book & Music Recommendations

I am conviced that a large part of what it means to follow Jesus is to be completely other-centered. That is, everything about who we are and what we do should serve to benefit others. This includes our financial decisions, residential selections, career choices, church involvements, ballot castings, food preparations, and consumer purchases. I even believe that what we read and listen to should be shared with others so to aid in their formation as a called and sent people of God.

That said, I thought I would post this week a simple list of books I have read and music that has influenced me in the past year or so. Feel free to click the links and engage as you quest to have your eyes and ears exposed to a variety of selections related to all things theology, faith, Scripture, culture, worship, justice, and our missional vocation in and for the world. I would also love for you to post your recommendations to me...

Bookshelf (no particular order)

Myers, Ched. Binding the Strongman: A Political Reading of Mark's Gospel. Orbis, 1988.

Myers, Ched, et al. "Say to This Mountain." Orbis, 1996.

Tickle, Phyllis. The Great Emergence. Baker Books, 2008.

Heinberg, Richard. The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality. New Society, 2011.

Hall, Douglass John. The Cross in Our Context. Augsburg, 2003.

Corbett, Steve and Brian Fikkert. When Helping Hurts. Moody, 2009.

Hilfiker, David. Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen. Seven Stories, 2002.

O' Connor, Elizabeth. Call to Commitment, The Potter's House Bookservice, 1975.

O'Connor, Elizabeth. Eighth Day of Creation. The Potter's House Bookservice, 1971.

Barth, Karl. Evangelical Theology. Eerdmans, 1963.

Barth, Karl. Philippians. Westminster John Knox, 2002.

Moltmann, Jurgen. Theology of Hope. Fortress, 1967.