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		<title>By: Rechabite</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86296</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[George MacDonald, definitely. For devotional reading, I prefer his theology to his fiction; for several years running, I read a selection from _George Macdonald: An Anthology_ (ed., C.S. Lewis) every night along with my Book of Mormon study. Lewis said, &quot;I never wrote a book in which I did not quote from him.&quot; Since I discovered MacDonald, I fancy I&#039;ve never taught a gospel doctrine class in which I did not quote from him!

The Lewis anthology is a good place to start. I also highly recommend his Unspoken Sermons volumes. _The Golden Key_ is his best fairy tale. George hyphen macdonald dot com includes links to a large number of e-texts.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>George MacDonald, definitely. For devotional reading, I prefer his theology to his fiction; for several years running, I read a selection from _George Macdonald: An Anthology_ (ed., C.S. Lewis) every night along with my Book of Mormon study. Lewis said, &#8220;I never wrote a book in which I did not quote from him.&#8221; Since I discovered MacDonald, I fancy I&#8217;ve never taught a gospel doctrine class in which I did not quote from him!</p>
<p>The Lewis anthology is a good place to start. I also highly recommend his Unspoken Sermons volumes. _The Golden Key_ is his best fairy tale. George hyphen macdonald dot com includes links to a large number of e-texts.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86297</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sam,

I only just read this BCC post asking for reading recommendations, and I thought I would post a belated suggestion. If you were/are a fan of Lewis and Chesterton, (maybe Williams?) I would strongly suggest their predecessor: George MacDonald. Fascinating story behind the man, and his plummet to relative obscurity, after having been the acknowledged laird of 19th-century British theological literature. Neil Maxwell and a few others in recent years have continued to reference MacDonald (actually, Maxwell dedicated one of his books to him), but for the most part he is only found on the children&#039;s picture-book shelves of every public library in the country. Most of his adult fiction and theology writings (hard to know which have more pure doctrine in them) have been largely forgotten--including Phantastes, which Lewis claims was central to his own conversion to Christianity. At any rate, truly brilliant stuff, ranging from fun to sublime. The original old Scottish version of Sir Gibbie is very inaccessible but, I believe, unparalleled in its description of Christ-like attributes. The more you read of MacDonald the more you will come to believe that C. S. Lewis never had an original thought. Lewis called MacDonald his &quot;master,&quot; and his somewhat autobiographical The Great Divorce finds the main character reaching the afterlife only to be greeted by an angelic patron/tutor by the name of George MacDonald (Lewis--never subtle), whom, the main character says, will of all people never lead him astray. At any rate, 50 or so masterpieces of theology, half of them children&#039;s books (no less doctrinal). Suggested titles: The Wise Woman, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, Sir Gibbie, Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood, Paul Faber: Surgeon.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sam,</p>
<p>I only just read this BCC post asking for reading recommendations, and I thought I would post a belated suggestion. If you were/are a fan of Lewis and Chesterton, (maybe Williams?) I would strongly suggest their predecessor: George MacDonald. Fascinating story behind the man, and his plummet to relative obscurity, after having been the acknowledged laird of 19th-century British theological literature. Neil Maxwell and a few others in recent years have continued to reference MacDonald (actually, Maxwell dedicated one of his books to him), but for the most part he is only found on the children&#8217;s picture-book shelves of every public library in the country. Most of his adult fiction and theology writings (hard to know which have more pure doctrine in them) have been largely forgotten&#8211;including Phantastes, which Lewis claims was central to his own conversion to Christianity. At any rate, truly brilliant stuff, ranging from fun to sublime. The original old Scottish version of Sir Gibbie is very inaccessible but, I believe, unparalleled in its description of Christ-like attributes. The more you read of MacDonald the more you will come to believe that C. S. Lewis never had an original thought. Lewis called MacDonald his &#8220;master,&#8221; and his somewhat autobiographical The Great Divorce finds the main character reaching the afterlife only to be greeted by an angelic patron/tutor by the name of George MacDonald (Lewis&#8211;never subtle), whom, the main character says, will of all people never lead him astray. At any rate, 50 or so masterpieces of theology, half of them children&#8217;s books (no less doctrinal). Suggested titles: The Wise Woman, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, Sir Gibbie, Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood, Paul Faber: Surgeon.</p>
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		<title>By: smb</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86295</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny that surprised is a riff on CS Lewis (Surprised by Joy), and he previously did Simply Christianity to respond to Mere Christianity. very nice.

so far i&#039;ve ordered niebuhr and wright&#039;s resurrection book and am going to grab berry. i&#039;ve read and enjoyed Donne and others as well as the Heretic&#039;s Bible (peter is a friend of a friend).  the others i&#039;ll have to get to next.  i&#039;ll let people know how they are when i finish.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny that surprised is a riff on CS Lewis (Surprised by Joy), and he previously did Simply Christianity to respond to Mere Christianity. very nice.</p>
<p>so far i&#8217;ve ordered niebuhr and wright&#8217;s resurrection book and am going to grab berry. i&#8217;ve read and enjoyed Donne and others as well as the Heretic&#8217;s Bible (peter is a friend of a friend).  the others i&#8217;ll have to get to next.  i&#8217;ll let people know how they are when i finish.</p>
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		<title>By: CraigH</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86294</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Sanford, The Kingdom Within

Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

Emerson: the Mind on Fire (a biography about Emerson, can&#039;t remember the author)

E. Fromm, To Have or To Be?

are some of my favorites.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John Sanford, The Kingdom Within</p>
<p>Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be</p>
<p>Emerson: the Mind on Fire (a biography about Emerson, can&#8217;t remember the author)</p>
<p>E. Fromm, To Have or To Be?</p>
<p>are some of my favorites.</p>
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		<title>By: CE</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86293</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sam MB--

If you want to get a flavor for N.T. Wright&#039;s most recent book, &lt;em&gt;Surprised by Hope&lt;/em&gt;, you might check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710844,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Feb 2008 interview from &lt;em&gt;Time&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/a&gt;.  I haven&#039;t read the book yet, but it&#039;s on my list.  It appears to be one of his more-devotional, less-academic works, and it looks interesting.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sam MB&#8211;</p>
<p>If you want to get a flavor for N.T. Wright&#8217;s most recent book, <em>Surprised by Hope</em>, you might check out <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710844,00.html" rel="nofollow">this Feb 2008 interview from <em>Time</em> magazine</a>.  I haven&#8217;t read the book yet, but it&#8217;s on my list.  It appears to be one of his more-devotional, less-academic works, and it looks interesting.</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Madson</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86292</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Madson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I second the Berry recommend for Long legged house and would add Sex, economy, and freedom by berry]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I second the Berry recommend for Long legged house and would add Sex, economy, and freedom by berry</p>
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		<title>By: Steve Evans</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86291</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Evans]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buechner&#039;s &lt;em&gt;Godric &lt;/em&gt;is a great, small book.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buechner&#8217;s <em>Godric </em>is a great, small book.</p>
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		<title>By: no-man</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86290</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wendell Berry is a wonderful choice. His fiction is as valuable as his essays.

Henri Nouwen is a writer who seems to be unknown in Mormon circles. I have read a half-dozen of his books and loved every one. He was a Catholic priest from the Netherlands, and spent the last decade or more of his life living in a community of disabled people as their minister.

His book &quot;The Prodigal Son&quot; is an excellent introduction. Some of his books are ministerial guides for clergy and lay ministers, but many are simply beautiful Christian essay collections.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wendell Berry is a wonderful choice. His fiction is as valuable as his essays.</p>
<p>Henri Nouwen is a writer who seems to be unknown in Mormon circles. I have read a half-dozen of his books and loved every one. He was a Catholic priest from the Netherlands, and spent the last decade or more of his life living in a community of disabled people as their minister.</p>
<p>His book &#8220;The Prodigal Son&#8221; is an excellent introduction. Some of his books are ministerial guides for clergy and lay ministers, but many are simply beautiful Christian essay collections.</p>
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		<title>By: Tatiana</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86289</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tatiana]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nevil Shute&#039;s &quot;Round the Bend&quot;  =)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nevil Shute&#8217;s &#8220;Round the Bend&#8221;  =)</p>
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		<title>By: Molly Bennion</title>
		<link>http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/04/20/devotional-literature/#comment-86288</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly Bennion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add my cheers for Simply Christian. A few more ideas:  Markings by Dag Hammarskjold, Only the Heart Knows How to Find Them by Christopher de Vinck, Kant&#039;s Of the Beautiful and Sublime and any number of poetry books.  For some not so well known, try Ted Kooser or Czeslaw Milosz&#039; A Book of Luminous Things.  Thanks for starting the list.  I&#039;ll be taking some of these suggestions too.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Add my cheers for Simply Christian. A few more ideas:  Markings by Dag Hammarskjold, Only the Heart Knows How to Find Them by Christopher de Vinck, Kant&#8217;s Of the Beautiful and Sublime and any number of poetry books.  For some not so well known, try Ted Kooser or Czeslaw Milosz&#8217; A Book of Luminous Things.  Thanks for starting the list.  I&#8217;ll be taking some of these suggestions too.</p>
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