Favorite non-baha'i book/authors?

Jafar · 07-14-2006, 08:11 PM

whats your favorite author and book?

Authors:

R.B. Fuller
Walter Kauffman
J. Krishnamurti

Books:

Critical Path
Les Miserables
Jack of Shadows
Faith of a Heretic

arthra · 07-16-2006, 07:35 AM

Lately I've been reading Bart Ehrman "Misquoting Jesus" which has an interesting auto biography of Ehrman's spiritual odyssey from more fundamentalist-evangelical Christianity to his current investigations. He places a premium on "truth" the results of his research. I hope top read James Robinson's "Gospel of Jesus" next.

- Art

Jafar · 07-18-2006, 11:09 PM

i've been reading "Faith of a Heritic", by Walter Kauffman. i think he takes after Nietzsche for his honesty, though he seems to be very unsympathetic towards Christianity. nevertheless, i can't help respecting this book even where i'm not sure i agree with it--which never really happends because i'm never quite sure about what i think or agree with anyway...

arthra · 08-05-2006, 06:01 PM

I finally finished reading Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus".. I took my time and passed it on to my wife...

Ehrman is a Professor on Textual Criticism and shows how various NT texts were altered by scribes for various reasons in the history of Christianity. He also basically says there are many variations in the early Greek texts that have survived.

It also helps me understand how important it is that we have the original Tablets of the Central Figures of our Faith.

- Art

HoneyedTongue · 10-24-2006, 07:09 PM

ooh, i like this question.

i've still been thinking about Parallels and Paradoxes by Daniel Barenboim and Eduard Said. maybe because i was in a good state of mind when i was reading it. i enjoyed it also because brought me a little bit closer to the science and philosophy of music, which i was completely foreign to.

zeHobocop · 03-05-2007, 08:40 PM

Terry Goodkind's sword of truth series is basicly philosophy disguised as fantasy. I especialy like his consept of wizard rules.

Wizards first rule: "People Are Stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or they fear to be true. People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it's true."

arthra · 03-06-2007, 07:41 AM

Thanks for the post zeHobocop! Welcome to the Forum!

- Art

07-14-2006, 08:11 PM	#1
Jafar The Evil Visir Joined: Mar 2006 From: Chapel Hill Posts: 147	Favorite non-baha'i book/authors? whats your favorite author and book? Authors: R.B. Fuller Walter Kauffman J. Krishnamurti Books: Critical Path Les Miserables Jack of Shadows Faith of a Heretic

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07-16-2006, 07:35 AM	#2
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 3,064	Lately I've been reading Bart Ehrman "Misquoting Jesus" which has an interesting auto biography of Ehrman's spiritual odyssey from more fundamentalist-evangelical Christianity to his current investigations. He places a premium on "truth" the results of his research. I hope top read James Robinson's "Gospel of Jesus" next. - Art

07-18-2006, 11:09 PM	#3
Jafar The Evil Visir Joined: Mar 2006 From: Chapel Hill Posts: 147	i've been reading "Faith of a Heritic", by Walter Kauffman. i think he takes after Nietzsche for his honesty, though he seems to be very unsympathetic towards Christianity. nevertheless, i can't help respecting this book even where i'm not sure i agree with it--which never really happends because i'm never quite sure about what i think or agree with anyway...

08-05-2006, 06:01 PM	#4
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 3,064	I finally finished reading Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus".. I took my time and passed it on to my wife... Ehrman is a Professor on Textual Criticism and shows how various NT texts were altered by scribes for various reasons in the history of Christianity. He also basically says there are many variations in the early Greek texts that have survived. It also helps me understand how important it is that we have the original Tablets of the Central Figures of our Faith. - Art

10-24-2006, 07:09 PM	#5
HoneyedTongue Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 From: Seattle Posts: 4	ooh, i like this question. i've still been thinking about Parallels and Paradoxes by Daniel Barenboim and Eduard Said. maybe because i was in a good state of mind when i was reading it. i enjoyed it also because brought me a little bit closer to the science and philosophy of music, which i was completely foreign to.

03-05-2007, 08:40 PM	#6
zeHobocop Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 From: Canada Posts: 3	Terry Goodkind's sword of truth series is basicly philosophy disguised as fantasy. I especialy like his consept of wizard rules. Wizards first rule: "People Are Stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or they fear to be true. People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it's true."

03-06-2007, 07:41 AM	#7
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 3,064	Thanks for the post zeHobocop! Welcome to the Forum! - Art