Seekers Book Club
Our church is committed to growing spiritually
and deepening our discipleship.
Seekers Book Club – meets Thursdays 4:00 pm in the Atrium. Everyone welcome even if you haven’t read the book. For more information, contact Barbara Bendlin.
Everyone is welcome to join the group.
Previously read books:
Seekers: Organized on March 5, 2014
Purpose: To learn and grow spiritually in Christian spirituality and wholeness with God through the study and discussion of works of religious and social authors. We SEEK knowledge of God and a life centered in that God and the things important to God. We SEEK a world of justice, kindness and compassion by the active practice of our faith.
Book List Starting March 2014
Saving Jesus from the Church, by Robin Meyers
The Heart of Christianity, by Marcus Borg
The Underground Church, by Robin Meyers
Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich
Discernment, by Henri Nouwen
Christianity After Religion, by Diana Butler Bass
Epistle of James
The First Christmas, by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan
Waking Up White and Finding Myself in a Story About Race, by Debby Irving
If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, by John Ortberg
An Altar in the World, by Barbara Taylor Brown
Spiritual But Not Religious, by Lillian Daniels
Screwtape Letters, by CS Lewis
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
Paul and Jesus, by James Tabor
Healing the Heart of Democracy, by Parker Palmer
The Last Week, by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan
Evicted, by Mathew Desmond
The Greatest Prayer, by John Dominic Crossan
White Working Class, by Joan C. Williams
America’s Original Sin, by Jim Wallis
Hillbilly Elegy, by JD Vance
Trouble I’ve Seen, by Drew GI Hart
Unbelievable, by John Shelby Spong
Outlandish, by Derek Penwell
Welcome Homeless, by Alan Graham
Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, by John Shelby Spong
Everyday Justice, by Julie Clawson
The Gnostic Gospels, by Elaine Pagels
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg
Detained and Deported, by Margaret Regan
The Universal Christ, by Richard Rohr (Interrupted by Covid)
Julian of Norwich, by Mathew Fox. 2/22
Braiding Sweet Grass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 3/22
The Difficult Words of Jesus, by Amy-Jill Levine. 10/22
The Book of Longings, by Sue Monk Kidd. 1/23
The Queer History of the United States, by Michael Bronski. 1/23
Zealot, by Reza Aslam. 3/23
Epistle of James. 4/23
If Grace is True: Why God Will Save Every Person, by Philip Gully and James Mulholland. 5/23
Jesus and John Wayne, by Kristin Kobes du Mez. 6/23
The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben. 8/23
The Gospel in Brief, by Leo Tolstoy. 9/23
Seeking Enlightenment Hat by Hat, by Nevada Barr. 11/23
Present Moment, Wonderful Moment, by Thich Nhat Hanh. 12/23
Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, by Adam Hamilton. 1/24
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again, by Rachel Held Evans
Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
*Inspired, by Rachel Held Evans
*Pastrix, by Nadia Bolz Weber
Church of the Wild by Victoria Loorz
Rebels, Despots, and Saints by Sandhye Jha
Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom
The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Lemon Tree, by Sandy Tolan (A Palestinian and a Jew and their friendship)
How We Learn To Be Brave, by Bishop Mariann Budde
*Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson (very difficult read, but we all thought it was worth reading)
Laudato Si, by Pope Francis (his 2015 Encyclical about creation and the environment)
Original Blessing: Putting Sin in its Rightful Place, by Danielle Shoyer
Desire of the Everlasting Hills, by Thomas Cahill
Fun and Fellowship
We believe that part of growing together is having fun together. We have potlucks, gatherings, and outings scheduled throughout the year. Visit the church calendar for upcoming events.
