Summer Reading Group June 16, 2009
Posted by Ryan in Books.trackback
It’s hard to believe…but, summer is here. And with summer comes time spent with great books. So, re-church in announcing a Summer Reading Group. We will be blogging through What Would Jesus Deconstruct?, by John D. Caputo. This is an enjoyable and challenge jaunt into postmodernism, Derridian deconstruction and the gospel. Caputo has a playful style and a sharp, ironic style that is sure to rub us the wrong way and spark some great conversation.
There are 6 chapters and we will blog one chapter a week for six weeks, starting July 13, so you have time to get the book and start reading. Our bloggers will be:
::Ryan Bell, Senior Pastor of the Hollywood Adventist Church
::Samir Selmanovic, founder of Faith House Manhattan and Pastor of City Lights
::Zane Yi, Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Fordham University in New York City.
Please drop a comment below if you plan to read along with us. The blogs will be posted here at the re-church blog and we invite your comments, questions, challenges and insights. This will be a much more enjoyable experience if you participate in the comments.
Please invite anyone you know that might be interested in this group and lets have some fun this summer reading together.
I’ve ordered the book! Looking forward to participating. Thanks.
I read the book last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am looking forward to pulling it off the shelf and reading others thoughts.
I had a change to read Caputo’s “On Religion” last year and loved it. I look forward to reading this selection as well and participating in the reading group.
I’ve been wanting to read Caputo for a while, so this is good motivation. Looking forward to the conversation.
Sounds like a good time; looking forward!
I read the book last year and would love to refresh my memory and thought processes on the book. Will follow these proceedings with great interest.
I found this book in a bargain bin a few months ago and grabbed it because of some small familiarity with Caputo’s work. So this might well be the motivation to get it down from the shelf and get into it.
I’ve never experienced any of Caputo’s work, but from others that have commented thus far, my curiosity will be sending me to the book store to pick up a copy. Looking forward to this discussion.
I can’t believe Nathan’s luck to find the book in a bargain bin. I trust that it is worth more than what he paid for it.
Looking for the discussion peeps.
The book just arrived from Amazon. Glad to join the discussion.
I’ve had it on the shelf for a while so this will motivate me. I really enjoyed, “Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?” and just started, “GloboChrist.” Glad to have some partners for Caputo.
Ryan,
I was incredibly disappointed with GloboChrist. It felt very scattered and incoherent. The only reason I read through the whole thing was because I started it before you put word out about this and wanted to get through it before starting Caputo. I don’t think I got anything out of it to be honest.
Trevan, I’d be interested to see what you think of GloboChrist. I read that last year and parts of it really got under my skin. Keep in touch about your reading of that and if you want to review it for the re-church website, let me know and we’ll get that up. Thanks!
Aaaannnd … it’s available as an e-book. Which makes the chances of me participating look good. Should provide a nice contrast to “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” which I’m currently reading.
Looking forward to the conversations we will have together. I love this book!!
I’m in! Ordering the book from Amazon and should be ready to go July 13.
Thanks for the facebook reminder…I plan to get a copy between now and next week…I’m procrastinating before the class has even started! LOL
Looking forward to connecting with you all next week. Great book selection.
Mine just arrived today. Locked and loaded… ready to go! “See” y’all next week!
Looks my copy will be here Wednesday! Was reluctant, but now on board.
PS: Ryan, I’m wondering if unthreaded comments are the best way to discuss this. Have you considered a forum instead?
Testing whether we can have threaded comments here.
I have this set so it will run 5 deep.
Got the book-good news. Now I have to figure out what all these big words mean before class starts…bad news
Ha ha!! You’ll be fine!
We’ll help you figure it out and there are no stupid questions.
thanks!
I’m in…got my copy yesterday.
Just found out about it. I’m in.
I am definately on board. Please go easy on me, these are unchartered waters for me….but I am so excited about this opportunity.
Totally looking forward this. I’m on board; just have to find the book of course.
on board. looking foward to it. hey hanan
Thanks for putting this together guys….I started it a year ago I think, but am going to pick it up again this week. Sounds good.