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Showing posts with label religion/spirituality. Show all posts

Showing posts with label religion/spirituality. Show all posts

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan Watts (NON-FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: absurdity, alienation, consumerism, identity, mental health, non-fiction, nonconformity, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, psychology, religion/spirituality, search for self

Parable of the Sower (FICTION) by Octavia Butler

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_Sower?ac=1&from_search=true

Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: American Dream, class, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, dystopian, family, fiction, identity, morality, nature/environmentalism, religion/spirituality, social criticism

History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183198-history-of-wolves

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, love, morality, religion/spirituality, search for self

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703.The_Plot_Against_America

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, dystopian, family, fiction, historical, identity, justice, morality, oppression, politics, religion/spirituality

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53925.The_War_of_the_End_of_the_World

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, fiction, historical, justice, morality, oppression, religion/spirituality, revolution, war

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (NON-FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92057.The_Autobiography_of_Malcolm_X

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: American Dream, class, historical, identity, justice, memoir, oppression, politics, race, religion/spirituality, search for self, social criticism

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29906980-lincoln-in-the-bardo

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: absurdity, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, historical, justice, love, religion/spirituality

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26150770-the-big-picture

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: existentialism, morality, nature/environmentalism, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, power of language, religion/spirituality, science (or sci-fi), time

Born on a Tuesday: A Novel by Elnathan John (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27214023-born-on-a-tuesday

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, identity, morality, oppression, politics, power of language, religion/spirituality, search for self

The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25458371-the-loney

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, mental health, perception/truth/subjectivity, religion/spirituality

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10956.The_Virgin_Suicides

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coming of age, family, fiction, gender, identity, love, mental health, religion/spirituality, search for self, sexuality

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68210.Gilead

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: family, fiction, identity, love, memory, morality, philosophy, power of language, religion/spirituality, time

Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/608287.Jesus_Son

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: absurdity, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, identity, mental health, nonconformity, perception/truth/subjectivity, religion/spirituality, search for self

The Book of Legendary Lands by Umberto Eco (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17621050-the-book-of-legendary-lands?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: historical, identity, mythology, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, religion/spirituality

East of Eden by John Steinbeck (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, American Dream, class, family, fiction, gender, historical, identity, love, morality, philosophy, religion/spirituality

Buddha by Karen Armstrong (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27304.Buddha?ac=1&from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: historical, identity, morality, mythology, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, religion/spirituality, search for self

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3873.A_History_of_God?ac=1&from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: historical, justice, morality, mythology, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, politics, religion/spirituality, search for self

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever edited by Christopher Hitchens (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1566053.The_Portable_Atheist?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: morality, mythology, non-fiction, nonconformity, oppression, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, politics, religion/spirituality, search for self, social criticism

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14743.The_God_Delusion?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: morality, mythology, non-fiction, nonconformity, oppression, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, politics, religion/spirituality, search for self, social criticism

The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism by Karen Armstrong (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27309.The_Battle_for_God?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, historical, identity, mythology, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, politics, psychology, religion/spirituality, revolution, search for self

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