OT: Recommended reading for everyone - denominationally independent - ignorance, gut feelings
Quite by coincidence my son and I were reading on a very important current topic - and we both recommend the book we were reading to anyone involved in discussing religion, politics, ethics .... Neither book is liberal or conservative
I have been reading Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know (The MIT Press) by Daniel R. DeNicola
My son has been reading The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
If others have recommendations for similar literature, I'm interested.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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The Righteous Mind explained several important concepts that kept me turning pages. For instance: Why some will turn to drugs and others will never be tempted. Jonathan Haidt is an author that I keep an eye on.
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Alas, I don't think FL sells them yet.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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MJ. Smith said:
If others have recommendations for similar literature, I'm interested.
You might like Finding Truth (and other books) by Nancy Pearcy. FL sells this:
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MJ. Smith said:
Quite by coincidence my son and I were reading on a very important current topic - and we both recommend the book we were reading to anyone involved in discussing religion, politics, ethics .... Neither book is liberal or conservative
I have been reading Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know (The MIT Press) by Daniel R. DeNicola
My son has been reading The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan HaidtIf others have recommendations for similar literature, I'm interested.
Thanks for the suggestions.
For those who has University library access, you can check there first. For me, I'm able to obtain access to both of these, the first through JSTOR as PDF, and the second through EBSCOhost as ePub.
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This excellent $23 book on the topic is on sale now for $1:
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