For film recommendations, check out my Top 7 in the Film tab or comment to engage me in discussion.
Bibles
Friedman, The Bible with Sources Revealed
Nelson, The Orthodox Study Bible
Nelson, The Chronological Study Bible
Hart, The New Testament: A Translation
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Anderson, Understanding the Old Testament
Matthews, The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World
Robertson-Smith, Lectures on the Religion of the Semites
Cross, Canaanite Myth & Hebrew Epic
Pentiuc, The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition
Pentiuc, Jesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible
Christian History & Theology
Wright/Bird, The New Testament in Its World
Witherington, New Testament History: A Narrative Account
Hart, The Story of Christianity
Irenaeus, Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Meyendorff, Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
Meyendorff, Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends & Doctrinal Themes
Zizioulas, Lectures in Christian Dogmatics
Christian Living
Wright, Surprised by Hope
Cabasilas, The Life in Christ
Nouwen, Behold the Beauty of the Lord: Praying with Icons
Zizioulas, Being As Communion
Religion & Myth
Pals, Nine Theories of Religion
Eliade, The Sacred & The Profane: The Nature of Religion
Berger, The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide
West, Indo-European Poetry and Myth
Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Burke, The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts
Film
Bordwell, Film Art: An Introduction
Mittell, Narrative Theory and Adaptation.
Lyden, The Routledge Companion to Religion & Film
Johnston, Deep Focus: Film & Theology in Dialogue
Tatum, Jesus at the Movies
History
Spengler, The Decline of the West
Bauer, The History of the Ancient World
Bauer, The History of the Medieval World
Bauer, The History of the Renaissance World
DiLorenzo, Lincoln Unmasked
Woods, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
Economics & Politics
Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson
Paul, Liberty Defined
Brown, The Ostrich, the Eagle, and the Unborn Child
Literature
Homer, The Iliad & The Odyssey
Aeschylus/Sophocles/Euripides, The Greek Plays
Dante, The Divine Comedy
Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground
Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek
Kazantzakis, The Greek Passion (aka Christ Recrucified)
Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ
Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
What recommendations do you have?
