Resources

Compiled by Rex A E Hunt
Last updated:  November 2011


Two sample lists for (i) Adults, and (ii) to share with children/grand children

'Progressive' Resources for Adult Study

Armstrong, K. 2009.  The Case for God. What Religion really means. GtB: London. The Bodley Head.

Armstrong, K. 2007.  On the Bible. NSW: Crows Nest. Allen & Unwin.

Badger, C. R. 1971.  The Reverend Charles Strong and the Australian Church. VIC: Melbourne. Abacada Press.

Benedikt, M. 2007.  God is the Good We Do. Theology of Theopraxy. NY: New York. Bottino Books.

Borg, M. 2011.  Speaking Christian. Why Christian Words have lost their Meaning and Power - And how they can be Restored. NY: New York. HarperOne.

Borg, M. J. 2003.  The Heart of Christianity. Rediscovering a Life of Faith. NY: New York. HarperCollins.

Butcher, J. B. 2002.  An Uncommon Lectionary. A Companion to Common Lectionaries. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Christ, C. P. 2003.  She Who Changes. Re-imagining the Divine in the World. NY: New York. Palgrave Macmillan.

Corley, K. E. 2002.  Women and the Historical Jesus. Feminist Myths of Christian Origins. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Crossley, J. G. 2006.  Why Christianity Happened. A Socio-historical Account of Christian Origins (26-50ce). KN: Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.

Crossan, J. D. 2010.  The Greatest Prayer. Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of The Lord's Prayer. NY: New York. HarperOne.

Crossan, J. D. 2007.  God and Empire. Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now. NY: New York. HarperSanFrancisco.

Crossan, J. D; J. L. Reed. 2004.  In Search of Paul. How Jesus's Apostle Opposed Rome's Empire with God's Kingdom. NY: New York. HarperCollins.

Cupitt, D. 2000.  Reforming Christianity. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Ehrman, B. D. 2005.  Misquoting Jesus. The Story Behind who Changed the Bible and Why. NY: New York. HarperSanFrancisco.

Fox, M. 1991.  Creation Spirituality. Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth. NY: New York. HarperCollins.

Funk, R. W. 2002.  A Credible Jesus. Fragments of a Vision. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Funk, R. W. 1996.  Honest to Jesus. Jesus for a New Millennium. NY: New York. HarperCollins.

Furlong, A. 2003.  Tried for Heresy. A 21st Century Journey of Faith. NY: New York. O Books.

Geering, L. 2009.  Coming Back to Earth. From gods, to God, to Gaia. OR: Salem. Polebridge Press.

Geering, L. 2002. Christianity Without God. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Goodenough, U. 1998.  The Sacred Depths of Nature. NY: New York. Oxford University Press.

Grigg, R. 2008.  Beyond the God Delusion. How Radical Theology Harmonizes Science and Religion. MN: Minneapolis. Fortress Press.

Hedrick, C. W. 2004.  Many Things in Parables. Jesus and his Modern Critics. KN: Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.

Herzog II, W. R. 1994.  Parables as Subversive Speech. Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed. KN: Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.

Holloway, R. 2001.  Doubts and Loves. What is left of Christianity. GtB: Edingburgh. Canongate Books.

Hoover, R. W. (ed). 2002.  Profiles of Jesus. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Kaufman, G. D. 2006.  Jesus and Creativity. MN: Minneapolis. Fortress Press.

Kaufman, G. D. 2004.  In the Beginning... Creativity. MN: Minneapolis. Fortress Press.

Leaves, N. 2006.  The God Problem. Alternatives to Fundamentalism. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Levine, A-J. 2006.  The Misunderstood Jew. The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. NY: New York. HarperOne.

McLennan, S. 2009.  Jesus was a Liberal. Reclaiming Christianity for All. NY: New York. Palgrave Macmillan.

Mack, B. L. 1993.  The Lost Gospel. The Book of Q and Christian Origins. NY: New York. HarperCollins.

Macnab, F. 2011.  Discover a New Faith. Energy for a Better Life. St Michael's Anniversary Edition. VIC: Richmond. Spectrum Publications.

Macnab, F. 2006.  A Fine Wind is Blowing. Psalms of the Bible in Words that Blow you Away. VIC: Richmond. Spectrum Publications.

Marxsen, W. 1992.  Jesus and the Church. The Beginnings of Christianity. PA: Philadelphia. Trinity Press.

Miller, R. J. 2003.  Born Divine. The Births of Jesus and other Sons of God. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Miller, R. J. (ed). 2007.  The Future of the Christian Tradition. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Morwood, M. 2003.  Praying a New Story. VIC: Richmond. Spectrum Publications.

Ogden, S. 2011.  Love Upside Down. Life, Love and the Subversive Jesus. GtB: London. O Books.

Parkinson, L. 2011.  The World According to Jesus. His Blueprint for the Best Possible World. VIC: Richmond. Spectrum Publications.

Paterson, S. J. 2004.  Beyond the Passion. Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus. MN: Minneapolis. Fortress Press.

Peacocke, A. 2007.  All That Is. A Naturalistic Faith for the Twenty-first Century. Theology and the Sciences series. A theological proposal with responses edited by P. Clayton. MN: Minneapolis. Augsburg Fortress.

Peters, K. E. 2008.  Spiritual Transformations. Science, Religion, and Human Becoming. MN: Minneapolis. Fortress Press.

Peters, K. E. 2002.  Dancing with the Sacred. Evolution, Ecology, and God. PN: Harrisburg. Trinity Press International.

Rue, L. 2006.  Religion is Not About God. How Spiritual Traditions Nurture Our Biological Nature and What to Expect When They Fail. NJ: Piscataway. Rutgers University Press.

Sanguin, B. 2010.  If Darwin Prayed. Prayers for Evolutionary Mystics. Canada: Vancouver. ESC Press.

Scott, B. B. 2010.  The Trouble with Resurrection. From Paul to the Fourth Gospel. OR: Salem. Polebridge Press.

Scott, B. B. 2001.  Re-imagine the World. An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Scott, B. B. (ed). 2008.  The Resurrection of Jesus. A Sourcebook. Jesus Seminar Guides. Vol. 4. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Spong, J. S. 2007.  Jesus for the Non-religious. Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human. NY: New York HarperSanFrancisco.

Spong, J. S. 2005.  The Sins of Scripture. Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love. NY: New York HarperSanFrancisco.

Stone, J. A. 2008.  Religious Naturalism Today. The Rebirth of a Forgotten Alternative. NY: Albany.  State University of New York Press.

Taussig, H. 2006.  A New Spiritual Home. Progressive Christianity at the Grass Roots. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Taussig, H. 1999.  Jesus before God. The Prayer Life of the Historical Jesus. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

Vosper, G. 2008.  With or Without God. Why the Way we Live is More Important that What we Believe. Canada: Toronto. HarperCollins.

Webb, V. 2010.  Stepping Out With the Sacred. Human Attempts to Engage the Divine. NY: New York. Continuum International.

Webb, V. 2007. Like Catching Water in a Net. Human Attempts to Describe the Divine. NY: New York. Continuum International.

Williams, R. 2006.  Unintelligent Design. Why God isn't as smart as she thinks she is. NSW: Crows Nest. Allen & Unwin.

Wilson, B. 2008.  How Jesus Became Christian. Canada. Random House Press.

Wilson, D. S. 2007.  Evolution for Everyone. How Darwin's Theory can Change the Way we Think about our Lives. NY: New York. Bantam Dell.


‘Progressive’ Resources for use with Children/Grandchildren

Young Children
Buice, C. 1994.  A Bucketful of Dreams. Contemporary parables for all ages. MA: Boston. Skinner House Press/UUA. (www.uua.org)

Holmes, J. A. 2009.  Duck. NSW: Surry Hills. Little Hare Books.

Holmes, J. A. 2008.  Me and You. NSW: Surry Hills. Little Hare Books.

Gold, A.; M. Perlman. 2004.  Where Does God Live? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Gold, A. 2005.  Does God Hear My Prayer? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Gold, A. 2006.  Does God Forgive Me? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

King, S. M. 1995.  The Man Who Loved Boxes. NSW: Gosford. Scholastic Books.

Kushner, L &K. 2001.  What Does God Look Like? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Kushner, L &K. 2002.  Where Is God? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Lindahl, K. 2005.  How Does God Listen? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Sauro, J. 2005.  Does God Ever Sleep? VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Sasso, S. E. 1999.  What Is God's Name? ECS Series. VE: Woodstock. Skylight Paths Press.

Primary Age
Anderson, L.; C. Brotman. 2004.  Kid’s Book of Awesome Stuff. ME: Biddeford. Brotman Marsh-Field Curriculums.

Andrews, B; P. Hoertdoerfer. 1990.  In Our Hands. A peace and social justice program. MA: Boston. UUA.

Bellis, S. 2008.  The Curious Mind of Young Darwin. GtB: Shrewsbury. Field Studies Council.

Fahs, S. L. 1976.  From Long Ago and Many Lands. Stories for children told anew. Second edition. With teacher’s guide. MA: Boston. Skinner House Books.

Late Primary/Early Secondary - Curriculum resource

Binkley, C. G.; J. M. McKeel. 2001.  Jesus and his Kingdom of Equals. CA: Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.

A Joyful Path. Ages 6 - 10. 2010. Published by The Centre for Progressive Christianity, USA.

General

Bellis, S. 2008.  The Curious Mind of Young Darwin. GtB: Shrewsbury. Field Studies Council.

Hunt, N. 2000.  Grandmuttie. NSW: Mascot. Koala Books.

Morwood, M. 2009.  Children Praying a New Story. A resource for parents, grandparents and teachers. IN: South Bend. Kelmor Publishing.

Spaulding, N. 1998.  The Little Blue Parcel. NSW: Gosford. Scholastic Books.

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