Compiled by Rex A E Hunt
Last updated: February 2013
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. London. The Bodley Head.
Benedikt, M. 2007. God Is The Good We Do. Theology of Theopraxy. New York. Bottino Books.
Borg, M. 2011. Speaking Christian. Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning And Power - And How They Can Be Restored. New York. HarperOne.
______ 2003. The Heart Of Christianity. Rediscovering A Life of Faith. New York. HarperCollins.
Christ, C. P. 2003. She Who Changes. Re-imagining the Divine in the World. New York. Palgrave Macmillan.
Crossley, J. G. 2006. Why Christianity Happened. A Socio-historical Account Of Christian Origins (26-50ce). Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.
Crossan, J. D. 2012. The Power Of Parable. How Fiction By Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus. New York. HarperOne.
______ 2010. The Greatest Prayer. Rediscovering The Revolutionary Message Of The Lord's Prayer. New York. HarperOne.
______ 2007. God And Empire. Jesus Against Rome, Then And Now. New York. HarperSanFrancisco.
Freeman, C. 2008. AD 381. Heretics, Pagans, And The Dawn of the Monotheistic State. Woodstock. The Overlook Press.
Funk, R. W. 2002. A Credible Jesus. Fragments Of A Vision. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
______ 1996. Honest To Jesus. Jesus For A New Millennium. New York. HarperCollins.
Galston, D. (2012). Embracing the Human Jesus. A Wisdom Path for Contemporary Christianity. Salem. Polebridge Press.
Geering, L. 2009. Coming Back To Earth. From Gods, To God, To Gaia. Salem. Polebridge Press.
Grigg, R. 2008. Beyond The God Delusion. How Radical Theology Harmonizes Science And Religion. Minneapolis. Fortress Press.
Hedrick, C. W. 2004. Many Things In Parables. Jesus And His Modern Critics. Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.
Herzog II, W. R. 1994. Parables As Subversive Speech. Jesus As Pedagogue Of The Oppressed. Louisville. Westminster John Knox Press.
Holloway, R. 2001. Doubts And Loves. What Is Left Of Christianity. Edingburgh. Canongate Books.
Hoover, R. W. (ed). 2002. Profiles Of Jesus. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Hunt, R. A. E. (2012). Against the Stream. Progressive Christianity between Pulpit and Pew. Preston: Mosaic Press.
--------- & J. W. H. Smith (ed). 2013. Why Weren't We Told? A Handbook on Progressive Christianity. Salem: Polebridge Press.
Kaufman, G. D. 2006. Jesus And Creativity. Minneapolis. Fortress Press.
______ 2004. In The Beginning... Creativity. Minneapolis. Fortress Press.
Leaves, N. 2006. The God Problem. Alternatives To Fundamentalism. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Levine, A-J. 2006. The Misunderstood Jew. The Church And The Scandal Of The Jewish Jesus. New York. HarperOne.
McLennan, S. 2009. Jesus Was A Liberal. Reclaiming Christianity for All. New York. Palgrave Macmillan.
Macnab, F. 2011. Discover A New Faith. Energy For A Better Life. St Michael's Anniversary Edition. Richmond. Spectrum Publications.
______ 2006. A Fine Wind is Blowing. Psalms of the Bible in Words that Blow you Away. Richmond. Spectrum Publications.
Miller, R. J. 2003. Born Divine. The Births of Jesus and other Sons of God. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Miller, R. J. (ed). 2007. The Future of the Christian Tradition. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Morwood, M. 2003. Praying a New Story. Richmond. Spectrum Publications.
Ogden, S. 2011. Love Upside Down. Life, Love and the Subversive Jesus. London. O Books.
Parkinson, L. 2011. The World According to Jesus. His Blueprint for the Best Possible World. VRichmond. Spectrum Publications.
Paterson, S. J. 2004. Beyond the Passion. Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus. Minneapolis. Fortress Press.
Peters, K. E. 2008. Spiritual Transformations. Science, Religion, And Human Becoming. Minneapolis. Fortress Press.
______ 2002. Dancing With The Sacred. Evolution, Ecology, And God. 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. 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. Salem. Polebridge Press.
______ 2001. Re-imagine The World. An Introduction To The Parables Of Jesus. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Spong, J. S. 2007. Jesus For The Non-religious. Recovering The Divine At The Heart Of The Human. New York HarperSanFrancisco.
______ 2005. The Sins Of Scripture. Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love. New York HarperSanFrancisco.
Stone, J. A. 2008. Religious Naturalism Today. The Rebirth Of A Forgotten Alternative. Albany. State University of New York Press.
Taussig, H. 2006. A New Spiritual Home. Progressive Christianity At The Grass Roots. Santa Rosa. Polebridge Press.
Vosper, G. 2012. Amen. What Prayer Can Mean In A World Beyond Belief. Toronto. HarperCollins.
______ 2008. With Or Without God. Why the Way We Live Is More Important That What We Believe. Toronto. HarperCollins.
Webb, V. 2010. Stepping Out With The Sacred. Human Attempts to Engage the Divine. New York. Continuum International.
______ 2007. Like Catching Water In A Net. Human Attempts to Describe the Divine. New York. Continuum International.
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. 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.
______ 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.
______ 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.
______ 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 ProgressiveChristianity.Org, 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.