Ron’s Must Reads
the 3 most important books I read this month…
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The Case for God – Karen Armstrong
I am a Armstrong fan and this is no disappointment. Two of the churches I work with are either reading this as a formal staff read and discussion time monthly or are individually reading it to fund their theological sharpness. Good call for sure.
Virus of the Mind – Richard Brodie
Memes is a pretty simple concept but many of us haven’t been exposed to it. Spiral Dynamics uses it and so does Brodie with a slightly different focus. If you’ve ever wondered how and why people get caught in their head space by advertising, religion, sexual fantasy, and cults, Brodie’s handling of memes explains it. It’s all because of “mind viruses,” or “memes,” and those who understand how to plant them into other’s minds that we have these issues. Being conformed to this world is the spiritual connection you might be looking for. I think this has incredible power to help us think about our thinking. The instructional grist here is well worth tapping.
It’s Really All About God – Samir Selmanovic
Ok people are pissed off at Samir. When you read the comments on the youtube vid clips he is taking heat. But you really need to read this. How do we deal with this issue of pluralism? How do we address this very complex issue we all face everyday. Agree or disagree it opens the conversation to what I think are some helpful angles.
Additional Recommendations for This Month:
FEATURED LEADERSHIP READING LIST
| Changing Minds Gardner |
Leadership and The New Science Wheatley |
| Finding our Way Wheatley |
Building the Bridge as You Walk on It Quinn |
| Primal Leadership Goleman |
Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness Kostenbaum |
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FEATURED CULTURE READING LIST
| In Over Our Heads Kegan |
Un-Christian Kinnaman & Lyons |
| Homo Aestheticus Disanayaka |
Mediated De Zengotita |
| Liquid Modernity Bauman |
Freakonomics Levitt |
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FEATURED ORGANIZATION READING LIST
| The Fifth Discipline Senge |
Presence Scharmer/Jaworski |
| Dialogue Issacs |
Solving Tough Problems Kahane |
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| The Birth of the Chaordic Age Hock |
Images of Organization Morgan |
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| Emergence Johnson |
The OZ Principle Connors/Smith/Hickman |
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| FEATURED LEARNING READING LIST | |||
| Frames of Mind Gardner |
Thinking for a Change Gelb |
| Creating Minds Gardner |
Genius Bloom |
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| The Brainsmart Leader Buzan |
The Power of Mindful Learning Langer |
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| Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century Rose |
An Alchemy of Mind Ackerman |
FEATURED CREATIVITY READING LIST
| The Art of Innovation Kelley |
Blue Ocean Strategy Kim |
| he Mind Map Book Buzan |
Creativity Csikszentmihalyi |
| The Five Faces of Genius Moser-Wellman |
Discover your Genius Gelb |
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| FEATURED FAITH READING LIST |
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| Spiral Dynamics Cowen/Beck |
No Boundaries Wilber |
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| The Dark Night of the Soul May |
Stages of Faith Fowler |
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| FEATURED MEDITATION READING LIST | ||||
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| Present Moment Awareness Duncan |
The Heart of Meditation Durgananda |
| The Power of Now Tolle |
Awareness DeMello |
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| The Way to Love DeMello |
Everything Belongs Rohr |
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| FEATURED PERSONAL READING LIST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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