Diana Butler Bass
The Cottage; church history and progressive Christianity.
The Cottage; church history and progressive Christianity.
Diana Butler Bass values this book for providing the foundational 'two processions' image that informs her entire understanding of Palm Sunday.
“One a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession.”
Diana Butler Bass recommends this text because Diana Butler Bass utilizes its specific versions of the psalms for Lenten audio devotions.
“The version I use is from the Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church USA).”
Diana Butler Bass recommends this work as a foundational resource for exploring the parables and deepening one's spiritual reflection throughout the year.
“In addition to these Wednesday posts on the parables in A Beautiful Year, paid subscribers have access to weekly recorded conversations”
Diana Butler Bass values this specific edition for the nostalgic illustrations that shaped her childhood understanding of Jesus as a shepherd.
Diana Butler Bass recommends this work because Bill McKibben provides a hopeful perspective on the rapid acceleration of solar and wind energy.
“I can’t resist mentioning Bill McKibben’s recent book, Here Comes the Sun.”
Diana Butler Bass recommends this title by including it as a prize in a giveaway for her subscribers.
Diana Butler Bass recommends this work because it provides a foundational exploration of the interconnectedness of Earth and the divine.
“The whole universe is God’s dwelling. Earth, a very small, uniquely blessed corner of that universe, gifted with unique natural blessings, is humanity’s home, and humans are never so much at home as when God dwells with them.”
Diana Butler Bass values this work because it provides deeper insights when read at different stages of life.
Diana Butler Bass values this text for its historical and ongoing importance in framing human impact on the planet.
Diana Butler Bass values this book as part of a series that provides a necessary distraction from current events.
Diana Butler Bass values this series because it offers a well-plotted escape from modern political turmoil.
Diana Butler Bass values this book for its scholarly interpretation of how Jesus utilized 'challenge parables' to force a paradigm shift regarding the Kingdom of God.
“In his book, The Power of Parable, Crossan interprets this parable as a very particular kind of challenge parable — a “paradigm shift” parable of the Kingdom of God.”
Diana Butler Bass values this podcast as an occasion for quirky, collaborative dialogue regarding the intersection of politics and religion.
“Tripp Fuller and I are teaming up for a new episode of quirky and occasion RUINING DINNER podcast.”
