Lists
Topical reading lists and bibliographies of books we recommend
On Faith and Business
Mon 09 Jul 2007 by Stefan G. Lanfer
This reading list is from Stefan Lanfer’s bibliography for his 2006 MBA thesis, “Believing at Work,” which is summarized here.
On Wilberforce and the Clapham Group
Fri 23 Feb 2007 by TTF Staff
Here are some books and links for further reading on Wilberforce and his circle. We're pleased to see that the anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade is leading to much new publishing activity. Our Entrepreneurs of Life curriculum also has a section on Wilberforce.
Let us know if we missed anything!
On the Journey of Faith
Tue 21 Mar 2006 by Peter Edman
In
addition to our own seminar curriculum and study guide, The
Journey, these are books on the journey of faith and the search
for meaning that we recommend. If you have other books or resources
to suggest, please contact the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
On Technology
Thu 16 Feb 2006 by Peter Edman
These are some of the resources we found useful in considering how to respond to technology as we were compiling our new curriculum, Children of Prometheus: Technology and the Good Life, directed by Dan Russ (and afterwards as well).
On Evil and Suffering
Tue 10 Jan 2006 by TTF Staff
The problem of evil and suffering is addressed in our curriculum, But Not Through Me, edited by Os Guinness. Dr. Guinness has also expanded on the underlying argument of this curriculum in his book, Unspeakable: Facing Up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror. These resources will also be of interest—and hopefully comfort—to people who want to pursue this topic further.
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On Classics and the Moral Imagination
Wed 07 Dec 2005 by Peter Edman
One of my own areas of interest and study is what is sometimes called the “moral imagination.” Given the caricature of business leaders these days, people might be surprised at how many leaders I come across who are interested in this topic.
Many of you have asked for more resources on developing the moral imagination, which is a key component of becoming a “humane business” leader, in Russell Kirk’s term. It is related directly to our deepest human impulses and best ideals. A good introduction to the concept is an essay by my friend Vigen Guroian, “Why Should Businessmen Read Great Literature.” In answer to the rhetorical question of his title, he asserts:
The answer is simple: to be free, and in that freedom to grow into fuller, more complete, virtuous, and interesting human beings who share with each other a living and life-giving culture.
In the modern world, achieving this freedom often requires an active effort to escape—escaping from the prison of our all-consuming culture and its presuppositions, from the reductionist jailers who tell us that the world we can see is the only reality.
On Spiritual Resources
Mon 28 Nov 2005 by TTF Staff
We have a deep hunger for “spirituality,” but often little idea of how to meet it. Fortunately, the Christian faith has a deep tradition that addresses the need. The earliest versions of the curriculum now called Entrepreneurs of Life had a section on “Our Spiritual Resources” that dealt with the spiritual disciplines and practical advice for following Jesus. This list includes some of those selections as well as other related recommendations for moving deeper in your faith. These resources can help you direct your hunger toward constructive ends by focusing on the resources of the spiritual disciplines (like study, prayer, silence, and solitude) and the ways we can use them to become disciples of Jesus.
The introduction to that section included these comments, and the list below is assembled in this spirit:
Anyone who knows the modern world and discovers the compelling power of answering the call of Christ soon confronts the need for more than ordinary resources. As G. K. Chesterton quipped, the Christian life is not difficult, it is impossible. . . .
How then can we develop a spiritual life that leads toward spiritual maturity yet can be simple, practical, and regular? The readings in this session open up a view of the spiritual disciplines that is straightforward for those who are just setting out on the pilgrimage of faith, yet offers many possibilities of deeper growth for those who have been on the pilgrimage longer.
On Calling
Mon 28 Nov 2005 by TTF Staff
Resources on calling and discovering your calling, vocation, and life purpose.
From Os Guinness and the Trinity Forum
The Trinity Forum Study Series: Entrepreneurs
of Life- Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life
- Os Guinness, Rising to the Call: Discover the Ultimate Purpose of Your Life (similar to The Call; packaged for teens and college-aged people)
From other writers:
- Working: Its Meaning and Its Limits (The Ethics of Everyday Life), ed. Gilbert Meilaender
Here I Am: Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing? by Quentin Schultze- Designed for Life by Arthur F. Miller, Jr.
- The Power of Uniqueness: How to Become Who You Really Are, by Arthur F. Miller, Jr. (formerly titled Why You Can't Be Anything You Want to Be)
- Finding a Job You Can Love, by Ralph T. Mattson and Arthur F. Miller, Jr.
- Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
- Business as a Calling: Work and the Examined Life, by Michael Novak
- Creed or Chaos? by Dorothy L. Sayers (particularly the essay, "Why Work?")
On Friendship
Mon 28 Nov 2005 by TTF Staff
These are some books we recommend for further reading on the topic of Friendship, the subject of our Reading by Cicero.
- Aelred of Rievaulx, Spiritual Friendship (Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1974).
- Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics (books 8 & 9). One of the classic treatments of friendship.
Richard Lamb, The Pursuit of God in the Company of Friends (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003). An in-depth and practical contemporary handbook on spiritual friendship with annotated bibliography.- C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves (Harvest Books, 1960, 1971).
- Lilian B. Rubin, Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives (New York: Harper & Row, 1985). A psychological study.
- Caroline J. Simon, The Disciplined Heart: Love, Destiny, & Imagination (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997). Discusses friendship and other loves in the context of literature and philosophy. Accessible and insightful.
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