{"id":595,"date":"2022-07-30T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realisticliving.org\/New\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2022-07-31T00:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T00:32:59","slug":"key-books-20th-century","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realisticliving.org\/New\/key-books-20th-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Books Written in the Closing Decades of the 20th Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

1994<\/em><\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s Quest<\/strong>
\nand other tales<\/strong>
\nStories to Live By<\/em><\/p>\n

By Joyce. Marshall<\/p>\n

We tend to associate fairy tales with children. Actually, oral folk tales, containing wondrous and marvelous element have existed for thousands of years and were told largely by adults for adults. Their purpose was to awaken wonderment and to nurture hope that we can seize possibilities and opportunities to transform ourselves and our world. The once upon a time is not past designation but futuristic: the timelessness of the tale and its lack of geographical specificity endow it with utopian connotations.\u00a0 The fresh tales in this book are useful to awaken aspects of our humanness and serve as evocative group conversations.<\/p>\n

For a copy of this book, send $9 to Joyce Marshall at 3578 N. State Highway, Bonham TX 75418.<\/p>\n

For further information on this book\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1994<\/em><\/p>\n

To Be or Not to be<\/strong>
\na Christian<\/strong>
\nMeditations and Essays
\non Authentic Christian
\nCommunity<\/em><\/p>\n

By Gene W. Marshall<\/p>\n

Sometimes brief essays inspired by some moment are lively and lasting.\u00a0 This is such a collection.\u00a0 The key question these essays address is still contemporary.\u00a0 \u201cTo be or Not to Be a Christian\u201d is still asked in 2013.\u00a0 These essays tend to correct confusions and clear space to answer that question, \u201cYes I can envision a Christian practice as my religious home.\u201d\u00a0 These essays provide ways for us to see the relevance of practicing a fresh form of Christianity and sharing the power\u00a0 and healing of this ancient tradition with others<\/p>\n

For a copy of this book, send $9 to Gene Marshall at 3578 N. State Highway, Bonham TX 75418.<\/p>\n

For further information on this book\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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1987<\/em><\/p>\n

The Reign of Reality<\/strong>
\nA Fresh Start for the Earth<\/em><\/p>\n

By Joyce and Gene Marshall<\/p>\n

The title of this book is contemporary language for \u201cThe Kingdom of God.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This means understanding \u201cGod\u201d as Final Reality and\u00a0 \u201cKingdom as a communal reign.\u00a0 This understanding provides a Christian context for creating secular social vision and strategy.\u00a0 The Reign of Reality interacts with the existing reign of illusions, lies, and ideological mistakes.\u00a0 Being centered in the Real and in the commitment to Realistic Living provides a place from which to see clearly into the fundamental issues of Ecology, Poverty, Democracy, Post-Patriarchal Women and Men, and Down-to-Earth Religion.\u00a0 Such a place of vision also guides us in our Strategy and Tactics of Responsible Action. This book holds together a fundamental love of Reality with a vibrant social activism.<\/p>\n

For a copy of this book, send $9 to Gene Marshall at 3578 N. State Highway, Bonham TX 75418.<\/p>\n

For further information on this book\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1985<\/p>\n

A Primer on<\/strong>
\nRadical Christianity<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Gene W. Marshall<\/p>\n

In 1985 many of us were already clear that we were in the midst of a turning point in the history of Christianity that is more radical than the the Reformation period, more radical than any other period in the history of Christianity. The new form of Christianity that is emerging is so new that it does not seem to be Christianity at all to many people.\u00a0 This book begins with a fresh look at the concept of Spirit, moving on to equally troubling words like God, Jesus Christ, Commitment, Ethics, Christian Community, Prayer, Litergical Language, and more.\u00a0 So basic were the insights in this book that it is still relevant 28 years later.<\/p>\n

For a copy of this book, send $9 to Gene Marshall at 3578 N. State Highway, Bonham TX 75418.<\/p>\n

For further information on this book\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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