What Are You Reading?

I've been reading a great book on the history of the Contemporary Christian music movement. It is The Great Worship Awakening by Robb Redman. I will do a proper review when I am done. So far Redman demonstrates a real good understanding of the roots of contemporary music, especially the worship music industry. And the Vineyard figure large in his exploration, which is encouraging for me as it affirms that my own passion for developing theologically sound yet accessible worship is a value deeply ingrained in our movement.

For me reading a book is nothing new, in fact I've read a few books this month alone. Mostly in preparation for a course I was delivering, but I also read fiction at night. It is funny, I can read academic stuff all day until I have no more capacity to read and then for relaxation I will fire up my tablet and read a pulp fiction novel.

Enough about my reading habits. I thought that this would be a great place to try to start a conversation. Why not tell us what book you are reading and how it is encouraging or challenging you. One of the things that is helpful with reading is working with the ideas you find. This is a safe place to do that. Books are incredible resources, but ideas require a working out process. We need to talk about them, explore their contours, and even trim off the fat. It is one thing to read a book, quite another to digest it.

So here is the proposal. Let us know what you are reading and what are your thoughts on it.