BOOK 1: BECOMING DALLAS WILLARD
PREP WEEK:
- Introduction and Reading Schedule
- Stand-Alone Reading Schedule
- BONUS: Becoming Dallas Willard from InterVarsity Press on Vimeo.
WEEK ONE:
Gary Moon's first supplementary article: "I Didn't Buy a Ticket to This 3-Ring Circus"
WEEK TWO:
Please stream or download Gary Moon's first Book Club-exclusive podcast:
Stream: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 1
Download the MP3 file here: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 1
WEEK THREE:
Gary Moon's second Book Club-exclusive article: The Three Performance Stages of My Life: My Family, My Work, and My Ministry
WEEK FOUR:
Please stream or download Gary Moon's second Book Club-exclusive podcast:
Stream: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 2
Download the MP3 file here: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 2
WEEK FIVE:
Gary Moon's third supplemental article for the Book Club: Dallas Willard’s Four Guiding Concerns: Living Ideas for Time and Eternity
WEEK SIX:
Please stream or download Gary Moon's third Book Club-exclusive podcast where he answers members' questions:
Stream: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 3
Download the MP3 file here: Becoming Dallas Willard Podcast 3
Bonus Resources:
Gary's list of 40 Books that Influenced Dallas Willard
Becoming Dallas Willard Discussion Starters
Thank you for journeying through Gary Moon's Becoming Dallas Willard with us!
BOOK 2: GLITTERING VICES
PREP WEEK:
Download Rebecca's Introduction.
Download the Revised Reading Schedule. (Please note that we're reading the last chapters out of order. 😊)
PODCAST:
Download or stream Nate and Rebecca's lively conversation about deadly sins and Glittering Vices:
Stream: Glittering Vices General Podcast
Download the copy here: Glittering Vices General Podcast
WEEK ONE:
Download Week One's Study Guide
Monastic Wisdom for Public Life by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (Please note: the links to the images for the Tree of Vice and the Tree of Virtue in this article are broken. Rebecca has provided us with the correct links to these images below.)
The Tree of Vice
The Tree of Virtue
WEEK TWO:
RESOURCES:
Download Week Two's Study Guide
Stream or Download Rebecca's first Book Club-exclusive conversation with Nathan Foster:
Stream: Glittering Vices Podcast 1
Download the MP3 file here: Glittering Vices Podcast 1
RESOURCES FROM THE STUDY GUIDE:
Rebecca's Lecture on Envy for the C.S. Lewis Institute
Rebecca's Essay "Vainglory: How to Share Your Virtue without Showing Off"
Video Lecture: Shiny, Happy People: The Vice of Vainglory, the Church, and You
Video Lecture: The Seven Deadly Sins: Vainglory
Rebecca's book: Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice
WEEK THREE:
RESOURCES:
Download Week Three's Study Guide
Sloth: Laziness About Love
Lecture: Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
BONUS ARTICLE:
From Carolyn Arends: Hardworking Sloths: Disguising Spiritual Laziness
ABOUT THOSE TREES ...
Several folks have asked if there are English language versions of the Trees of Vices and Virtues that Rebecca shared with us. Astute member Rick Miller was able to locate some translated ones, which we're delighted to share with you below. Thanks, Rick!
WEEK FOUR:
RESOURCES:
Download Week Four's Study Guide
Download or Stream Rebecca's second Book Club-exclusive podcast with Nathan Foster:
Stream: Glittering Vices Podcast 2
Download the MP3 file here: Glittering Vices Podcast 2
BONUS RESOURCES:
Richard Foster's Guidelines for Simplicity
TAIZÉ: "In the Lord I'll be Ever Thankful"
WEEK FIVE:
RESOURCES:
Download Week Five's Study Guide
BONUS RESOURCES:
Can't Get No Satisfaction by Carolyn Arends
Food Justice as God's Justice by Norman Wirzba
More is Less (song) by Carolyn Arends
More is Less (lyrics) by Carolyn Arends
WEEK SIX:
RESOURCES:
Download Week Six's Study Guide
Please stream or download Rebecca's third Book Club-exclusive podcast (the Reader Question Podcast):
Stream: Glittering Vices Podcast 3
Download the MP3 file here: Glittering Vices Podcast 3
BONUS RESOURCES:
Eulogy Virtues by Carolyn Arends
From the Study Guide:
- Video: “A New Hope” Angola Prison Documentary
- Chapel Talk: Rebecca tells the story of her friend Douglas
- Article: Why Are You Angry (Biola)
- Video: The Seven Deadly Sins – Wrath (Wheaton)
- Music: John Rutter - Requiem - Pie Jesu
Resources for Further Reading on Spiritual Formation
Glittering Vices Discussion Starters
Thank you for journeying through Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung's Glittering Vices with us!
BOOK 3: CLOUD OF UNKNOWING
PREP WEEK:
The Cloud of Unknowing Reading Schedule (updated)
James Catford's Introduction to The Cloud of Unknowing
James Catford and Nathan Foster discuss The Cloud of Unknowing for general release.
Stream: Cloud of Unknowing General Podcast
Download the MP3 here: Cloud of Unknowing General Podcast
WEEK ONE:
James Catford's First Article: Hawking, Plato, The Cloud, and The ONE
WEEK TWO:
James Catford and Nathan Foster discuss The Cloud of Unknowing just for Book Club members.
Stream: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 1
Download the MP3 here: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 1
BONUS:
Listen to "Under the Gaze" by Carolyn Arends
"Under the Gaze" Lyrics
WEEK THREE:
James Catford's Second Article: Take a Walk on the Blind Side
WEEK FOUR:
Download or stream James and Nate's second Book Club-exclusive podcast:
Stream: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 2
Download the MP3 here: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 2
WEEK FIVE:
View or download James's third Book Club-exclusive article: Knowing by Experience
WEEK SIX:
Stream or download James's third Book Club-exclusive podcast where he answers member questions:
Stream: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 3
Download the MP3 here: Cloud of Unknowing Podcast 3
Reader Questions Podcast Guide
BONUS RESOURCES:
Longing for God Chapter: The Cloud of Unknowing
McLeod: Apophatic or Kataphatic Prayer?
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION RESOURCES:
How Do I Find a Spiritual Director?
What to Look For in a Spiritual Director
The Cloud of Unknowing Discussion Starters
Thank you for journeying through The Cloud of Unknowing with us!
BOOK FOUR: RECONSTRUCTING THE GOSPEL
PREP WEEK:
View or download Jonathan's Introduction.
View or download the Reading Schedule.
View or download the Study Guide.
View or download A Note from Carolyn.
WEEK ONE:
READ: View or download Jonathan's First Article: Anticipating the First Two Chapters
LISTEN: To Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace album online
WATCH: The official movie trailer for Amazing Grace.
WEEK TWO:
LISTEN: Stream or download Jonathan's first Book Club-exclusive Podcast:
Stream: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 1
Download the MP3 here: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 1
LISTEN: Jonathan refers to this song in the podcast.
WEEK THREE:
READ: Jonathan's second Book Club-exclusive Article: Roadblocks on the Road to Freedom
LISTEN: Stream or download Jonathan's General Release Podcast:
Stream: Reconstructing the Gospel General Podcast
Download the MP3 here: Reconstructing the Gospel General Podcast
READ: The Good Friday Statement and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail
WEEK FOUR:
LISTEN: Jonathan's second Book Club-exclusive Podcast with Nathan Foster:
Stream: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 2
Download the MP3 here: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 2
WEEK FIVE:
READ: Jonathan's third Book Club-exclusive article: Hearing the Good News in This Place and Time
WEEK SIX:
LISTEN: Stream or download Jonathan's third Book Club-exclusive podcast wherein he answers members' questions:
Stream: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 3
Download the MP3 here: Reconstructing the Gospel Podcast 3
READ: Readers' Questions Podcast Guide
Thank you for journeying through Reconstructing the Gospel with us!