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From an economics perspective:
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From a moral perspective:
There's many more than just these, and there's a lot of underlying philosophy that modern conservationism is based on. I'd also categorize these books as a basis for "intellectual conservatism" as opposed to say "cultural conservatism". Something to note is that little of the conservative mindset is focused on policy and politics, per se. There is instead a strong emphasis on personal action and collective culture, the value of morals, and a focus on introspection. So while these books will perhaps help you understand a conservative perspective better, they will not likely provide a good basis for engaging in political debate. For that maybe you want a book by Ben Shapiro or something.
On The Incarnation by St. Athanasius of Alexandria - It is a classic that all Christians should read. As C.S. Lewis said, Christians should read more classic books.
The Way of a Pilgrim: And the Pilgrim Continues His Way - Good book about prayer, and seeking God. Some people think it's a piece of nonfiction, and others say it is fiction. Everyone agrees that it doesn't matter.
On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit by St. Seraphim of Sarov - Short and sweet.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevski. Link is to the preferred translation.
If you can get a copy, Crazy John by Dionysios A. Makris
Thanks for the kind words. I always think I come across as a cynic so it's encouraging to know there's some good mixed in with it all, lol.
And also super excited to share Dostoevsky! I didn't encounter him until my late-20s, and was just blown away. Definitely had a lot of similar thoughts as you when I first started reading him.
Here are the two I mentioned:
Brothers Karamazov
The Idiot
Have fun with your literary explorations! :D
Here's a link to the Pevear & Volokhonsky edition
I highly recommend them as well. And I'd go with getting the paperback version - it's something you might want to hold on to, highlight, make notes about, etc.
Make sure to get this translation, too - older ones have been known to put people to sleep!
After reading your whole post, you seem to be doing the right thing by continuing to participate in a church community. We were created to live, share, love, and serve together and having that socially integrated approach to faith is a very good place to start.
That being said, and to answer your question as posted: to the library or bookstore. That is where you should go from here. Some recommendations if I may:
PLEASE EXCUSE THE TYPOS. I WROTE THIS IN A HURRY. I wish I could link my Goodreads profile here. Nevermind that. There are so many influential books I've read, it's such a difficult choice, to name a few and not mention the others.
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The Brother’s Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, and The Idiot by Fyodor Dostovesky (I think I’ve mentioned in one of the earlier LNT why for TBK)
Obligatory - Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Obligatory – Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell
Obligatory – The Stranger by Albert Camus
Obligatory – A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burges
Obligatory – To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The Domesticated Brain (I can’t point out why I like this book, but it’s very peculiar)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (There must be a reason why it’s one of the most influential American fiction novels right? Well, there is. You can learn so much from Fitzgerald’s writing style!)
Bridget Jones by Helen Fielding (I’m a writer, and I observe and learn from various authors and their writing style. It’s important to connect with the audience and Fielding does exactly that.)
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (I was fifteen I think when I first read this book. It changed my perspective towards my future, my goals and myself.)
Obligatory – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (There’s something about this book. I can finish it in two hours but the minute I put the book down I have this urge to fill my life’s purpose. There’s so much energy in the last few pages of this book that it literally transfers in your being.)
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (There’s so much to learn from Arundhati Roy. As a writer I feel so proud that India is home to an influential book like TGOST. She introduced a new writing style altogether - such an incredible job!)
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I’ll have to risk sounding like a broken record.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Gita (Commentary)
Upanishads (Commentary)
Vedas (Commentary)
Dhammapada (Commentary)
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It feels like I may have left a few.
EDIT: How could I forget Snow White and the Seven Dwarves! I was five when I read this story (it had pictures and all!) and it got me hooked to reading.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People
If you want to merge classics with philosophy then I strongly recommend The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I also would suggest using this translation of the book.
I just read a few pages and compared them, and let me tell you - Pevear & Volkhonsky will be a big upgrade! You can see them side by side below.
https://imgur.com/a/H2f8JfW
I remember when Pevear and Volkhonsky first started with their translations in the 90's, how highly acclaimed they were - and how much they improved on the fusty 19th century translations that preceded them. I kind of get that vibe from the Macduff translation too, honestly. P&V are much more accessible in their language and interest level, if you ask me - I know I'd be much more motivated to read the latter. If you continue with the reading preview on Amazon, you'll see it builds with each paragraph.
Even if you already have the Macduff translation, I strongly recommend you replace it with the P&V one, linked below. After all, considering the amount of days it's going to take you to read it and the price per day, it's worth the 11 bucks or so it will cost you, for 3+ solid months of entertainment.
https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Karamazov-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0374528373
Great! I have, elsewhere: this one is the best that I know of. It's recent, has helpful notes, and preserves the humorous tone admirably.
If you're in for some fiction I recommend The Brothers Karamazov which is a classic read and highly influenced by Dostoevsky's faith. Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin is a short, modern work and also a great work of fiction influenced by faith.
Actually....just read the whole thing. It'll take some time to get into, but I promise you will thank me by the end of it.
Yeah that's the one I read. Great book.
Dostoevsky. It's the best book I've ever read. Be sure to pick up the Pevear/ Volokhonsky translation.
Is this the copy of Brothers Karamazov that you have? If it's not I'll exchange Snow Crash for Oryx and Crake.
If you are a real American, you want these transaltions on Doystevsky. The older Penguin translations are highly inaccurate or so I have read. I enjoyed All Quiet on the Western Front, Fortress of Solitude, and Ragtime.
Thanks I was wondering however if anyone have opinions on this translation of the Brothers Karamozav as it's considered the best current translation.
https://www.amazon.ca/Brothers-Karamazov-Novel-Parts-Epilogue/dp/0374528373
I know it's huge, but worthi it. Thanks for the offer!
This excerpt references several anecdotes given earlier in the chapter. I'll post them here if you're interested.
>People talk sometimes of bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice and insult to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel. The tiger only tears and gnaws, that's all he can do. He would never think of nailing people by the ears, even if he were able to do it. These Turks took a pleasure in torturing children, -too; cutting the unborn child from the mothers womb, and tossing babies up in the air and catching them on the points of their bayonets before their mothers' eyes. Doing it before the mothers' eyes was what gave zest to the amusement. Here is another scene that I thought very interesting. Imagine a trembling mother with her baby in her arms, a circle of invading Turks around her. They've planned a diversion: they pet the baby, laugh to make it laugh. They succeed, the baby laughs. At that moment a Turk points a pistol four inches from the baby's face. The baby laughs with glee, holds out its little hands to the pistol, and he pulls the trigger in the baby's face and blows out its brains. Artistic, wasn't it?
and another
>This poor child of five was subjected to every possible torture by those cultivated parents. They beat her, thrashed her, kicked her for no reason till her body was one bruise. Then, they went to greater refinements of cruelty- shut her up all night in the cold and frost in a privy, and because she didn't ask to be taken up at night (as though a child of five sleeping its angelic, sound sleep could be trained to wake and ask), they smeared her face and filled her mouth with excrement, and it was her mother, her mother did this. And that mother could sleep, hearing the poor child's groans! Can you understand why a little creature, who can't even understand what's done to her, should beat her little aching heart with her tiny fist in the dark and the cold, and weep her meek unresentful tears to dear, kind God to protect her? Do you understand that, friend and brother, you pious and humble novice? Do you understand why this infamy must be and is permitted? Without it, I am told, man could not have existed on earth, for he could not have known good and evil. Why should he know that diabolical good and evil when it costs so much? Why, the whole world of knowledge is not worth that child's prayer to dear, kind God'!
The entire chapter online
The book on Amazon
Here's my choice from my list
And you should just take him to the Shard and give him a parachute! And then take pictures of his flight!
In my opinion, the FSG translation is the one you should read. Best captures the humor that gets lost in other versions.
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That's so sad!
https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Karamazov-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0374528373