Books recommended for MEM book signings
For those who would like to have copies of Martin Marty’s books available at his events, Marty suggests the following four titles, all of which have proven very popular (i.e., hosts invariably run out of copies) with diverse audiences—academic, congregational, and community.
When True Simplicity
Is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World
(Eerdmans, 1998: ISBN 0-8028-4237-2)
Our Hope for
Years to Come: The Search for Spiritual Sanctuary
(Augsburg, 1995: ISBN 0-8066-2836-7)
Places Along
the Way: Meditations on the Journey of Faith
(Augsburg, 1994: ISBN 0-8066-2746-8)
Martin Luther
(A biography in the Penguin Lives Series)
(Viking Penguin, 2004: ISBN 0-670-03272-7)
For those who would like to add a specifically academic book to the mix, Marty recommends:
The One and the
Many: America’s Struggle for the Common Good
(Harvard University Press, 1997: Hardcover ISBN 0-674-63827-1; Paperback ISBN
0-674-63828-X)
All of these books are available from local bookstores as well as directly from the publishers:
Augsburg Fortress: 800.238.4648
Eerdmans: 800.253.7521
Harvard University Press: 800.405.1619
Viking Penguin: 212.366.2612 (for discounted bulk purchases); 800.788.6262