Books I've recently decided that I actually want to own (not just read)

I keep thinking about Gold's arguments as I read other theoretical debates in the field. What happens when you apply an aesthetic perspective across the board to religious studies?

I've never read this one, but I've started to think this ought to be the year when I finally develop some kind of handle on Aquinas.

I read this, and it's staggering. Really brilliant. Key concept: "postmodern plebian."

It's bell hooks. Fuck, she's amazing.

"Students taught me, too, that it is necessary to practice compassion in these new learning settings. I have not forgotten the day a student came to class and told me, 'We take your class. We learn to look at the world from a critical standpoint, one that considers race, sex, and class. And we can't enjoy life anymore.'" (p. 42).