Leo M. Jones II
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Theatre Professor, Retired and Author, Theatre Plays and Memoir |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Introduction | Introduction: I am a well worn-body housing a human spirit conceived in a moment of passion. My spirit and body are nurtured in an extended family that has faith in the life of the spirit extending past death. My childhood seems a kind of paradise. Rescued from World War II by a wound, I became immersed in theatre, which reflects the human spirit, revealing what is inside. My marriage and raising five children focuses me on working for the common good of society. My hopes are challenged by the shadows of selfishness and ignorance, but I’m supported by habits of kindness, forgiveness, the art of living in hope and finding beauty in the day-to-day routines, Assaulted by cancer and a heart attack, I recognize the mortality of my body and rejoice in my spirit, guided toward survival by Common Sense. The God of Common Sense: A Spiritual Journey is my memoir which reflects on my spiritual life. |
| Interests | Spirituality, Interfaith Dialogues, Progressive Christianity, Reading, Meditation, Cooking, Theatre, Playwrights who thoughtfully critique the status quo, George Bernard Shaw, Edward Albee |
| Favorite movies | Laurel and Hardy, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Red Shoes, 2001:A Space Odysey, The Thin Red Line, Singing in the Rain, Duck Soup, The End of the Affair, The Seventh Seal, Annie Hall, A Fish Called Wanda, Bonnie and Clyde, Taxi Driver, Casablanca, Cabaret, Brief Encounter, West Side Story, Doctor Zhivago, The English Patient |
| Favorite music | Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Schubert |
| Favorite books | Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler, Activation of Energy by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Building Our House on Rock by Dennis Hamm SJ, Centering Prayer by M. Basil Pennington O.C.S.O., Comedians by John L'Heureux, Gandhi on Non-Violence by Thomas Merton, Guns Germs and Steel By Jared Diamond, Introducing Camus by David Zane Mairowitz and Alan Korkos, Jesus for the Non-Religious by John Shelby Spong, Julian of Norwich by Brant Pelphrey, Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Original Blessing by Matthew Fox, Our World in Transition by Diarmuid Ó Murchú, Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra, Process Person Presence by Fr. Raymond A. Parr, Psychoanalysis and Religion by Erich Fromm, Reclaiming Spirituality by Diarmuid Ó Murchú, The Case for God by Karen Armstrong, The Physics of Christianity by Frank J. Tipler, The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought edited by Jaroslav Pelikan and Clifton Fadiman, Transcendence by Norman Rosenthal M.D., When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God by T. M. Luhrmann |