Also in the liberal claptrap category, the Karen Armstrong book that one of them recommended.
Still, if you compared these lists to one from nearly any other university in America, they're infinitely better.
I do not know about the Karen Armstrong book, but after reading the Chaplain's synopsis, I'll bet I know what it is going to say. Sigh.
On your second point, you are 100% correct. Even the most liberal ones (seemingly) have at least one that I would recommend.