“Scrolls and Parchments” Final Installment
I want to round out my list of books that I believe you should read as quickly as possible. Some are overtly Christian, others contain truth, wisdom, inspiration, and humor that should be integrated into the life of any follower of Christ. So without commentary, here they are.
Letters From Prison Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christ Plays In 10,000 Places Eugene Peterson
The Lord of The Rings (all 3) J.R.R. Tolkien
The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis
The Hungering Dark Frederick Buechner
The Holy Land Jerome Murphy O’Connor
Foolishness To The Greeks Leslie Newbigin
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
Into Thin Air John Krakauer
Celebration of Discipline Richard Foster
The Divine Conspiracy Dallas Willard
Orthodoxy G.K. Chesterton
Jesus Among Other Gods Ravi Zacharias
Jesus And Empire Richard Hoarsley
Caesar and Christ Wil Durant
World Religions Richard Noss
A Long Obedience In The Same Direction Eugene Peterson
Angels Billy Graham
A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
Systematic Theology Wayne Grudem
Into The Wild John Krakauer
The Call Of The Wild Jack London
White Fang Jack London
Sermons By Candlelight Charles Spurgeon
Sit, Walk, Stand Watchman Nee
Evil And The Justice of God N.T. Wright
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Sharing Christ In the Tibetan Buddhist World Marku Tsering
Feel free to post a comment and share one or two books that you would like to add to this list.
January 15th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Clayton, I don’t have any to add. But, I am reading one of the books on your list “The Normal Christian Life”, and God is using it to change my life. This summer I read the “Cost of Discipleship” (another of the books you posted) and tried to apply the idea that “When Christ calls a man he bids him come and die”, now reading “The Normal Christian Life” it is like the backside of the same coin. Watchman Nee (or Rom. 5 & 6) tells us that we have identified with Christ in his death. The two have complimented each other to help me to understand my identity with Christ in death through faith as opposed to trying to attain the likeness of his death. Awesome books !!!
January 16th, 2008 at 5:38 am
I would add: What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancy and The Bible Jesus Read by the same author.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Thanks for the list. I’ve only read a handful on your list, so I’ll look into some of those.
I’d add:
The Irresistible Revolution - Shane Claiborne
The Gospel according to Moses: What My Jewish Friends Taught Me about Jesus - Athol Dickinson
The 7 Practices of Effective Ministry - Andy Stanley
And more on leadership books:
Next Gen Leader - Andy Stanley
Courageous Leadership - Bill Hybels
January 16th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Great list. Would add, The Christian in Complete Armor by William Gurnall, Apostolic Foundations by Art Katz, The Pursuit of God and Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer…so many great books out there…
January 19th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I absolutely love Lesslie Newbigin. His books (I think I’ve read most of them now) changed my entire outlook on the Christian faith, missions & personal faithfulness. He’s great! And these other books look great as well. You ought to check out my recent post regarding my classes for this semester…you’d love the C.S. Lewis Class.
Peace & Grace,
Andrew Tatum
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
You left out Narnia?! Must have just missed them. I would agree with previuous posts and expand that just about everything by Phillip Yancey or Andy Stanley is worth a read. I’d include John Ortburg and Donald Miller on that list as well. CHASING DAYLIGHT by Erwin McManus is also good. And I just finished UNCHRISTIAN by David Kinnaman….which I’d highly recommend…..
February 21st, 2008 at 11:40 am
How about adding Ravi Zacharias–Can Man Live without God?