I'm trying to assemble a Top 50 list of Christian "must-read" books. I think I have about 41 here but I'm sure some will eventually get cut. I censored myself from putting too many C.S. Lewis books, seeing how we have the same initials and all, but I'm a huge C.S. Lewis fan.
CAUTION! I have only read 11 of these so I'm not recommending them all! Here's how I found these books: I have a book which contains an appendix that contained answers to questionnaires to the top Christian authors today about what books impacted their life the most. These authors include Charles Colson, James Dobson, Elisabeth Elliot, J.I. Packer, Charles Swindoll, among others. Then I asked a few of my friends and also found this blog which gave a few more suggestions. I usually only included the ones I had heard of or that were recommended more than once but there may still be some non-deserving ones here.
Anyways, if you have any suggestions or requests for removal of any of the books I'd like to hear it. This is mostly just a reference for anyone, like myself, that might be searching for some new Christian books to read.
In no particular order:
The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence
Confessions - St. Augustine
City of God - St. Augustine
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
A bunch of other books by C.S. Lewis
Institutes of the Christian Religion - John Calvin
The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer
The Knowledge of the Holy - A.W. Tozer
My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan
Shadow of the Almighty - Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor - Elisabeth Elliot
The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis
Knowing God - J.I. Packer
Loving God - Chuck Colson
The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Religious Affections - Jonathon Edwards
The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard
Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard
New Way to Be Human - Charlie Peacock
The Gayety of Grace - Edna Hong
The Myth of Certainty - Daniel Taylor
The Ragamuffin Gospel - Brennan Manning
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Phillip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brandt
In the Name of Jesus - Henry Nouwen
How Should we Then Live? - Fracis Schaeffer
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem
Desiring God - John Piper
New Testament Survey - Merrill C. Tenney
The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton
The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul
It's Not About Me - Max Lucado
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind - Mark Noll
Summa Theologica - St. Thomas Aquinas
Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster
Love your God with all your Mind - J.P. Moreland
2 comments:
so which 11 have you read then: my reads are:
The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence
Confessions - St. Augustine
City of God - St. Augustine
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis YES
The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis YES
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis YES
A bunch of other books by C.S. Lewis
Institutes of the Christian Religion - John Calvin NOT ON YOUR LIFE
The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer
The Knowledge of the Holy - A.W. Tozer
My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers YES
Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan YES
Shadow of the Almighty - Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor - Elisabeth Elliot
The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis YES
Knowing God - J.I. Packer YES
Loving God - Chuck Colson
The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer YES
The Religious Affections - Jonathon Edwards
The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard YES
Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard
New Way to Be Human - Charlie Peacock
The Gayety of Grace - Edna Hong
The Myth of Certainty - Daniel Taylor
The Ragamuffin Gospel - Brennan Manning YES - one of my favourites
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Phillip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brandt
In the Name of Jesus - Henry Nouwen YES
How Should we Then Live? - Fracis Schaeffer
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem KINDA, not really a read...
Desiring God - John Piper YES
New Testament Survey - Merrill C. Tenney
The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren YES
Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton
The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul
It's Not About Me - Max Lucado
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind - Mark Noll
Summa Theologica - St. Thomas Aquinas
Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster YES
Love your God with all your Mind - J.P. Moreland.
I would add:
Dark night of the soul: St John of the Cross,
Nonzero sum, Robert Wright.
Events vs Process, Paul Scanlon
Seven habits of Highly Successful People, Steven R Covey
The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence YES
Confessions - St. Augustine YES
City of God - St. Augustine
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis YES
The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis YES
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis YES
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis YES
A bunch of other books by C.S. Lewis YES
Institutes of the Christian Religion - John Calvin
The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer
The Knowledge of the Holy - A.W. Tozer
My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky IN PROCESS
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan YES
Shadow of the Almighty - Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor - Elisabeth Elliot
The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis
Knowing God - J.I. Packer YES
Loving God - Chuck Colson
The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Religious Affections - Jonathon Edwards
The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard
Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard
New Way to Be Human - Charlie Peacock
The Gayety of Grace - Edna Hong
The Myth of Certainty - Daniel Taylor
The Ragamuffin Gospel - Brennan Manning YES
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Phillip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brandt YES
In the Name of Jesus - Henry Nouwen
How Should we Then Live? - Francis Schaeffer
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem
Desiring God - John Piper
New Testament Survey - Merrill C. Tenney
The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren YES
Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton
The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul
It's Not About Me - Max Lucado YES
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind - Mark Noll
Summa Theologica - St. Thomas Aquinas
Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster
Love your God with all your Mind - J.P. Moreland
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