1/ for my college application form, listing "at least 5" Christian books that have influenced me, and
2/ for CBS Core, a suggested reading list, as the students start building Christian libraries for themselves
so what are the top 5 Christian books that have influenced you?
mine are:
- The Myths of Science (ed. by Kirsten Birkett)
- Knowing God (JI Packer)
- Holiness (JC Ryle)
- Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (JI Packer)
- Answers in Genesis - (tho this was remarkable for my early Christian growth, i look back now with sorrow as i see how they manage to pigeon-hole the creation v evolution debate)
4 comments:
Hey Doug,
you must be the only person I know who enjoyed Myths of Science sice you put it at No.1!!!
heh maybe it was worth printing after all :)
Guy
A pretty conservative list (and only one "college" book in it) ...
Stott - The Cross of Christ
Packer – Knowing God (+ God Has Spoken)
Carson - A Call to Spiritual Reformation
Goldsworthy – Gospel and Kingdom
O’Donovan - Resurrection and Moral Order
You might also enjoy:
Hauerwas' The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics
Bonhoeffer's Life Together
Yoder's The Politics of Jesus
i've liked any quote i've ever read from hauerwas - tho am yet to read him myself.
i like niebuhr especially in regards to thinking thru ethics as a christian
yoder seems really big in the states - i've never heard much about him in oz (or just in my circles!)
cheers for your thoughts dan
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