Wednesday, October 03, 2007

book list

i've had to compile two different book lists in the last week,
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:
  1. The Myths of Science (ed. by Kirsten Birkett)
  2. Knowing God (JI Packer)
  3. Holiness (JC Ryle)
  4. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (JI Packer)
  5. 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)
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4 comments:

  1. worfie12:19 am

    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

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  2. Mark7:46 am

    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

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  3. Dan Morehead3:06 am

    You might also enjoy:

    Hauerwas' The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics
    Bonhoeffer's Life Together
    Yoder's The Politics of Jesus

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  4. psychodougie2:41 pm

    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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