SUMMER of ’11 RADICAL READING BOOKLIST BY DR AL!

PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING:

John Piper, The Pleasures of God
R C Sproul, The Holiness of God
***A W Tozer The Pursuit of God, The Pursuit of Man (two of the best EVER)
Ravi Zacharias ……..anything! (worldview)
Hewnri Nowen (esp: The Parable of the Prodigal Son)


GREAT DEAD GUYS:

Augustine’s Confessions
FENELON (anything: esp. A Seeking Heart)
ANYTHING by Andrew Murray
Religious Affections, by Jonathan Edwards

Alison’s challenge books: (anything by: ) NT Wright, (but especially☺ Surprised by Hope (& )After You Believe

On the Advance of Global Christianity: Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom

Best Authors:

Elisabeth Elliot, (anything!)
C S Lewis, Mere Christianity, Surprised by Joy, A Grief Observed
John Piper
Tim Keller (new: Counterfeit Gods)
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich (Esp Cost of Discipleship)
David Wells (esp “Losing Our Virtue,” on state of current church )


BEACH READING:

Biography of Bonhoeffer, “Bonhoeffer,” by Eric Metaxas
Biography of Jonathan Edwards: Jonathan Edwards, A Life, by Marsden

PRAYER: THE VALLEY OF VISION (Alison’s puritan prayers/used weekly)
(published by Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh)
Beth Moore, Praying God’s Word (excellent for regular use in prayer)