When you go out to breakfast at
a pancake house, you usually have the option of getting a "Short Stack" or a "Big Stack" - The following is my short stack of book recommendations with the big stack following for the hearty eater.
The Short Stack
- To Everyone an Answer: A Case for the Christian Worldview by Francis J. Beckwith (Editor), William Lane Craig (Editor), J. P. Moreland (Editor), Norman L. Geisler (Editor)
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
- Can Man Live without God by Ravi Zacharias
- The Reason for God by Tim Keller
- Reasonable Faith - Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig
- How to Read the Bible for All its Worth by Fee and Stuart
- Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson
- Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
- Promises Made - The Message of the Old Testament and Promises Kept - The Message of the New Testament by Mark Dever
- According to Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy
- On the Mortification of Sin by John Owen
- Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
- Christianity's Dangerous Idea - The Protestant Revolution from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First by Alistair McGrath
- Knowing God by JI Packer
- Desiring God by John Piper
- Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll
- God's Greater Glory, The Exalted God of Scripture and the Christian Faith by Bruce Ware
- Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
- The Heart of a Servant Leader by John Miller
- Renewal as a way of Life by Richard Lovelace
- Jesus Driven Ministry by Ajith Fernando
- Darwin on Trial by Phillip Johnson
- Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing by John Wilson
- Engaging Unbelief - A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas by Curtis Chang
- Radical Reformission - Reaching Out without Selling Out by Mark Driscoll
The Big Stack
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I used to hate to read. Then I grew weary of my ignorance. There is hope for each of us.
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Apologetics and Philosophy
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- The Proslogion by St. Anselm of Cantebury
- The Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo
- Relativism - Feet firmly planted in mid-air by Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl
- To Everyone an Answer: A Case for the Christian Worldview (Hardcover)
by Francis J. Beckwith (Editor), William Lane Craig (Editor), J. P. Moreland (Editor), Norman L. Geisler (Editor)
- How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski
- Written on the Heart - The Case for Natural Law by J. Budziszewski
- What We Can't Not Know - A Guide by J. Budziszewski
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
- How Now Shall We Live by Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey
- The Reason for God by Tim Keller
- True for you but not for me by Paul Copan
- Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up - A debate between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan edited by Paul Copan
- Jesus' Resurrection - Fact or Figment - A debate between William Lane Craig and Gerd Ludeman edited by Copan and Tacelli
- Reasonable Faith - Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig
- On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt (no offense meant, but this is a great little philosophical essay by a Princeton philosopher
- The Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler
- Christian Ethics by Norman Geisler
- Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler
- Why I am A Christian, Leading Thinkers Explain Why They Believe edited by Norman Geisler and Paul Hoffman
- Is Your Church Ready - Preparing Leaders to Live and Apologetic Life edited by Norman Geisler and Ravi Zacharias
- Who Made God - And Answers to over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith edited by Norman Geisler and Ravi Zacharias
- Answering Islam by Norman Geisler and Abdul Saleeb
- God and Philosophy by Etienne Gilson
- The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy Etienne Gilson
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
- The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
- A Ready Defense by Josh McDowell
- Body and Soul - Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics by J.P. Moreland and Scott Rae
- Scaling the Secular City by J.P. Moreland
- The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi Jr.
- Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey
- The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
- The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
- Can Man Live without God by Ravi Zacharias
- Deliver us From Evil by Ravi Zacharias
- Cries of the Heart by Ravi Zacharias
- Jesus Among other Gods by Ravi Zacharias
Marriage and Family
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- Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood by Piper and Grudem
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker
- Finishing Strong by Steve Farrar
- Four Pillars of a Man's Heart by Stu Weber
- The Tender Warrior by Stu Weber
Theology/Christian Life
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- The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
- Christian Theology by Millard Erickson
- The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
- Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll
- Jesus Driven Ministry by Ajith Fernando
- Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
- Prophetic Untimeliness - Challenging the Idol of Relevance by Os Guiness
- Renewal as a way of Life by Richard Lovelace
- The Heart of a Servant Leader by John Miller
- On the Mortification of Sin by John Owen
- Knowing God by JI Packer
- The Quest for Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life JI Packer
- Desiring God by John Piper
- Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper
- The Dangerous Duty of Delight - The Glorified God and the Satisfied Soul by John Piper
- God's Passion for His Glory by John Piper
- Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders
- True Spirituality by Francis Shaeffer
- Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul
- The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
- The Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer
- Father, Son, & Holy Spirit by Bruce Ware
- God's Lesser Glory,. The Diminished God of Open Theism by Bruce Ware
- God's Greater Glory,. The Exalted God of Scripture and the Christian Faith by Bruce Ware
- The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
- Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Donald Whitney
- Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
Biblical Studies
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- An Introduction to the New Testament by Carson, Moo, Morris
- Promises Made - The Message of the Old Testament by Dever
- Promises Kept - The Message of the New Testament by Dever
- According to Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy
- An Introduction to the Old Testament by Dillard and Longman
- How to Read the Bible for All its Worth by Fee and Stuart
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Rykan
- The Journey from Text's to Translations by Wegner
Science and Faith
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- Darwin's Black Box by Michael Behe
- Darwinism Science or Philosophy? Papers submitted for a Symposium at SMU - edited by Jon Buell and Virginia Hearn
- Darwin on Trial by Phillip Johnson
- Reason in the Balance: The case against Naturalism in Law, Science, and Education by Phillip Johnson
- Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds by Phillip Johnson
- Not a Chance: The Myth of Chance in Modern Science and Cosmology by R.C. Sproul
- Icons of Evolution by Jonathan Wells
- Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing by John Wilson
History/Biography
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- St. Thomas Aquinas by G.K. Chesterton
- Christianity on Trial: Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry by Vincent Carroll, David Shiflett
- The Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot
- The Story of Christianity Vol 1 and 2 by Justo Gonzalez
- Amy Carmichael of Donahvur by Frank Houghton
- A Concise History of the Crusades by Thomas F. Madden
- The Soul of the American University - From Protestant Establishment to Established Unbelief by George Marsden
- Jonathan Edwards - A Life by George Marsden
- Christianity's Dangerous Idea - The Protestant Revolution from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First by Alistair McGrath
- The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin by John Piper
- The Hidden Smile of God - The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd by John Piper
- The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce by John Piper
- Contending for our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen by John Piper
Evangelism and Discipleship
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- Personal Disciplemaking by Chris Adsit
- Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll
- Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns edited by D.A. Carson
- Engaging Unbelief - A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas by Curtis Chang
- The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman
- Finding Common Ground by Tim Downs
- With Justice for All by John Perkins
- Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult by Nick Pollard
- Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman
