A couple of my friends who share a similar background in the Stone-Campbell movement have read this book and had reactions similar to mine. We all felt this 20-something year old eloquently put into words her journey which sounded strangely familiar. Rachel Held Evans’ Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the keep reading
Celebrating the Wrath of God: Reflections on the Agony and the Ecstasy of His Relentless Love. This is without doubt one of the top 5 books I have read in recent years. I found it immensely helpful and influential in my work and my walk as a Christian. While CS Lewis challenges our minds in keep reading
A Search for What Is Real: Finding Faith. Author McLaren has a way of speaking to the next, post-modern generation. I read this book, as well as the companion volume, A Search for What Makes Sense: Finding Faith. In the present book, the author presents faith in Christ as a way of life that is keep reading
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian LeadershipHenri Nouwen’s writing is a real blessing, as many have discovered. This is my favorite book of his. Using two key New Testament texts (the temptation of Christ and the restoration of Peter) as his framework, Nouwen does an amazing job addressing the temptations that Christian leaders keep reading
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian ColonyThis book by authors Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon is simply outstanding and a must read. In theological circles, particularly as it relates to Christian Ethics (how Christians behave), Hauerwas is quite influential; this book is one of his most accessible, appropriate for all readers. This book in keep reading
Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World (John Howard Yoder)This short book is a good introduction if you are not familiar with the work of the late theologian John Howard Yoder, best known for his writings on Christian ethics and pacifism. As the subtitle indicates, the author discusses 5 practices keep reading
Lament for a Son. This may be the best book I’ve read on grief. The author, a Divinity Professor at Yale University, writes about his own grief at the accidental death of his son. The book is not a how-to-grieve type of book, which abound and which are not always helpful. Instead, in a very keep reading
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. I heard Tom Wright speak recently, at Trinity Church of Boston on this very topic. He is not only a genuine scholar and gifted writer, but also a wonderful speaker. Known for his depth and thoroughness in scholarly circles, this book is keep reading
Guilt and Grace: A Psychological Study. This is one of my favorite authors and one of my favorite books. Tournier was a Swiss family physician who, while untrained in psychology or psychiatry, practiced Christian counseling. He is a sharp and insightful thinker. While his books are never practical “how-to’s” in the tradition of most current keep reading
The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions (Integration Books). This is a good self-help book on the topic of obsessive compulsive disorder. Its strength is that it presents a scientifically based approach to OCD, namely cognitive-behavioral therapy, while specifically adapting it to a religiously committed audience. There are other excellent self-help books on keep reading
Dr. David McAnulty is Associate Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University.
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