I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

Louis Markos is the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities at Houston Baptist University.  He is an expert on Wordsworth, C.S. Lewis and the author of many acclaimed books.  Here is Lou’s list:

Dante’s Divine Comedy for sure and much of C.S.Lewis. If they are up for it, Brothers Karamazov. I’d like see everyone read more Plato and some Greek tragedy. I really think it points ahead to Christianity in powerful ways!

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

Tony Debenport is a dear friend and a careful student of the Bible.  Tony is Senior Program Manager at Lam Research.  Here are Tony’s selections:

The Pentateuch. That isn’t a joke.

On an non-biblical list I’d include:

-A good Church history book covering the last 200 years

-Eusebius History of the Church or perhaps/and  a more recent book on the history of Church heresies/heretics.

-A book on modern entertainment culture:  Amusing Ourselves to Death (Neil Postman)…perhaps Empire of Illusion (Chris Hedges)..on my reading list so I can’t recommend yet.

basically….history, history, history & today.

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

John Scholl holds a PhD in Medieval History.  He was a Fulbright scholar and currently teaches at Trinity Classical School of Houston and at Houston Baptist University. 

Here is John’s list:

Ok, I could only think of 4, but its a tall order: five books “for all Christians.” I have been influenced by alot of novels and history books, but they would not be helpful for lots of people.

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

Today’s respondent is Dr. Lindsey Scholl.  Lindsey holds a PhD in Ancient History.  She is finishing the advocate trilogy (www.theadvocatetrilogy.com).

Lindsey’s picks:

The Republic
Augustine’s Confessions
Eusebius’s History of The Church
Candide – not because I think it’s the best thing ever, but because it gives the skeptic’s perspective
The Scientific Revolution by Thomas Kuhn

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

Dan Panetti is the worldview director at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Dallas, Texas.  Here is Dan’s list:

In addition to reading their Bible (not a given anymore), my top 5 would probably include the following:

Pilgrim’s Progress by Bunyan
The Normal Christian Life by Nee
Mere Christianity (or something) by Lewis
Holiness by Ryle
The Bruised Reed by Sibbes

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick? Here is the next installment.

Today’s respondent is well-known New Testament scholar and popular blogger, Dr. Scot McKnight.

I am asking a number of friends to answer the following question: If you could wave a magical wand which caused all Christians to read five books, what works would you pick?

We begin with Dr. Dave McCoy.  I met Dave over twenty years ago at the church I served as a pastor.  Dave is a gifted Bible teacher and artist.

Here are Dave’s picks:

Here’s a unique selection for you geared more for the common reader:
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee and Stuart
The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis
Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis