Recommended Reading

For those investigating the Christian faith

• Edgar, William. The Face of Truth: Lifting the Veil. P&R, 2001. A thoughtful and readable case for the Christian faith.
• Green, Michael. My God and Who Is This Jesus? Nelson, 1993 & 1992. Two excellent, short defenses of the intellectual credibility of the Christian teachings on God and Jesus.
• Gumbel, Nicky. Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith. Cook, 1993. The basic text of the Alpha course.
• Keller, Timothy J. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Dutton, 2008. An excellent resource from a good friend of Trinity Church.
• Lewis, C.S. Mere Christianity. Macmillan, 1952. Lewis was an intellectual skeptic (and professor at Oxford) who after serious study became a believer. This book has helped many do the same.
• Pippert, Rebecca Manley. Hope Has Its Reasons. Harper, 1989. A delightful read, demonstrating that historic Christianity is both intellectually credible and emotionally satisfying.
• Stott, John R.W. Basic Christianity. IVP, 1958. A classic—the title says it all!
• Schwarz, John. A Handbook of the Christian Faith. Bethany, 2004. The companion volume to the excellent DVD presentations, Living Faith, by N.T. Wright.
• Strobel, Lee. The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus.  Zondervan, 1998. The title says it all. Strobel interviews the experts.
• Wright, Tom. Simply Christian. 2006.

Highly recommended!

• Bridges, Jerry. 3 books: The Pursuit of Holiness (NavPress, 1978), Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God’s Unfailing Love (NavPress, 1991), and The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness (NavPress, 1994).  Bridges is an excellent guide to more consistent Christian living. Influenced by Jack Miller.
• Brooks, Thomas. Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices. Banner of Truth, 1968 [orig. 1652].  A short classic 17th century work on overcoming temptation.
• Brown, Steve. Approaching God: How to Pray. Moorings, 1996. The best introduction to prayer that I have found.
• Conn, Harvie M. Evangelism: Doing Justice and Preaching Grace. Zondervan, 1982. One of the most profound books I have ever read.
• Drew, Charles. A Journey Worth Taking: Finding Your Purpose in This World. P&R, 2007.  A superb work on a pressing question.
• Enns, Peter E. Inspiration & Incarnation. Baker Academic, 2005. A thought-provoking book on some of the “problems” of the Old Testament, designed to help answer the questions of those struggling to understand God’s revelation in Scripture. Written by our own visiting scholar.
• Guiness, Os. Steering through Chaos: Vice and Virtue in an Age of Moral Confusion, and When No One Sees: The Importance of Character in an Age of Image. NavPress, 2000.  Two excellent resources from the Trinity Forum.
• Hesselink, I. John. On Being Reformed. Servant, 1983. An excellent introduction to the Reformed tradition. In addition, I highly recommend his article on Holy Communion in John H. Armstrong, ed., Understanding Four Views on the Lord’s Supper (Zondervan, 2007).
• Hybels, Bill, with Mark Mittleberg. Becoming a Contagious Christian. Zondervan, 1994. A book that will equip you to reach your friends with the gospel message.
• Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia. Harper, 1950-56. This seven-volume series—beginning with the classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe—needs to be read, not only by every child, but by every adult as well. I cannot recommend these highly enough.
• Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters. Simon & Schuster, 1961. One of the very best ever written.
• Mason, Mike. The Mystery of Marriage. Multnomah Press, 1985. A deeply meditative book on the glory of marriage.