Recommended reading

What is worth reading? What books will build us up and not confuse our thinking? Here are five recommended books for your library.

  1. Mere Christianity by C S Lewis  Koorong | Word
    Almost anything by C S Lewis is worth reading but Mere Christianity in particular is a superb introduction to the concept of faith.
     
  2. Pilgrim’s Progress in Today’s English by John Bunyan and James Thomas  Koorong | Word
    A classic presented in modern English. This is a fictional allegory that will give you eyes to see your faith that is both entertaining and challenging.
     
  3. The Cross of Christ by John Stott  Koorong | Word
    The universal symbol of the Christian faith is neither a crib nor a manger, but a gruesome cross. Yet many people are unclear about its meaning, and cannot understand why Christ had to die. In this magisterial and best selling book, John Stott explains the significance of Christ’s cross and answers the objections commonly brought against biblical teaching on the atonement.
     
  4. The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel  Koorong | Word
    When Lee Strobel’s wife became a Christian, he set out to find out what evidence was there for this Jesus. The result was a journey from atheism to faith in Christ.
     
  5. The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer  Koorong
    Focuses on the most treasured part of Christ’s teaching – the Sermon on the Mount with its call to discipleship, and on the grace of God and the sacrifice which that demands. “Grace is not cheap” according to Bonhoeffer “otherwise it is not grace at all”. Bonhoeffer wrote this shortly before the outbreak of World War II during which he was executed for his role in the attempted assasination of Hitler.