The Top 50 Books That Have Shaped Evangelicals

[a_priori]

In my 25 years as a very active Evangelical I read many of these books. There are some incredible books on this list. I only wish I had taken the time back in the day to read people like St. Augustine, St. Clement, St. Irenaeus, The Desert Fathers, and St. Aquinas. It is important to be well-rounded and be mindful of the fact that a lot happened in Christianity before 1517.

Information is never a bad thing. I hope we can agree, at least, on that.

christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/23.51.html?start=1

 

[johnnyc176]

Information is never a bad thing. I hope we can agree, at least, on that.

christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/23.51.html?start=1

Except maybe when I have to pay for it and already know of those great Catholic books.

 

[agnes_therese]

In my 25 years as a very active Evangelical I read many of these books. There are some incredible books on this list. I only wish I had taken the time back in the day to read people like St. Augustine, St. Clement, St. Irenaeus, The Desert Fathers, and St. Aquinas. It is important to be well-rounded and be mindful of the fact that a lot happened in Christianity before 1517.

Information is never a bad thing. I hope we can agree, at least, on that.

christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/23.51.html?start=1

Darn, it won’t let me see the list without subscribing.

 

[a_priori]

Darn, it won’t let me see the list without subscribing.

Agnes, I’ve clicked on the link from different computers and the list comes right up. Can’t imagine what the problem might be. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.

 

[a_priori]

Except maybe when I have to pay for it and already know of those great Catholic books.

Johnny, I was just lamenting the fact that I wasn’t aware of how important these writings were back when I was an Evangelical. I agree, some can get pricey indeed.

 

[robwar]

Agnes, I’ve clicked on the link from different computers and the list comes right up. Can’t imagine what the problem might be. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.

I have to subscribe as well. The list will not come up without it and I use a Mac computer

 

[robwar]

Agnes, I’ve clicked on the link from different computers and the list comes right up. Can’t imagine what the problem might be. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.

Likewise, I would like to read the list but I also noticed that this is a 2006 article. Is this something you just came across and found interesting?

 

[a_priori]

Likewise, I would like to read the list but I also noticed that this is a 2006 article. Is this something you just came across and found interesting?

Yes, I just happened upon it and remembered how much many of those books meant to me years ago. It made me think about how it never occurred to me to read Augustine or Aquinas back then.

 

[robwar]

Yes, I just happened upon it and remembered how much many of those books meant to me years ago. It made me think about how it never occurred to me to read Augustine or Aquinas back then.

I wonder if you could post at least the top twenty. I am honestly interested but not to subscribe to Christianity today.
Thank because I think this would be a very interesting conversation.

 

[a_priori]

I cannot access it anymore either. Suffice it to say that the great majority of those books were written by authors alive now or those of the last 80 years or so. My only point is that, without reading Augustine, Aquinas, etc., a large piece of the puzzle is missing.

My apologies to all for the inaccessibility of the article. I had no indication initially that it wasn’t readily accessible. As they say, my bad.

 

[Miriam1947]

Agnes, I’ve clicked on the link from different computers and the list comes right up. Can’t imagine what the problem might be. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.

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At first I saw the whole article and I had no reason to think it wasn’t readily available. Now I get what you’re getting. Sigh.

 

[ltwin]

The Christian Post re-published the list in the following article “Christianity Today Announces Top 50 Evangelical Books”. The list is as follows:

1. Revivalism and Social Reform
   by Timothy L. Smith

1. Knowledge of the Holy
   by A. W. Tozer

1. The Hiding Place
   by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill

1. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
   by F. F. Bruce

1. Out of the Saltshaker and into the World
   by Rebecca Manley Pippert

1. The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
   by Mark A. Noll

1. The Gospel of the Kingdom
   by George Eldon Ladd

1. Operation World
   by Patrick Johnstone

1. The Purpose-Driven Life
   by Rick Warren

1. Born Again
   by Charles W. Colson

1. Darwin on Trial
   by Phillip E. Johnson

1. Desiring God
   by John Piper

1. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
   by Lesslie Newbigin

1. God’s Smuggler
   by Brother Andrew with John and Elizabeth Sherrill

1. Left Behind
   by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

1. The Stork Is Dead
   by Charlie W. Shedd

1. This Present Darkness
   by Frank E. Peretti

1. The Late Great Planet Earth
   by Hal Lindsey with C. C. Carlson

1. The Cross and the Switchblade
   by David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherrill

1. The Next Christendom
   by Philip Jenkins

1. Roaring Lambs
   by Robert Briner

1. Dare to Discipline
   by James Dobson

1. The Act of Marriage
   by Tim and Beverly LaHaye

1. Christy
   by Catherine Marshall

1. Know Why You Believe
   by Paul E. Little

1. Boundaries
   by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

1. The Meaning of Persons
   by Paul Tournier

1. All We’re Meant to Be
   by Letha Dawson Scanzoni and Nancy A. Hardesty

1. The Genesis Flood
   by Henry M. Morris and John C. Whitcomb

1. The Master Plan of Evangelism
   by Robert Emerson Coleman

1. A Wrinkle In Time
   by Madeleine L’Engle

1. The Cost of Discipleship
   by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

1. The Divine Conspiracy
   by Dallas Willard

1. What’s So Amazing About Grace?
   by Philip Yancey

1. Basic Christianity
   by John Stott

1. The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism
   by F. H. Henry

1. Let Justice Roll Down
   by John M. Perkins

1. Evidence That Demands a Verdict
   by Josh McDowell

1. Power Evangelism
   by John Wimber with Kevin Springer

1. Celebration of Discipline
   by Richard J. Foster

1. Evangelism Explosion
   by D. James Kennedy

1. Through Gates of Splendor
   by Elisabeth Elliot

1. Managing Your Time
   by Ted W. Engstrom

1. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger
   by Ronald J. Sider

1. The Living Bible
   by Kenneth N. Taylor

1. Knowing God
   by J. I. Packer

1. The God Who Is There
   by Francis A. Schaeffer

1. Mere Christianity
   by C. S. Lewis

1. Understanding Church Growth
   by Donald Anderson McGavran

1. Prayer: Conversing With God
   by Rosalind Rinker

 

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The article is from 2006. Christianity Today makes you subscribe for full access to older articles.

 

[a_priori]

The article is from 2006. * makes you subscribe to be able to see older articles.*Thank you Itwin.

 

[Randy_Carson]

The Christian Post re-published the list in the following article “Christianity Today Announces Top 50 Evangelical Books”. The list is as follows:

I’ve got 15 of those read.

 

[robwar]

I’ve read 13 and have read two other books by the authors listed, Francis Schaffer and Elizabeth Elliot (Christian Manesfesto, What Ever Happen to the Human Race and Let me be a Woman). Is the list going by what is most popular, most influencial (good or bad) or most recommended? Some of the book that delve into end times such as Left Behind and the Late Great Planet Earth promote dispensationalism, a corner stone of fundamentalism.
Thank to Itwin for the list.

 

[GKC]

I’ve got 15 of those read.

10 for me.

No prize for guessing my favorite.

GKC

 

[CatholicServant]

Agnes, I’ve clicked on the link from different computers and the list comes right up. Can’t imagine what the problem might be. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.

You must already be a subscriber? It won’t let me see the list without subscribing.

 

[CatholicServant]

Surprised only 1 C.S. Lewis book listed. Most of my non-Catholic Christians love his books…