Jacob’s Reading Suggestions
I have had a few people ask in the past few weeks what are some books that I would recommend in general or for specific topics like Church history. I decided to compile a list of 20 books that have made an impact on my life and I encourage you to add one or two to your last minute Christmas shopping!
Must Reads
Walden by Henry David Thoreou
World Ending Fire by Wendell Berry
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard
The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau
On Christian Living
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Faithful Presence by David Fitch
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
Prayer and Modern Man by Jacques Ellul
On Church History (and the future!)
Religion in American Life by Jon Butler, Grant Wacker, and Randall Balmer
A People’s History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass
The Shaping of Things to Come by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch
Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Ancient Christian Worship by Andrew McGowan
One the Bible and Practices
The Living Church by John Stott
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
The Rule of Benedict by Joan Chittister
Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggeman
Old Paths New Power by Daniel Henderson
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