Below are a list of books that I have read and thoroughly enjoyed. The first section is a list of theology type books which have influenced me as to much of the world view and view of religion. The second section of the list are works of fiction which I deem great reads. In the case you are looking for suggestions feel free to check them out from the library, borrow them from a friend, or buy them used. Don’t buy them new, please.

• For the Time Being by Annie Dillard
• The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
• The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
• Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw
• Jesus the Savior by William Placher
• On Living Simply by St. John Chrysostom
• On Wealth and Poverty by St. John Chrysostom
• The Spirit of Early Christian Thought by Robert Louis Wilken
• The Story of God by Michael Lodahl
• Telling God’s Story by John Wright
• The Truth About God by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
• Unleashing the Scripture by Stanley Hauerwas

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
• Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J. D. Salinger
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• White Noise by Don DeLillo