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Due to school and work, I have not had adequate time to read all the books that I desire to read, as of yet. But, of the books I've read so far, my favorite Christian writers are William Lane Craig and Norman L. Geisler (with Craig being my absolute favorite). Not a comprehensive list I know. Some of Craig's books that I really found insightful are his Time and Eternity, Reasonable Faith, and Philisophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (which I have yet to fully read). Some of Geisler's works that I found to be good are his I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, When Skeptics Ask, Systematic Theology: Volume Three: Sin and Salvation, Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (which is more of a reference than an actual book to be read fully through), Why I am a Chrisitan (for which he is the editor, and both he, Craig, and others provide articles for), and Unshakable Foundations (which I have yet to fully read). While I don't think of him himself as being a Christian apologetic writer, I do think Lee Strobel does a good job of presenting sound Christian beliefs in his books (via interviews). But, I did find his book Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary to be very beneficial and well written.
Writers I plan to read in the future are J.P Moreland, C.S. Lewis, Fyoder Dostoevsky, Alvin Plantinga, Josh McDowell, Saint Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas. As some may be able to tell, my reading as of now is geared toward Christian apologetics (which provide reasons for a Christian faith). However, I have read much of some theology books, namely, Paul Enns' The Moody Handbook of Theology, Norman L. Geisler's Systematic Theology: Volume Three: Sin and Salvation, and Walter Thomas Conner's Christian Doctrine. Of course, in all of this I have left out the Bible, because the reading of that is a must. (And because it would be a pain to list out all of its authors.)
In the future I also plan to read several "How to read your bible" books, which will help me to better understand the teachings of the bible. This site has a good lists of books and categorizes them if anyone is interested. The author of the lists also has some articles on the site and a blog, which is linked to on the site. He seems to be very astute in biblical matters, so I find his suggested list of books to read a good place to start.
So, I welcome others to post their favorite Christian writers (of any style of writing) and even list some of their works that you really like.
Sidenote:
I highly recommend Half-Price Bookstore. This is where I have bought 35 of my 50 books (70%). The prices here are great although the books aren't always in perfect condition. But, if you're cheap like me, you don't mind. Also, this forum has a bookstore that I just recently became aware of (see the "Bookstore" link at the top of the page). In the future, I'll be purchasing some books from here to help support the forum.
Writers I plan to read in the future are J.P Moreland, C.S. Lewis, Fyoder Dostoevsky, Alvin Plantinga, Josh McDowell, Saint Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas. As some may be able to tell, my reading as of now is geared toward Christian apologetics (which provide reasons for a Christian faith). However, I have read much of some theology books, namely, Paul Enns' The Moody Handbook of Theology, Norman L. Geisler's Systematic Theology: Volume Three: Sin and Salvation, and Walter Thomas Conner's Christian Doctrine. Of course, in all of this I have left out the Bible, because the reading of that is a must. (And because it would be a pain to list out all of its authors.)
In the future I also plan to read several "How to read your bible" books, which will help me to better understand the teachings of the bible. This site has a good lists of books and categorizes them if anyone is interested. The author of the lists also has some articles on the site and a blog, which is linked to on the site. He seems to be very astute in biblical matters, so I find his suggested list of books to read a good place to start.
So, I welcome others to post their favorite Christian writers (of any style of writing) and even list some of their works that you really like.
Sidenote:
I highly recommend Half-Price Bookstore. This is where I have bought 35 of my 50 books (70%). The prices here are great although the books aren't always in perfect condition. But, if you're cheap like me, you don't mind. Also, this forum has a bookstore that I just recently became aware of (see the "Bookstore" link at the top of the page). In the future, I'll be purchasing some books from here to help support the forum.
