25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics

by Renovare

Overview

From the creators of Devotional Classics and Spiritual Classics comes 25 Books Every Christian Should Read, the definitive guide to the most spiritually influential and important books for Christians to read. Renovaré, a community of Christians promoting personal and spiritual renewal, put together a prestigious editorial board including Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Phyllis Tickle, and Richard Rohr, resulting in this wonderful resource for exploring the richness of the Christian tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060841430
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/13/2011
Series:	A Renovare Resource
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Renovaré (from the Latin meaning "to renew") is an intrachurch movement committed to the renewal of the church of Jesus Christ in all its multifaceted manifestations. Founded by bestselling author and well-known speaker Richard J. Foster, Renovaré is Christian in commitment, international in scope, and ecumenical in breadth. Visit the Renovaré website at www.renovare.us.

Editorial Reviews

In an age much given to digests, lists, and brevity, it seems only natural that Christian spirituality should generate its own top 25. The nonprofit Christian organization Renovaré has pulled together an editorial board, including, among others, Emilie Griffin, Richard Rohr, and Phyllis Tickle, to muster up selections of the best reading that the Christian tradition has to offer—other than the Bible itself. This gathering effectively presents the central core of Christian writing on faith, spirit, and doctrine, including St. Augustine, St. Teresa of Avila, C.S. Lewis, Dante Alighieri, and Henri Nouwen, as well as writers perhaps less known to nonspecialists, such as Brother Lawrence, Thomas R. Kelly, Julian of Norwich, and St. Athanasius. The excerpted texts are introduced by the presenting editor and followed by study questions and that editor's personal top-five list of Christian texts. VERDICT A beautiful introduction for the new Christian, and a fine refresher on the excellence of the classics for the longtime Christian.

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