Books outside of the bible that impacted your life

The letters of St. Clement of Rome, St. Ingatius of Antioch, St. Polycarp of Smyrna, St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

Story of a Soul, by St. Therese of Lisieux

Divine Mercy in My Soul, by St. Maria Faustina Kowalska

Catholicism and Fundamentalism, by Karl Keating

Frequent Confession: Its Place in the Spiritual Life: Instructions and Considerations for the Frequent Reception of the Sacrament of Penance, by Benedict Baur.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

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I don't have many I really like but will mention some I had good use of.

A dictionary of Early Christian believes - David Bercot

The professor in Greek, Chrys Caragounis' books. chrys-caragounis.com

The writings of the Apostolic Fathers.

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Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
He Is There And He Is Not Silent - Francis Schaeffer
Institutes of The Christian Religion - John Calvin
Surprised By Joy - C.S. Lewis
Collected Works of Martin Luther
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton
The Everlasting Man - G.K. Chesterton
Collected Works of Søren Kierkegaard

Note: Ayn Rand persuaded me once and for all of the utter futility of any and all utopian "solutions" to evade the effects of corrupted human nature. The fallen human will take more than they need, and will give less than they are able. The fallen human will initiate force. The fallen human will look to his/her self and their family/friends/race/tribe/nation/club/whatever first even if it means depriving or abusing others. No human system will alter that reality. So while Rand is as far from Christian as one can get, and her odious and misnamed philosophy of "Objectivism" (aka Objectionableism) a pompous and vain attempt to escape the ultimate idiocy of atheistic materialism, her writing did in fact lead me to an understanding of Christian verities that might have otherwise escaped me.

G.K. Chesterton... what can I say? When I get to Heaven, meeting him and throwing a bear hug on him will be one of my priorities. I no of no other writer who has a better gift for rendering difficult concepts into plain language. For example:
It is a good exercise to try for once in a way to express any opinion one holds in words of one syllable. If you say "The social utility of the indeterminate sentence is recognised by all criminologists as a part of our sociological evolution towards a more humane and scientific view of punishment," you can go on talking like that for hours with hardly a movement of the grey matter inside your skull. But if you begin "I wish Jones to go to gaol and Brown to say when Jones shall come out," you will discover, with a thrill of horror, that you are obliged to think. The long words are not the hard words, it is the short words that are hard.

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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Classic Christianity: Life is Too Short to Miss the Real Thing by Bob George
Unfounded Loyalty: An in-Depth Look into the Love Affair Between Blacks and Democrats by Wayne Perryman
Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White by David Barton
The Lie: Evolution by Ken Ham

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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That's a good list. I have read most of them. Here's a book that was a real surprise. My wife had recommended it, and I was skeptical at first. But now am a huge fan. The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning (the book has not been well-received by mainstream Christianity)

I would also add The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis (fiction, but has a spiritual application about the afterlife)

1. Jacob's Pillar: A Biblical Historical Study by E. Raymond Capt
2. Green Sustainable Economics: A Phase of divine Law, first published in 1947 by Dr. D. S. Milne.
3. The Fight for The Kingdom and Justice for ALL by R. Llewelyn Williams
4. This is a Great Mystery: Marriage Guidance, by D. P. Grafton
5. The Master's Plan by Albion S. Gaunt
6. God Calling and God at Eventide by Two Listeners (daily devotionals)
7. The Way home or face The Fire by JAH

Of course the Bible should be the sole criterion for determining what is good (from God) and what is evil (from the devil/Satan) in every other text on Earth.

Someone mentioned the out of print
The Gospel Millennium by Robert Whitelaw, I found a website that contains a free audio version:

Gospel Millennium

Haven't read/listened to it yet but just wanted to provide a link I found.

Jesus is YHWH said:

I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

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I'd have to agree.
But if you're referring to books I've read about Christians and their experiences, then there are a few I like or that I have found value in.

Jesus is YHWH said:

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Duncan Dunbar, the record of an earnest ministry : a sketch of the life of the late pastor of the McDougal St. Baptist Church, New York

The George Muller Web Site

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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All life is good yes. All must agree with the holy scriptures or fail.

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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My absolute favorite is......

The Holy Bible!

yellowMan said:

Someone mentioned the out of print
The Gospel Millennium by Robert Whitelaw, I found a website that contains a free audio version:

Gospel Millennium

Haven't read/listened to it yet but just wanted to provide a link I found.

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Prothumian Books Has a new copy for sale.

Victor T Houteff"s:
Shepherd's rod Volumes 1 and 2
His tract series 1-15
Timely greeting Volumes 1 and 2
Symbolic Code series

Ellen G. White's:
The great controversy
Patriarchs and prophets
Prophets and Kings

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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"Whoever Fights Monsters" by Robert Ressler

"And when you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you"

Jesus is YHWH said:

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you.

Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly impacted my life

1) The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
2) The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
3) Knowing God by Packer
4) The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer
5) How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart
6) The Gospel according to Jesus by MacArthur
7) Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan
8) Fox's Book of Martyrs by Fox
9) Kingdom of the Cults by Martin
10) Evidence that demands a verdict by McDowell

What are your favorites ?

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How is this "Controversial Christian Philosophy"?

This isn't going to be anything like an exhaustive list, but some of the books that have been important to me are:

The Narnia Chronicles, by CS Lewis. I realized in adulthood, looking back, how much these books shaped my faith. I first read them as a child, and I reread them every 10 years or so.

Showings, by Julian of Norwich.

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, by David Hume. It was a painful but important book to encounter.

Sadhana: A Way to God, by Anthony de Mello.

A Theology for the Social Gospel, by Walter Rauschenbusch

The Idea of the Holy, by Rudolf Otto

A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by Madeleine L'Engle

A House Like a Lotus and Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage, also by Madeleine L'Engle. I read these and some of L'Engle's other books for adults when I was newly married and wanted advice from an older Christian woman on navigating the complexities of relationships and marriage.

All of the novels by Lois McMaster Bujold. Most of them aren't directly about religious topics, but they have a lot of wisdom about life. Also, they're great fun stories.

In no particular order, the books that impacted me the most in my spiritual development are:
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Leviticus by Gregory Wenham
The Bible, Natural Theology, and Natural Law: Conflict or Compromise? by Robert Morey
Messiah in the Feasts by Sam Nadler
Desiring God by Piper
Be Free(a commentary on Galatians) by Warren Wiersbe
Christus Victor by Gustaf Aulen