Christian books that changed your life

[peaceful-forest]

What Christian books have you read that changed your life for the better? Let's list them!


For Me:

• "Christian Cosmo" by Phylicia Masonheimer
• "The Making of Biblical Womanhood" by Beth Allison Barr
• "The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood" by Philip B. Payne
• "God's Word to Women" by Katharine C. Bushnell

 

[public hermit]

What Christian books have you read that changed your life for the better? Let's list them!


For Me:

• "Christian Cosmo" by Phylicia Masonheimer
• "The Making of Biblical Womanhood" by Beth Allison Barr
• "The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood" by Philip B. Payne
• "God's Word to Women" by Katharine C. Bushnell

- Meister Eckhart- general collection of sermons (I have three collections with some overlap. They're all good)
- The Philokalia (I keep re-reading the first three volumes)
- Jaroslav Pelikan Christianity and Classical Culture
- Hans Boersma The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition
- Ilaria Ramelli A Larger Hope? Volume I

 

[d taylor]

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Book by Zane Hodges, Bob Wilkin and few other free grace writers have helped greatly. One, The Reign of The Servant Kings is a great book.

 

[JosephZ]

"The Saving Life of Christ" by Major Ian Thomas

 

[PloverWing]

Many, but here are a few:

C. S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia
J. N. D. Kelly: Early Christian Doctrines
Rudolf Otto: The Idea of the Holy
Gustav Aulén: Christus Victor
Anthony de Mello: Sadhana - A Way to God
Esau McCaulley: Reading While Black

I note that the first is a collection of children's books, but they significantly shaped my faith. I continue to re-read the Narnia books every decade or so.

 

[public hermit]

Gustav Aulén: Christus Victor

That could definitely be on my list. Great book.

 

[Richard T]

Demons the Answer Book - Lester Sumrall - First book I read that explained the spiritual realm to me and really paved the way to Jesus.
How to know the Father's Voice - Bill Basansky
The Holy Spirit and His Gifts - Kenneth Hagin
Love is not a Special Way of Feeling - Charles Finney
Sit, Walk and Stand - Watchman Nee
Faith, Foolishness, or Presumption - Fred Price

 

[Sacred.Beautiful.]

A Quiet Mind to Suffer With is a book I've just started reading, but it's been profoundly impactful for me. Mere Christianity is also incredibly life-changing, I think.

 

[DragonFox91]

I do a lot of Christian reading online

A few pages I frequent or have frequented

Answers in Genesis
Tribalogue
Here on CF
GotQuestions
Wikipedia
people's own personal sites
Facebook

A lot of the reading I do is learning about the Bible & God.

Tho I have bought a few books on Christian living & devotionals

 

[jacks]

Good thread, I haven't read any of the books mentioned. (Except for Mere Christianity, which was wonderful.) Makes for a great reading list.

 

[Sif]

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The story got me to begin my research into the Norse and Finnish mythology that inspired them.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Sunzi). The 2,500-year-old treatise on conflict is more about peace and the mindset that facing conflicts requires. A close second is the Book of Five Rings by Myamoto Musashi written in the early to mid-17th century.

 

[Sif]

I do apologize for my previous post on this thread as the OP did specify Christian books.

As far as Christian books I would say Confessions by Saint Augustine and The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Those would be followed by The Great Divorce, Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy all by C. S. Lewis.