“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
Joseph Brodsky
Some food for thought and lectures can be found on my YouTube channel
I also post regularly on my Facebook page and Instagram.
Recommended YouTube Channels and Websites:
William Lane Craig – Reasonable Faith
IAP Liechtenstein – Analytic Philosophy
Ryan Reeves – Historical Theology
Library of the Church Fathers (in German)
Recommended Reading (for a general, non-specialist audience)
| Bibles * ESV Study Bible (Crossway) |
Does God exist? * William Lane Craig, On Guard * Richard Swinburne, Is There a God? * Richard Swinburne, The Existence of God: (Second Edition) |
| Do we have a soul? * J. P. Moreland, The Soul * Edward Feser, Philosophy of Mind: A Beginner’s Guide |
Do we have free will? * Robert Kane, A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will * William Lane Craig, The Only Wise God * Robert Kane (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (Second Edition) |
| What is God like? (Divine Attributes) * Thomas V. Morris, Our Idea of God * Richard Swinburne, The Coherence of Theism (Second Edition) |
The Trinity * Gilles Emery, The Trinity * Gilles Emery and Matthew Levering (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity |
| Philosophical Theology * J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview * Thomas P. Flint and Michael Rea (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology |
History of Philosophy * C. Stephen Evans, A History of Western Philosophy * Frederick Copleston, A History of Philosophy |
| Miracles * C. S. Lewis, Miracles * Robert A. Larmer, The Legitimacy of Miracle * John Earman, Hume’s Abject Failure |
Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology General * Bruce K. Waltke, An Old Testament Theology * Merrill Tenney, New Testament Times * Alister E. McGrath, Christian Theology: An Introduction * Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity |
| Spiritual Formation/Character Development * Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart * Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ * J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler, The Lost Virtue of Happiness |
Ethics General * Craig A. Boyd and Don Thorsen, Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy |
| Modern Theology * Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson, 20th-Century Theology * Heinz Zahrnt, The Question of God * Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison |
Christianity and Culture * Rod Dreher, The Benedict Option * Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity * Rodney Stark, The Victory of Reason * Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, Robert P. George, What is Marriage? * Ryan T. Anderson, When Harry Became Sally |
| Church History General * David Bentley Hart, The Story of Christianity * Roger E. Olson, God in Dispute |
Development of Doctrine * J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrine (Revised Edition) |
| C. S. Lewis * Alan Jacobs, The Narnian * Any book by C. S. Lewis |
Christian Doctrine (Miscellaneous) |
| Hebrew Roots of Christianity * Marvin R. Wilson, Our Father Abraham * Thomas Cahill, The Gifts of the Jews |
Holocaust/Shoa * Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning * Alex Kershaw, The Envoy * Laurence Rees, Auschwitz |
| Apologetics (Miscellaneous) * C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity * Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ * William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith * Douglas Groothuis, Christian Apologetics * Paul Copan, Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God * Gregory Koukl, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions * Avery Dulles, History of Apologetics * F. F. Bruce, Hard Sayings of Jesus |
Kids’ Ministry (3 to 13 years) Bibles * The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones * The Picture Bible (David Cook Publishing) What is God like? * William Lane Craig, What is God Like? The Attributes of God for Children Church History * Catherine Mackenzie, Little Lights Series Films * Superbook (CBN) * The Miracle Maker (Directors: Derek Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov) |