2005 Reading List

Fiction

  • “Hannah Coulter,” by Wendell Berry
  • “The Valley of Light,” by Terry Kay
  • “No Great Mischief,” by Alistair MacLeod
  • “Gilead,” by Marilynne Robinson
  • “Angle of Repose” by Wallace Stegner
  • “The Big Rock Candy Mountain,” by Wallace Stegner
  • “Morgan’s Passing,” by Anne Tyler
  • “Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant,” by Anne Tyler

Non-fiction

“The Life You Save May be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage,” by Paul Elie”His Excellency: George Washington,” Joseph J. Ellis”Father Joe” by Tony Hendra”The Undertaking,” by Thomas Lynch”Stiff,” by Mary Roach

Poetry

“Given,” by Wendell Berry”Selected Poems,” by James Wright

Apologetics

“The Problem of Pain,” by C. S. Lewis

Theology

“In the End … The Beginning: The Life of Hope,” by Jurgen Moltmann

Spirituality

“Incandescence: 365 Readings With Women Mystics,” edited by Carmen A. Butcher”The Great Divorce,” by C. S. Lewis”The Contemplative Pastor,” by Eugene Peterson

Church Leadership

“The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church,” by Reggie McNeal”A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders,” by Reggie McNeal”The Unnecessary Pastor,” by Eugene Peterson and Marva Dawn”A Long Obedience,” by Eugene Peterson”Five Smooth Stones,” by Eugene Peterson”The Unnecessary Pastor,” by Eugene Peterson”Missional Church”, edited by Darrell L. Guder

Sermons

“Beyond the Broken Lights: Simple Words at Sacred Edges,” by Charles Poole

Leadership

“Lincoln on Leadership,” by Donald T. Phillips”Running on Empty,” by Fil Anderson