Top 5 books of 2006
Well I know this post is a bit late for year end listings but I don't really care. (Also these are not books that were released this year but my favorite books that i read this year.)
5. Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse by Jason Boyett
This book is for those of us who are interested in the end times but maybe get confused by all the charts and references and weirdos on the internet who claim that Mr. Rogers is the antichrist. This book gives us a good reference for end times buzz words in its "apocalyptionary" and has a handy listing of previous end of the world predictions that didn't come true. One group forecasted the end about 7 times in the last 100 years.
4. Out of the Silend Planet by C.S. Lewis
This is the first in Lewis' science fiction series. It chronicles (pun) the adventures of a Dr. Ransom as he travels to another planet. The book is interesting because it theorizes what would have happened if life on other planets existed and never experienced the fall. The nobility of the creatures on the foreign planet and the fear and emotion Ransom experiences makes this book incredibly cool and interesting to read.
3. Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll
Driscoll is one of the most outspoken leaders of the new emergent church. This book tells us about the issues and hardships Driscoll faced in growing his church in Seattle. Not exactly entertaining to those who are not in ministry, but very interesting to those who feel called to accomplish something for God. Driscoll is so real it hurts sometimes but your faith is refreshed by the end.
2. Tired of Do-List Christianity by Scott Morton
This book offers really short chapters on certain misconceptions about Christianity. Most of the time you will say, "duh, everyone knows that." While other times his perspective will completely change your idea of what Christianity can be. A short and easy read, but chock full of delicious Christian goodness.
1. A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren
If you have ever read anything by McLaren, you know that he can be strange and wise and weird and possibly sacriligeous and cool and old and young and everything in between. This book seems to capture McLaren's theology better than anything else. A leader in emergent and eccumenica circles, McLaren makes the case for reconnecting everything Christianity can ever be or has ever been. (Just look at the front cover) McLaren flips Christianty on its head and really tries to get to what Christianity is about, in spirit and in truth. While I may take some issue with the author, it is absolutely worth the read.
What was your favorite book this year? Post a comment!
5. Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse by Jason Boyett
This book is for those of us who are interested in the end times but maybe get confused by all the charts and references and weirdos on the internet who claim that Mr. Rogers is the antichrist. This book gives us a good reference for end times buzz words in its "apocalyptionary" and has a handy listing of previous end of the world predictions that didn't come true. One group forecasted the end about 7 times in the last 100 years.
4. Out of the Silend Planet by C.S. Lewis
This is the first in Lewis' science fiction series. It chronicles (pun) the adventures of a Dr. Ransom as he travels to another planet. The book is interesting because it theorizes what would have happened if life on other planets existed and never experienced the fall. The nobility of the creatures on the foreign planet and the fear and emotion Ransom experiences makes this book incredibly cool and interesting to read.
3. Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll
Driscoll is one of the most outspoken leaders of the new emergent church. This book tells us about the issues and hardships Driscoll faced in growing his church in Seattle. Not exactly entertaining to those who are not in ministry, but very interesting to those who feel called to accomplish something for God. Driscoll is so real it hurts sometimes but your faith is refreshed by the end.
2. Tired of Do-List Christianity by Scott Morton
This book offers really short chapters on certain misconceptions about Christianity. Most of the time you will say, "duh, everyone knows that." While other times his perspective will completely change your idea of what Christianity can be. A short and easy read, but chock full of delicious Christian goodness.
1. A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren
If you have ever read anything by McLaren, you know that he can be strange and wise and weird and possibly sacriligeous and cool and old and young and everything in between. This book seems to capture McLaren's theology better than anything else. A leader in emergent and eccumenica circles, McLaren makes the case for reconnecting everything Christianity can ever be or has ever been. (Just look at the front cover) McLaren flips Christianty on its head and really tries to get to what Christianity is about, in spirit and in truth. While I may take some issue with the author, it is absolutely worth the read.
What was your favorite book this year? Post a comment!
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