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Christianity Books You've Read

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Based on tag: Christianity

Members: 16 participating members (show all)

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1
The Screwtape Letters (with Screwtape Proposes a Toast)
by C. S. Lewis
13,781 members, 140 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), cpg (1), merrystar (2), hipdeep (3), bethanyseeley (4), cej1027 (26), aulsmith (34), Moomin_Mama

Score: 24.02

Explanations:

aulsmith (34): Yuck.

2
The Four Loves
by C. S. Lewis
6,000 members, 34 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: eschator83 (1), aulsmith (1), kevinschlimgen (2), Karla_P (3), bethanyseeley (5), cpg (10), merrystar (21), cej1027 (79)

Score: 22.54

Explanations:

aulsmith (1): My favorite Lewis book.

3
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
by C. S. Lewis
5,287 members, 42 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: bethanyseeley (1), Karla_P (1), kevinschlimgen (1), ahef1963 (5), merrystar (5), cpg (7), cej1027 (73)

Score: 21.18

4
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
34,230 members, 621 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: bethanyseeley (3), ahef1963 (3), cpg (4), merrystar (9), hipdeep (14), Moomin_Mama, cej1027

Score: 18.17

5
The Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom
6,908 members, 112 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), aulsmith (2), Karla_P (4), bethanyseeley (6), ahef1963 (17), cej1027 (30)

Score: 16.43

6
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
21,900 members, 280 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), cpg (3), bethanyseeley (7), merrystar (7), Moomin_Mama, cej1027

Score: 16.2

7
Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis
20,330 members, 175 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), bethanyseeley (2), Karla_P (2), cpg (2), cej1027 (32)

Score: 15.77

8
That Hideous Strength
by C. S. Lewis
6,535 members, 74 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (5), ahef1963 (7), bethanyseeley (8), aulsmith (8), cpg (9), merrystar (17), cej1027

Score: 15.69

Explanations:

aulsmith (8): Read and liked

9
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
14,407 members, 138 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: kevinschlimgen (3), eschator83 (4), bethanyseeley (15), aulsmith (16), ahef1963 (21), merrystar (24), cej1027

Score: 15.1

Explanations:

aulsmith (16): Got about half-way through. Boooring!

10
Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
8,636 members, 138 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (6), bethanyseeley (9), ahef1963 (9), cpg (12), merrystar (12), aulsmith (17), cej1027

Score: 14.96

Explanations:

aulsmith (17): Awful

11
The Holy Bible: King James Version
7,408 members, 116 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), eschator83 (3), ahef1963 (15), cpg (19), aulsmith (21), merrystar (22)

Score: 14.7

Explanations:

aulsmith (21): I read it, but I certainly didn't understand it.

12
Perelandra
by C. S. Lewis
7,137 members, 85 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (8), bethanyseeley (10), ahef1963 (11), cpg (13), merrystar (13), aulsmith (19), cej1027

Score: 14.47

Explanations:

aulsmith (19): Terrible.

13
The Inferno
by Dante Alighieri
18,824 members, 175 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), eschator83 (5), cpg (5), Karla_P (7), hipdeep (13), aulsmith (35)

Score: 14.39

Explanations:

aulsmith (35): Got to about the 5th circle before giving up.

14
The Last Battle
by C. S. Lewis
17,347 members, 149 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (8), Karla_P (9), merrystar (10), bethanyseeley (11), cpg (11), cej1027

Score: 12.85

15
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
28,211 members, 268 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), cpg (6), aulsmith (18), Moomin_Mama, cej1027

Score: 12.21

Explanations:

aulsmith (18): Read, but I hated the ending. Certainly drove me towards Universalism, which was not Lewis' intent.

16
The Horse and His Boy
by C. S. Lewis
18,930 members, 181 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (10), bethanyseeley (12), ahef1963 (12), cpg (15), merrystar (29), cej1027

Score: 11.82

17
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
19,149 members, 196 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), merrystar (6), cpg (8), bethanyseeley (14), cej1027

Score: 11.08

18
The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas à Kempis
7,649 members, 53 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: eschator83 (2), Karla_P (21), bethanyseeley (24), aulsmith (29), cej1027

Score: 10.28

19
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
by C. S. Lewis
6,882 members, 132 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5), bethanyseeley (16), Karla_P (17), cpg (23), merrystar (25)

Score: 10.26

20
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
30,441 members, 793 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: merrystar (11), hipdeep (12), bethanyseeley (17), ahef1963 (19), cej1027 (19)

Score: 10.15

21
Prince Caspian
by C. S. Lewis
19,742 members, 173 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), cpg (17), cej1027 (17), bethanyseeley (19), merrystar (28)

Score: 9.84

22
The Great Divorce
by C. S. Lewis
9,016 members, 94 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (11), bethanyseeley (13), merrystar (16), cpg (18), cej1027 (48)

Score: 9.77

23
The Silver Chair
by C. S. Lewis
17,762 members, 142 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13), cpg (16), bethanyseeley (20), merrystar (30), cej1027

Score: 9.23

24
The Abolition of Man
by C. S. Lewis
4,791 members, 45 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kevinschlimgen (4), Karla_P (13), bethanyseeley (18), cpg (24)

Score: 8.68

25
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
17,590 members, 141 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), merrystar (14), hipdeep (15), aulsmith (26)

Score: 7.94

26
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
by Michael Baigent
3,922 members, 73 reviews
3.23 stars (3.23 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (20), bethanyseeley (23), ahef1963 (29), aulsmith (38)

Score: 7.05

Explanations:

aulsmith (38): Dumb.

27
Confessions of St. Augustine
by Saint Augustine
16,984 members, 117 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (19), bethanyseeley (22), merrystar (26), cej1027 (72)

Score: 6.91

28
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
16,446 members, 259 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: merrystar (19), bethanyseeley (25), ahef1963 (32), aulsmith (56)

Score: 6.85

29
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
by Roland H. Bainton
2,882 members, 17 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (5), ahef1963 (23), bethanyseeley (26)

Score: 6.27

30
The Interior Castle
by St. Teresa of Avila
2,067 members, 18 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1), Karla_P (14)

Score: 6.07

31
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
7,405 members, 185 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (10), ahef1963 (24), bethanyseeley (27)

Score: 5.81

32
Paradise Lost
by John Milton
10,431 members, 85 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (12), ahef1963 (18), aulsmith (36)

Score: 5.72

Explanations:

aulsmith (36): Too boring to finish

33
Miracles
by C. S. Lewis
4,629 members, 24 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (16), bethanyseeley (21), cpg (22)

Score: 5.72

34
Murder in the Cathedral
by T. S. Eliot
2,452 members, 25 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (10), ahef1963 (20), aulsmith (48)

Score: 5.66

Explanations:

aulsmith (48): My least favorite of the Becket plays. Smug and hard to read.

35
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
28,754 members, 309 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (20), cej1027 (21), ahef1963 (22)

Score: 5.61

Explanations:

aulsmith (20): I found the minister's swarminess too off-putting to say I enjoyed this.

36
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
27,539 members, 663 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (9), ahef1963 (30), aulsmith (47)

Score: 5.55

Explanations:

aulsmith (47): Boring

37
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
23,585 members, 259 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: cpg (14), merrystar (27), aulsmith (43)

Score: 5.39

38
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson
9,290 members, 339 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), ahef1963 (16)

Score: 5.36

Explanations:

Dilara86 (2): A congregationalist minister reflects on his life, his family and theology.

39
Phantastes
by George MacDonald
1,770 members, 19 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), cpg (20)

Score: 4.93

40
The Practice of the Presence of God
by Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
4,520 members, 41 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: kevinschlimgen (5), aulsmith (13)

Score: 4.78

41
Lilith
by George MacDonald
1,482 members, 12 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: merrystar (8), cpg (21)

Score: 4.25

42
This Present Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
3,576 members, 51 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: kevinschlimgen (7), cej1027 (28)

Score: 4.2

43
He Still Moves Stones
by Max Lucado
1,361 members, 6 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: lisacmiller (1)

Score: 4

45
A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers
by Joseph A. Fitzmyer
152 members, 2 reviews
2 stars (2 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1)

Score: 4

46
The Little Flowers of St. Francis
by Ugolino Brunforte
1,319 members, 11 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (12), Karla_P (22)

Score: 4

Explanations:

aulsmith (12): Fun

47
Selected Writings
by Thomas Aquinas
764 members, 1 review
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (15), Karla_P (23)

Score: 3.86

Explanations:

aulsmith (15): I thought some of Aquinas was so nit-picky as to be hilarious.

48
The New Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha
by Michael D. Coogan
3,167 members, 8 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (9), cej1027

Score: 3.83

Explanations:

aulsmith (9): Best study Bible I ever had.

49
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
16,078 members, 352 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (18), ahef1963 (25)

Score: 3.73

50
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
by John Paul II
2,180 members, 16 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (18), ahef1963 (26)

Score: 3.71

51
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
14,982 members, 362 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (20), ahef1963 (27)

Score: 3.65

52
Seeds of Contemplation
by Thomas Merton
378 members, 2 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (15), aulsmith (39)

Score: 3.63

53
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
4,032 members, 29 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (24), bethanyseeley (28)

Score: 3.55

54
Good News for Modern Man: The New Testament in Today's English Version
by American Bible Society
1,740 members, 8 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (28), aulsmith (31)

Score: 3.43

Explanations:

aulsmith (31): The first Bible I understood.

55
The Methodist Hymnal
by The Methodist Church
694 members, 1 review
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: merrystar (20), aulsmith (52)

Score: 3.38

56
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
by Thomas Merton
544 members, 6 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2)

Score: 3.36

57
St. Francis of Assisi
by G. K. Chesterton
1,230 members, 14 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (26), aulsmith (55)

Score: 3.24

58
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G. K. Chesterton
5,673 members, 139 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (33), cej1027 (60)

Score: 3.11

59
Pensées
by Blaise Pascal
3,837 members, 27 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (3)

Score: 3.04

60
The Seven Storey Mountain
by Thomas Merton
3,677 members, 44 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3)

Score: 3.04

61
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
by Jonathan Edwards
1,132 members, 12 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (54), cej1027 (76)

Score: 2.83

Explanations:

aulsmith (54): Triple yuck.

62
Through the Narrow Gate
by Karen Armstrong
665 members, 10 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4)

Score: 2.83

Explanations:

aulsmith (4): Definitely contributed to my leaving the fold.

63
Introducing Liberation Theology
by Leonardo Boff
308 members, 3 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4)

Score: 2.83

64
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
by Kevin Roose
1,013 members, 74 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (6)

Score: 2.56

66
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Christmas Sermons
by Edwin H. Robertson
74 members, 1 review
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6)

Score: 2.56

67
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin
4,291 members, 83 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7)

Score: 2.46

Explanations:

aulsmith (7): I think this is Baldwin's plea to be accepted by the church he grew up in.

69
Why I Am a Catholic
by Garry Wills
359 members, 5 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8)

Score: 2.38

70
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
by Jon Meacham
950 members, 14 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (11)

Score: 2.2

71
The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way
by Anonymous
1,564 members, 21 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (14)

Score: 2.07

72
The Essential Erasmus (Essentials)
by Desiderius Erasmus
479 members, 0 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: merrystar (15)

Score: 2.03

73
The Gospel According to Peanuts
by Robert L. Short
944 members, 4 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (16)

Score: 2

74
The Parables of Peanuts
by Robert L. Short
491 members, 3 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (17)

Score: 1.97

75
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
4,900 members, 87 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (18)

Score: 1.94

77
Life Application Study Bible, New Living Translation
by Tyndale
554 members, 3 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (22)

Score: 1.85

78
The new Oxford annotated Bible with the Apocrypha
by Herbert G. May
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: aulsmith (22)

Score: 1.85

Explanations:

aulsmith (22): Worked well until the NRSV came out.

79
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3,955 members, 29 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (23)

Score: 1.83

Explanations:

aulsmith (23): Loved this book when I was in college.

80
George Macdonald: An Anthology
by George MacDonald
631 members, 5 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: merrystar (23)

Score: 1.83

82
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration
by Pope Benedict XVI
1,981 members, 25 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (24)

Score: 1.81

84
Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius
by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
1,956 members, 9 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (25)

Score: 1.79

85
Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
by G. K. Chesterton
1,354 members, 9 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (25)

Score: 1.79

86
The Awesome Book of Bible Facts
by Sandy Silverthorne
284 members, 0 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (25)

Score: 1.79

87
Making Sense of It All Pascal and the Meaning of Life
by Thomas V. Morris
169 members, 1 review
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: cpg (25)

Score: 1.79

88
Jesus Freaks: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus
by DC Talk
1,976 members, 11 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (27)

Score: 1.76

89
The Jerusalem Bible
by Alexander Jones
808 members, 1 review
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (27)

Score: 1.76

Explanations:

aulsmith (27): The most lyrical of the English translations.

90
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
by Cornelius Plantinga
802 members, 3 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: cpg (27)

Score: 1.76

92
Mysticism
by Evelyn Underhill
823 members, 7 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (28)

Score: 1.74

94
The Easter Story
by Brian Wildsmith
243 members, 5 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (29)

Score: 1.72

95
The Place Within: The Poetry of Pope John Paul II
by Pope John Paul II
131 members, 1 review
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (29)

Score: 1.72

96
The Lord
by Romano Guardini
451 members, 3 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (30)

Score: 1.71

97
The Church and the Homosexual
by John J. McNeill
342 members, 3 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (30)

Score: 1.71

98
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
3,159 members, 43 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (31)

Score: 1.7

99
The End of the Modern World: A Search for Orientation
by Romano Guardini
193 members, 0 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Karla_P (31)

Score: 1.7

100
The Epistle to the Romans
by Karl Barth
979 members, 8 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (32)

Score: 1.68

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