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Recomendations from Rev. Jon Jenkins
Updated: 12/216/07
For Basic Christianity
• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
• Christian Believing by Robert E. Terwilliger
• Foundations of the Faith by William Wantland
For Christians Seeking a Little More
• A Faith for Skeptics by John H. Heidt (Canon Theologian
of the Diocese of Fort Worth)
• In Time with Jesus by Donald J. Parsons
• The Romance of Orthodoxy by Homer Rogers
• Receiving the Word of God by Robert E. Terwilliger
For Those Interested in Church History
• The First Seven Ecumenical Councils by Leo Donald Davis
• Traditions of Men Versus the Word of God by Alvin Jennings
• The Creed by Luke Timothy Johnson
• Early Christian Doctrines by J.N.D. Kelley
• Mary Through the Centuries by Jaroslav Pelikan
• Ye Are the Body by Bonnell Spencer
For Those Wanting to Know More About the Liturgy and Church
Ornaments
• Worship Without Words by Patricia S. Klein
• The Shape of the Liturgy by Dom Gregory Dix
For Those Seeking to Grow in Virtue
• 77 Habits of the Highly Inneffective Christian by Chris Fabry
• Christian Behaviour by C.S. Lewis
• Imitation of Christ by Thomas A’Kempis
For Those Seeking Further Scholarship on the Scriptures
• Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today by Bernhard Anderson
• The New Jerome Bible Commentary by Raymond Brown ed.
• An Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond Brown
• The Hard Sayings of Jesus by F.F. Bruce
• An Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture by Brevard Childs
• Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation by Bruce
Metzger
Seasonal Reading
• A Coming Christ in Advent by Raymond Brown
• A Crucified Christ in Holy Week by Raymond Brown
• A Once and Coming Spirit at Pentecost by Raymond Brown
• An Adult Christ at Christmas by Raymond Brown
• A Risen Christ in Easter-time by Raymond Brown
• Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays by Raymond Brown
Best Books About the Virgin Mary
• Mary in the New Testament ed. by Raymond Brown, et. al.
• Mary and the Fathers of the Church by Luigi Gambero
• Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion by Hilda Graef
• Mary Through the Centuries by Jaroslav Pelikan
• St. Augustine's Prayer Book ed. by The Rev. Loren Gavittas
- a text to be used for personal prayer for things such as Daily
Prayer, Stations
of the Cross, Pre-Mass Prayers, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,
Preparation for Confession, as well as special Devotions, Novenas,
and Various Litanies
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