Recommended Reading

These are some of the most influential books I have read. I recommend them.

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  • Darrin Belousek, Atonement, Justice and Peace: The Message of the Cross and the Mission of the Church
  • Christopher D. Marshall, Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime, and Punishment
  • Perry Yoder, Shalom: The Bible’s Word for Salvation, Justice, and Peace
  • Peter J. Leithart, The Priesthood of the Plebs: A Theology of Baptism
  • Brian Zahnd, Unconditional?: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness
  • Preston Sprinkle, Fight: A Biblical Case for Nonviolence
  • Peter J. Leithart, Against Christianity
  • Douglas M. Jones, Dismissing Jesus: How We Evade the Way of the Cross
  • Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo, Red Letter Revolution
  • Geoffrey Wainwright, Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine and Life
  • Michael Ramsey, The Gospel and the Catholic Church
  • John H. Armstrong, Your Church is Too Small
  • Andrew Byers, Faith Without Illusions: Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint
  • Jenell Williams Paris, The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex is Too Important to Define Who We Are
  • Donald Fairbairn, Life in the Trinity: An Introduction to Theology with the Help of the Church Fathers
  • Scott Waalkes, The Fullness of Time in a Flat World: Globalization and the Liturgical Year
  • J. B. Lightfoot, ed., The Apostolic Fathers
  • N. T. Wright, Simply Christianity: Why the Christian Faith Makes Sense
  • N. T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God
  • N. T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God
  • N. T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision

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