This is from R.Kent Hughes book Disciplines of a Godly man. He took a survey of Christian leaders and their favorite books to read. I thought it was valuable. I only put some of the authors. Read Away!
1. What are the five books, secular or sacred which have influenced you most?
Bryan Chapell- C.S Lewis Mere Christianity, Calvin's Institutes, John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
Howard Hendricks- Mere Christianity, Adler Mortimer's How to read a book, Calvin's Institutes, A.W Tozer's Pursuit of God, Lewis Sperry Chafer's He that is Spiritual
J.I Packer- Calvin's Institutes, Paul Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, John Owen Works
Chuck Swindoll- Pilgrim's Progress, Tozer's The Pursuit of God, J.I Packer Knowing God, Elisabeth Elliot's Through the Gates of Splendor, J.Oswald Sanders Spiritual Leadership, Charles H Spurgeon Lectures to my Students
R.C Sproul- Jonathan Edwards Freedom of the Will, M.Luther's Bondage of the Will, Institutes
Elisabeth Elliot- Romano Guardini's The Lord, George Macdonald Salted with Fire, Amy Carmichael Toward Jerusalem, Janet Erskine Stuart Life and Letters
Top Books Mentioned- Mere Christianity, Calvin's Institutes, Tozer's Pursuit of God
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23 hours ago
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calvin's institutes is loooongggg. Or at least to me it is. But those three books are solid.
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