TOP 6: GOOD THEOLOGY

by Steve

These are the books that have most influenced my thinking and my behavior, and helped me most in my attempt to follow the way of Jesus: 
1.  Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism,  John Shelby Spong
2.  The Christian Agnostic, Leslie Weatherhead
3.  Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg
4.  If Grace Is True,   Philip Gulley [...]

TOP 5: FICTION

by Steve

 These novels have deeply spiritual themes, and in reading them, I often heard the Holy Spirit speaking to me.
1.  East of Eden, John Steinbeck
2.  The Vicar of Christ, Walter Murphy
3.  Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
4.  Beach Music, Pat Conroy
5.  Glittering Images, Susan Howatch