Religious Reading List

Since I posted my Religious Choice post last month, I've had multiple conversations with friends and family about religion and spirituality.  The greatest thing to come out of these posts has been the open dialogue that I've started with some of  you, which we may never otherwise have begun.  Aside from these conversations, I've also loved hearing that my posts and the comments following those posts have planted a seed in others to evaluate what you believe and why you believe it.  Or made you realize that you were being a bit complacent in your beliefs without having explored them in some time, if ever.  And it seems a few people have decided to go on their own religious exploration, which I think is fabulous!

I had asked various people for reading recommendations and thought I would share the response.  Admittedly, I've been a bit preoccupied with family and friend visits and preparing for baby that I haven't actually started reading any of these books myself, but I plan to.

Feel free to add any other books you think would be thought-provoking and on point.

• "Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God" by Francis Chan
• "A Generous Orthodoxy" by Brian McLaren.  He talks about alot of different aspects of Christianity and is honest about the weaknesses. 
• "A Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel, which is really good and reads kinda like a court case ;). 
• Of course one of the classics is "Mere Christianity" by CS Lewis, it is more academic than the other two. 
• One more that is really good and an excellent read is "Blue Like Jazz".  by Donald Miller
• "The Great Divorce," by C.S. Lewis