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Kingdom Living and Spiritual Formation
- Thomas
a Kempis, The
Imitation of Christ. Apart
from the Bible itself, this is undoubtedly the more republished
work in Christian history. Absolutely indispensable.
- William Law,
A Serious Call to a Devout and
Holy Life. Try to get a complete edition
of it.
- The
Autobiography of Charles Finney and his
Systematic
Theology.
- J. Gilchrist Lauson,
Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians.
Anderson, IN: Warner, 1970. "This book opened the reality
of Christians through the ages to me, and caused me to see
that a life of holiness and power in the kingdom of Christ
was possible." - DW
- Frank C. Laubach, Man of Prayer,
from "The Heritage Collection" (Within that especially
Letters by a "Modern Mystic" and "Game With Minutes") ISBN
0-88336-580
- William Wilberforce, A Practical
View of Christianity
- Andrew Murray, Humility
and Absolute Surrender
- Baxter, Richard. The Practical
Works of Richard Baxter. Grand Rapids: Baker
Book House, 1981. Practical advice on applying Scripture
to all areas of life.
- Finney, Charles, Revival Lectures.
Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Company, n.d.
Spiritual Disciplines/Discipleship
- Bonar, Horatius. God's Way of
Holiness. Chicago: Moody, n.d.
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.
Letters and Papers from Prison. London: Fontana,
1953.
- Bouyer, Louis. A History of Christian
Spirituality. 3 vols. New York: Seabury, 1982.
Brightman,
Edgar S. The Spiritual Life.
New York: Abingdon Cokesbury, 1942.
- Bruce, Alexander Balmain. The
Training of the Twelve. Garden City, NY:
Doubleday, Doran, 1928.
- Chambers, Oswald. The Psychology
of Redemption. London: Simpkin Marshall, 1947.
- Christenson, Evelyn. Lord, Change
Me! Wheaton, IL: Victor, 1979.
- Foster, Richard. Celebration
of Discipline. New York: Harper & Row, 1978.
- Lewis, C. S. The Screwtape Letters
and Screwtape Proposes a Toast. New York: Macmillan,
1962.
- Lives of the Saints.
Translated with an Introduction by J. F. Webb. Baltimore,
MD: Penguin, 1973.
- Lowen, Alexander. The Betrayal
of the Body. New York: Collier, 1971.
- Magnus, Albertus. Of Cleaving
Unto God. Translated by Elizabeth Stopp. London:
Mowbray, 1954
- Marshall, Walter. The Gospel
Mystery of Sanctification. 1692. Reprint. Grand
Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1954.
- Ortberg, John. The
Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary
People. Zondervan, 2002.
- Robinson, John A. T. The Body:
A Study in Pauline Theology. London: SCM, 1952.
- Schaeffer, Francis A. True
Spirituality. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1971.
- Suso, Henry. The Life of the
Servant. Translated by James M. Clarke. Cambridge:
Clarke, 1982. Taylor, Jeremy. Holy
Living and Dying. London: Bohn, 1858.
- Taylor, J. (1992). Holy Living
and Holy Dying, "Classics of Western Spirituality"
series. New York: Paulist. Many other editions. Practical
directions on the use of the body for spiritual growth by
a great Christian of the sixteenth century.
- Trueblood, Elton. Alternative
to Futility. Waco, TX: Word, 1972.
- Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism.
New York: New American Library, 1974.
Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophical
Foundations for a Christian Worldview, J.P.
Moreland & William Lane Craig
Intervarsity Press, 2003.
This is an excellent discussion by the finest of scholars
and philosophers, who are also Christians. Good as an introduction
to Philosophy and Theology for those with limited background
and a desire to dig deeper. (Winner of a 2004 Gold Medallion
award in the Reference category from the Evangelical Christian
Publishers Association.)
"Simple" Logic
We have frequent requests for a logic book "for dummies".
Dr. Willard recommends getting an older edition of Irving
M. Copi's Introduction to Logic.
For
more recommended reading, see
Indelible Ink.
Dr. Willard joins 21 other Christian authors in writing about
books that have deeply influenced their lives. A chapter from
each of these authors is followed by an Appendix with other
resources recommended by over 100 additional Christian leaders.
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Letters
by a Modern Mystic
with Foreword by Dallas
Willard
including The Game with Minutes
The writings of Frank Laubach have meant a great deal
to Dr. Willard, so he was thankful for the opportunity
to write a foreword for this edition of Laubach's Letters
by a Modern Mystic that has just been published
by The Association of Christian Schools International.
This lovely little hardback volume contains excerpts
from a series of letters Frank Laubach wrote to his
father during his missionary work in the Philippines
from January 3, 1930 through January 2, 1932. The letters
were published in his hometown newspaper, and excerpts
were then circulated among other missionaries until
they were first published in America in 1937. The letters
serve as a narrative of Laubach's efforts to maintain
a constant conscious hold on God, and describe his efforts
with various practical aspects of living life in active
union with God. Following the letters is The Game
with Minutes, which was written to guide others
in practical ways of bringing ourselves into a continuous
connection with our Master.
As Dr. Willard asked in the book's Foreword: "What
might you experience in the practice of such a spiritual
discipline?"
Please see Dr. Willard's 1988 Review
of the book for more information.
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Devotional Classics
- Francis de Sales.
Introduction to the Devout Life. Translated
by John K. Ryan. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Image Books,
1957.
- Brother Lawrence. The
Practice of the Presence of God, many editions.
- Meisel, Anthony C. The
Rule of St. Benedict. and M. L. del Mastro,
eds. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975.
- Penn, William. No Cross, No Crown.
London: Philips and Fardon, 1806.
- Thomas a Kempis. The
Imitation of Christ. Many editions.
The Four Gospels
Edersheim's Life
and Times of Jesus the Messiah
is an excellent help in understanding the four Gospels.
Contemplative Prayer
- Foster, Richard. Prayer:
Finding the Heart's True Home.
New York, NY: HarperCollins,1992.
- Nouwen, Henri. The Way of the
Heart. New York: Ballantine Books, 1981.
- Johnson,
Jan. When
The Soul Listens. Colorado
Springs, CO: NavPress, 1999.

- Ignatius.
The
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Garden
City, NY: Doubleday, Image Books, 1964.
Sanctification
Dr. Willard has called John Wesley's book,
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection,
the best explanation of sanctification he has ever read.
Spiritual Healing
E. Stanley Jones' Is The Kingdom
of God Realism. Then Agnes Sanford's The
Healing Light. The former you will have to get
from a library or order over the web, it's long out of print.
The latter is an inexpensive paperback, still printing.
Biographies/Autobiographies - Examples to Follow
- Athanasius. The Life of St. Antony.
New York: Newman, 1978.
- The Confessions of St. Augustine.
Many editions.
- Fox, George. Journal of George
Fox. Edited by Norman Penney. London: Dent, 1948.
Also in various other editions.
- Madame Guyon, by Jan
Johnson. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1999.
- Laubach, Frank C. Letters by
a Modern Mystic. Foreword by Alden H. Clark.
Edited and compiled by Constance E. Padwick. Syracuse, N.Y.:
New Readers Press, 1955. First published in 1937. See Dr.
Willard's review from Christian Spirituality.
- Teresa of Avila. Interior Castle.
Translated and edited by E. Allison Peers. Garden City,
NY: Doubleday, 1961
Moral Development
John C. Gibbs, Moral Development
and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman,
and C.S. Lewis,
The Abolition of Man.
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