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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert Irish (16 Lists)



The Writings of the New Testament by Luke Timothy JohnsonThe New Testament and the People of God by N.T. WrightDesiring the Kingdom by James K.A. SmithConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder
Top 50 Seminary Books
127 books — 53 voters
The Nix by Nathan HillThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellThree Day Road by Joseph BoydenAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 22,370 voters

Colossians Remixed by Brian J. WalshInsurrection by Peter RollinsLove Wins by Rob BellEverything Must Change by Brian D. McLarenHow (Not) to Speak of God by Peter Rollins
The Christian Intellect
1,302 books — 904 voters
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters

The Blackwater Lightship by Colm TóibínA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceGrace Notes by Bernard MacLavertyUlysses by James JoycePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
Best Irish Literature
633 books — 722 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books That Had You Sobbing
888 books — 1,466 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeLast Orders by Graham SwiftHow Late It Was, How Late by James KelmanMoon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Booker Prize Winners
73 books — 2,016 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieUlysses by James JoyceA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterPossession by A.S. Byatt
Around the World in 100 Books
1,327 books — 713 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
814 books — 1,734 voters
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferColossians Remixed by Brian J. WalshThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisSurprised by Hope by N.T. WrightThe Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann
Essential Theology Books for a Seminary Education
665 books — 255 voters

The Orenda by Joseph BoydenSolomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai RichlerA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeFamous Last Words by Timothy Findley
Best Canadian Literature
2,340 books — 1,150 voters
Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. FosterThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisInner Compass by Margaret SilfThe Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. WrightThe Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
Thought Provoking Books Every Christian Should Read
476 books — 302 voters

Love Wins by Rob BellThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster
Must Read Books for the Thinking Christian
1,253 books — 820 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Moor's Last Sigh by Salman RushdieA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
977 books — 614 voters