2026 Reading Challenge

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
121 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 — 21,956 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
1,272 books — 837 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
632 books — 719 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books That Had You Sobbing
878 books — 1,453 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
60 books — 1,986 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
1,316 books — 705 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
812 books — 1,732 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
634 books — 223 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
2,332 books — 1,147 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
467 books — 297 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
1,239 books — 807 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
961 books — 570 voters