Favorite Book Game: Biography and Religion
August 25th, 2008Do you have a favorite non-fiction book? I suppose it depends on what category they are in. So let’s play a game. Let’s find out what everyone’s favorite biography and religion related books are. Let’s say that answering “The Bible” or “The Koran” is not a valid answer for this game. Deal?
Next time, the categories will be different. This will be fun. Ok, I’ll go first:
Biography
I’ve read a fair number of biographies so far. A lot of sports, a lot of music (most notably the Beatles), and historical characters. I think probably the best one I read was Edison: A Life of Invention by Paul Israel. It is, obviously, a biography of Thomas Edison and it is fantastically written. It is pretty long though.
Religion
I would probably have to say my favorite religious type book is The Outward-Focused Life: Becoming a Servant in a Serve-Me World by Dave Workman. Dave also happens to be the lead pastor at the church I attend. But this book, which just came out, is really good.
edit: I totally forgot about Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I was reminded of that this week. That’s my favorite.
What about you?
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August 25th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Favorite biography–read it a long time ago, but it was deeply inspiring: “A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael” by Elisabeth Elliott. Amy Carmichael was a missionary in India and her life defines servanthood and total dedication to God. My favorite religion book is harder to narrow down. Anything by John MacArthur, Kay Arthur (got the ‘arthur’ theme going there). The book I’ve recommended the most ever is Billy Graham’s “Peace with God”. Written a while back, but the message is still the same.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
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August 26th, 2008 at 12:42 am
fun game!
biography…well, at the moment the one that sticks out is actually Autobiography of a Geisha which was not nearly as glamorous as Memoirs of a Geisha but was actually, you know, true.
religion/faith…Cries of the Heart by Ravi Zacharias
August 26th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Biography: Oh, so many to chose from…but I’m thinking “Lost Boy” by Greg Laurie. Such a testimony to God’s redemptive love and power in a life surrendered to Him.
Religion: Oh, again, so many to choose from…The Beautiful Fight by Gary Thomas (closely tied with Crazy Love by Francis Chan)
August 28th, 2008 at 2:37 am
Biography: I’ll cheat slightly on this, and say “The Puppet Masters,” by John Hughes-Wilson. It’s not a book about one person, but about many people: spies who have influenced the world. It is filled with many biographies of those throughout history who have contributed by way of intelligence, from the Bible to the current globalization of terrorism.
Religion: Any book or collection of sermons from Charles Spurgeon.
August 28th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I saw this mentioned at Deena’s. I love book games and memes!! I answered on my blog, but my favorites in each category would be Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur by Frank Houghton and Changed Into His Image by Jim Berg. It’s hard to narrow either category down to just one favorite book!
August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Adam: Great blog! I’ve added it to my reader.
Favorite Biography: Luther the Reformer by James Kittelson. I don’t read many biographies, but this one was both engaging and informative.
Favorite Religion: God, Language, and Scripture by Moises Silva. Changed the way I read the Bible and how I approached learning Greek and Hebrew.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Favorite Biography: Winston Churchill’s Biography by Roy Jenkins. But you’d better have a dictionary sitting next to you as you read it.
Favorite Religious book: My Heart, Christ’s Home. Well, it’s more of a pamphlet, actually, but packed with meaning: