Professor’s Book Corner
Dr. Kent Anderson is Professor of Homiletics at ACTS Seminaries, Dean of Northwest Baptist Seminary, and Director of the Centre for Ministry Excellence of Trinity Western University.
During a recent home renovation, we had a cabinet builder install a set of bookshelves that completely covered a large living room wall. “Do you really have that many books?” the cabinet builder asked. “Yes,” we have that many books, and more, in fact. A few of my favorites, in no particular order, are…
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
I first read this in an English Literature class in high school more than thirty years ago. Many readings later, the book still encourages me with its message of hope and redemption.
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.
I love Chesterton’s insight into the theological tensions found throughout the Bible.
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright.
Tom Wright helps us appreciate how to live on earth as it is in heaven.
Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor.
Wit and wisdom from the town “where the women are strong, the men are good looking, and the children are above average.”
The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
Disturbing and desolate, yet not without hope. I’ve still got “the fire inside.”
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard.
Living the “righteousness of the heart,” resisting a theology of “sin management.”
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
What’s not to love about this intelligent blend of philosophy, history, humor, and theology, all wrapped up in burning good mystery!?
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