I was recently asked by someone for three books that I would recommend that he reads. The Bible was a default answer so I could not use it. The three books that I chose were: Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul by Erwin McManus (there are a number of McManus books that I could recommend [We has already read The Barbarian Way]), We Drink From Our Own Well by Gustavo Gutierrez, and Celebration of Disciplines by Richard Foster. So why these books?
I picked Uprising because it is a book that really touched me. In this book McManus unpacks the reason “Why?”. Ultimately, he concludes that we are here to serve others. This reason for being is part of who I am.
The second book We Drink from Our Own Wells is one that I recently read for one of my classes. This book is about the topic of liberation theology that was written over 20 years ago. Social justice and liberation theology has been a topic that i have been pondering about and doing something about for the last couple of years now. As Christ-followers we need to come along side the oppressed and give a voice to the voiceless.
The final book Celebration of Disciplines is a classic book about various spiritual disciplines. To develop ourselves into the person God wants us to be, we need to be intentional about our spiritual formation process. This book can be used to help guide you in picking those disciplines that you can use to draw you closer to God.
My question to you is what books would you recommend?