2021 Summer Reading Recommendations

2PC Staff Recommendations for Summer Reading

June 11, 2021

Theology

Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves 
The Difference Jesus Makes by H.B. Charles
Even Better Than Eden by Nancy Guthrie
Everyday Faithfulness by Glenna Marshall
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund 

Christian Classics

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
Confessions by Augustine, trans. Henry Chadwick 
A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin
A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love by Milton Vincent 

Young Adult Fiction

Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
Redwall by Brian Jacques  

Nonfiction

A Chance to Die, biography of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot
Son of Hamas by Mosab Yousef 
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind by Thomas Oden
Masters of the Air, America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald Miller
The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn 

Cultural Engagement

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? by Sam Alberry
The Post-Quarantine Church by Thom Rainer
Free At Last: The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl Ellis 

Development

Who is God? Key Moments of Biblical Revelation by Richard Bauckham
God Dwells Among Us by Beale and Kim
Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today by Bartholomew
The Mark of the Christian by Francis Shaeffer
Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung 

Historical Fiction

Chronicles of the King (5 book series) by Lynn Austin

Expositional Bible Study

Expositions in the Psalms by Ralph Davis (Psalms 1–12Psalms 13–24; or Psalms 25–37)
Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation by D. A. Carson
Our Great God and Saviour by Eric Alexander