I have read well over 1,600 non-fiction books. In all this reading I wanted to list 25 of the books that I would recommend over the many others for their impact on my thinking as well as being great books for others to consider reading. Some are political, philosophical, or religious. All, however, deal with one’s worldview. It will challenge your thinking and make you re-consider your position on many things in an easily readable fashion(if you do not already track with the author).
Enjoy, this list will change from time to time, but very minutely. There are some books that I know will never come off this list.
PapaG
Top “Twenty-Five” Book List
1. Unshakable Foundations: Contemporary Answers to Crucial Questions About the Christian Faith, by Norman Geisler & Peter Bocchino
2. Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air, by Francis Beckwith & Greg Koukl
3. Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas, by Daniel J. Flynn
4. The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy, by Thomas Sowell
5. Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, by Nancy Pearcy
6. Why I Am a Christian: Leading Thinkers Explain Why They Believe, ed. Norman Geisler & Paul Hoffman
7. The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led To Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success, by Rodney Stark
8. Legislating Morality: Is it Wise? Is it Legal? Is it Possible? by Norman Geisler & Frank Turek
9. The Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in Crisis, by Robert George
10. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View, by Richard Tarnas
11. The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict: To Answer Questions Challenging Christians in the 21st Century, by Josh McDowell
12. The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot, by Russell Kirk
13. Politically Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights, by Francis Beckwith
14. The New Mormon Challenge: Responding to the Latest Defenses of a Fast-Growing Movement, ed. Francis Beckwith, Carl Mosser & Paul Owen
15. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), by Robert Spencer
16. To Everyone an Answer: The Case for the Christian Worldview, ed. Francis Beckwith, William Lane Craig & J. P. Moreland
17. Does God Believe in Atheists? by John Blanchard
18. Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing, ed. William Dembski
19. True Tolerance: Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment, by J. Budziszewski
20. The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values, by Tammy Bruce
21. Black Rednecks and White Liberals, by Thomas Sowell
22. The Conspiracy of Ignorance: The Failure of American Public Schools, by Martin Gross (tied for this spot is Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can’t Read, Write, or Add, by Charles Sykes
23. Ten Philosophical Mistakes, by Mortimer J. Adler
24. The Road to Serfdom, by F. A. Hayek
25. Vindicating the Founders: Race, Sex, Class, and Justice in the Origins of
Bonus ~ American History in Black & White, by David Barton
