2008 Christianity Today Book Awards

Posted March 20th, 2008 @ 9:49 am by Chris Salzman

Christianity Today has announced its 2008 Book Awards. Here’s the list:

  • APOLOGETICS/EVANGELISM
    There Is A God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
    Antony Flew with Roy Abraham Varghese (HarperOne)
  • Biblical Studies
    The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition
    Paul Rhodes Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd (Baker Academic)
  • Christianity and Culture
    Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
    D. Michael Lindsay (Oxford)

    Christian Living
    Caring for Mother: A Daughter’s Long Goodbye
    Virginia Stem Owens (Westminster John Knox)

    The Church/ Pastoral Leadership
    The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry
    Ajith Fernando (Crossway)

    Fiction
    Quaker Summer
    Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)

    History/Biography
    A Secular Age
    Charles Taylor (Belknap)

    Missions/Global Affairs
    Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity
    Lamin O. Sanneh (Oxford)

    Spirituality
    The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way
    Eugene H. Peterson (Eerdmans)

    Theology/Ethics
    Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music
    Jeremy S. Begbie (Baker Academic)

    You can read a synoposis of each book along with past winners here.

    Have you read any of these? Any other recommendations for great books of last year?

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