The following is a list of things I’ve either read, or been told I should read. Any would be well worth your time and shouldn’t be too expensive. I’ve tried to categorize them so as to make them accessible according to taste, but most overlap in terms of topic. All are written from a Christian viewpoint except Anderson, and possibly Davis. Let me know what you think, ask me any questions, or tell me of a book I should add.

ART, FILM, AND CHRISTIANITY

L’Engle, M. (1980). Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. North Point Press.

Schaeffer, F.A. (1973). Art and the Bible. InterVarsity Press.

Turner, S. (2001). Imagine. A Vision for Christians in the Arts. InterVarsity Press.

Detweiler, C. & Taylor, B. (2003). A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture. Baker Academic.

Johnston, R.K. (2004). Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes through the Lens of Contemporary Film. Baker Academic.

Barsotti, C.M. & Johnston, R.K. (2004). Finding God in the Movies: 33 Films of Reel Faith. Baker Books.

Johnston, R.K. (2000). Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue. Baker Academic.

EMERGENT CHURCH

Baker, J. & Gay, D. (2004). Alternative Worship. Baker Books.

Burke, S (2003). Making Sense of Church. Zondervan.

Kimball, D. (2003). The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. Zondervan.

McGrath, A.E. (2002). The Future of Christianity. Blackwell.

Ward, P. (2002). Liquid Church. Hendrickson Publishers.

ISSUES IN POSTMODERN THOUGHT AND THEOLOGY

Anderson, W.T. (2003). The Next Enlightenment. St. Martins Press.

Davis, E. (2005). Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, & Mysticism in the Age of Information. Five Star.

Miller, D. (2003). Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality. Nelson Books.

McLaren, B.D. & Campolo, T. (2003). Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel. Zondervan.

Schaeffer, F.A. (1968). The God Who is There. InterVarsity Press.