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Books on Christian Theology in Literature

Begbie, Jeremy, ed. Beholding the Glory: Incarnation Through the Arts.
    
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000.

Buechner, Frederick. Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy
     & Fairy Tale
. New York: HarperSanFransico/HarperCollins Publishers,
     1977.

Gallagher, Susan V. and Roger Lundin. Literature Through the Eyes of
     Faith
. Christian College Coalition. HarperSanFrancisco/HarperCollins
     Publishers, 1989
.

L'Engle, Madeleine. Walking On Water: Reflections On Faith and Art.
     Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1980.

Schaeffer, Francis A. The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A
     Christian Worldview
. Volume Two. "Art in the Bible." A Christian View
     of the Bible As Truth
. 2nd ed. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1982.
     375-413.

Short, Robert L. "The Church and the Arts." The Gospel According to
     Peanuts
. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1965. 7-34.

Turner, Steve. Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts. Downers Grove,
     IL: InterVarsity   Press, 2001.

Books on Reading Groups (These contain great reading lists)

Jacobsohn, Rachel W. The Reading Group Handbook. New York:
     Hyperion, 1994.

Laskin, David and Holly Hughes. The Reading Group Book. New York :
     Plume/Penguin Books, 1995.

McMains, Victoria Golden. The Reader's Choice: 200 Book Club
     Favorites
. New York: Quill/HarperCollins, 2000.

Sauer, Patrick. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Reading Group.
     Indianapolis, IN: alpha books/Macmillan USA, Inc., 2000.

Slezak, Ellen. The Book Group Book . 3rd ed. Chicago: Chicago Review
     Press, 2000.

Other Books That Contain Great Reading Lists

Cowan, Louise and Os Guinness, eds. Invitation To the Classics. Grand
     Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998.

The Literary Almanac: The Best of the Printed Word 1900 to the Present.
     Kansas City: High Tide Press Book/Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997.

McKenna, David L. How to Read a Christian Book. Grand Rapids, MI:   
     Baker Books, 2000.

Pearlman, Mickey. What to Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group
     Members and Other
Book Lovers . Revised ed. New York:
     HarperPerennial/HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.

Petersen, William J. and Randy Petersen. 100 Christian Books That
     Changed the Century
. Grand   Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000.

Peterson, Eugene H. Take and Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated
     List
. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996.

Rivlin, Holly, and Michael Cavanaugh. The Barnes & Noble Guide to
     Children's Books
. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1999.

Strouf, Judie L. H. Literature Lover's Book of Lists: Serious Trivia For the
     Bibliophile
. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall Press, 1998.

Books About the Reading Life

Quindlen, Anna. How Reading Changed My Life . New York: Library of
     Contemporary Thought/Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998.

Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Ruined By Reading. Boston: Beacon Press,
     1996.

Miscellaneous Books

Karolides, Nicholas J., Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova. 100 Banned
     Books: Censorship
Histories of World Literature. New York: Checkmark
     Books/Facts On File, Inc., 1999.

Lewis, C. S. An Experiment in Criticism. Cambridge: Cambridge UP,
     1961.

Martin, Thomas L., ed. Reading the Classics With C. S. Lewis. Grand
     Rapids, MI: Baker Books,  2000.

Stokes, Penelope J., The Complete Guide to Writing & Selling the
    Christian Novel
. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1998.
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