Reading

'Disciple' means 'learner'. At Gunnersbury we are committed to thinking through our faith, and enjoy doing that through reading and conversation. Here are a selection of the books which some of the church's reading groups have read or plan to tackle:

 

Bible and Theology

'The Beginnings: Word and Spirit in Conversion' - Paul Helm     

'Salvation belongs to the Lord' - John Frame            

'Five Views on Law and Gospel' - G. Bahnsen and others      

'Pierced for our Transgressions' - Jeffery, Ovey and Sach 

'The Sovereignty of God' - A.W.Pink   

'The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God' - Don Carson

'The Five Points of Calvinism' - J. Seaton

 

The Christian life

'Humility' - C.J. Mahaney    

'The Cross-Centred Life' - C.J. Mahaney  

'Knowing God' - J.I. Packer    

'Sex and the Supremacy of Christ' - Piper and Taylor 

'Thank God it's Monday' - Mark Greene                             

'Beyond Greed' - Brian Rosner 

'When I Don't Desire God' - John Piper

'Don't Waste Your Life' - John Piper

'Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life' - Don Whitney

'When People are Big and God is Small' - Ed Welch

'Battles Christians Face' - Vaughan Roberts   

 

Evangelism and Apologetics

'The Gospel and Personal Evangelism' - Mark Dever

'The Reason for God' - Tim Keller

'Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God' - J.I. Packer  

'Unnatural Enemies: Science and Christianity' - Kirsten Birkett

'The Dawkins Letters' - David Robertson 

 

Church History

'2000 Years of Christ's Power' - N. Needham

'Sketches from Church History' - S.M. Houghton

'The Essence of the Reformation' - Kirsten Birkett     

'Five English Reformers' - J.C. Ryle        

'Worldly Saints: The Puritans as they really were' - Leland Ryken

'Among God's Giants' - J.I. Packer

'Evangelicalism Divided' - Iain Murray      

 

Church Life and Ministry

'Total Church' - Steve Timmis and Tim Chester                

'Stop Dating the Church' - Joshua Harris

'Nine Marks of a Healthy Church' - Mark Dever

  

Biography

'Here I Stand' - Roland Bainton

'The Roots of Endurance' - John Piper  

'Genius, Grief & Grace' - Gaius Davies   

'John Wesley and Men who Followed' - Iain Murray            

'William Grimshaw of Howarth' - Faith Cook

 

Christian Classics

'The Bruised Reed' - Richard Sibbes

'Pilgrim's Progress' - John Bunyan

'Charity and Its Fruits' - Jonathan Edwards                      

'Holiness' - J.C. Ryle