While there is significant diversity within those who are a part of the Eastside Church community, here are some of the suggested resources representing this diversity for growth in your Christian faith. Some will notice authors listed who maintain considerable disagreement on significant issues in Christian theology and biblical studies – this is intentional. At Eastside Church, we believe that it is beneficial to listen to a wide array of voices when forging one’s position on theological issues.

This list is fluid and will grow/change over time.

ABOUT CHRISTIANITY
Simply Christian, N.T. Wright
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis
The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters, Luke Timothy Johnson
Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning
Why Jesus, William Willimon
The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels, Luke Timothy Johnson
Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller
Velvet Elvis, Rob Bell
When Christians Get it Wrong, Adam Hamilton
Adventures in Missing the Point, Tony Campolo and Brian McLaren

ON HEAVEN, HELL, & RESURRECTION
The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis
Love Wins, Rob Bell
Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright

ON CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY
A Ruthless Trust, Brennan Manning
Abba’s Child, Brennan Manning
Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster
The Roots of Christian Mysticism, Oliver Clement
New Seeds of Contemplation, Thomas Merton
The Seven Story Mountain, Thomas Merton

ON THE CHURCH
Resident Aliens, Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
Out of Babylon, Walter Brueggemann
Torture & Eucharist, William T. Cavanaugh
A Community of Character, Stanley Hauerwas
Performing the Faith, Stanley Hauerwas

ON CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Christian Theology: An Introduction, Alister McGrath
Responsible Grace, Randy Maddox
Justification, N.T. Wright
The Humanity of God, Karl Barth
Dogmatics in Outline, Karl Barth

ON THE NEW TESTAMENT
Writings of the New Testament, Luke Timothy Johnson
Jesus and the Victory of God, N.T. Wright
The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright
The New Testament and the People of God, N.T. Wright

ON THE OLD TESTAMENT
A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament, Birch, Brueggemann, Fretheim & Peterson
The Prophetic Imagination, Walter Brueggemann
The Suffering of God: An Old Testament Perspective, Terence E. Fretheim

ON CHRISTIAN ETHICS
Fear and Trembling, Sören Kierkegaard
The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation, Richard Hays
Scripture & Discernment: Decision Making in the Church, Luke Timothy Johnson
Ethics, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Moral Man and Immoral Society, Reinhold Niebuhr
Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire, William Cavanaugh