[library] Books That Formed Me Theologically

A small historical library of my life.Assumed audience: Other little-‘o’ orthodox Christians or folks curious about my faith. (This post is not apologetic or explanatory in nature!) An acquaintance recently asked: What books or resources have been important for your theological formation? The following is a lightly annotated list of what I remember, in the order I remember reading these books. This is not a recommendation list, for two reasons: It should go without saying, but in my experience too often it does need saying, that the appearance of a book on this list means only it was important in my formation, not that I necessarily endorse all of its claims or methods, nor that I agree with everything its authors have said and done. Few on this list are books I would recommend against, but many of them would best be taken with a grain of salt. (For the details, talk to me over tasty drinks of some variety!) Much of this list is quite academic. In my friend Brad’s Four tiers of…