On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers.
I asked George Marsden—historian, author, and emeritus professor of history at the University of Notre Dame—about books he re-reads, his favorite fiction, the book that most shaped him as an historian, and more.
- The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky
- Silence by Endo
- Anna Karenina by Tolstoy
- The New England Mind by Perry Miller
- Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards (part 3 is something else every evangelical could benefit from devotionally). Also, Lewis’s various writings on the nature of Christianity. These are my mentors and also what I’ve been working on of late—a good arrangement.
Also in the On My Shelf series: Andrew Wilson • Sally Lloyd-Jones • Darryl Williamson • D. A. Horton • Carl Ellis • Owen Strachan • Thomas Kidd • David Murray • Jarvis Williams • Gracy Olmstead • Matthew Hall • Drew Dyck • Louis Markos • Ray Ortlund • Brett McCracken • Mez McConnell • Erik Raymond • Sandra McCracken • Tim Challies • Sammy Rhodes • Karen Ellis • Alastair Roberts • Scott Sauls • Karen Swallow Prior • Jackie Hill Perry • Bruce Ashford • Jonathan Leeman • Megan Hill • Marvin Olasky • David Wells • John Frame • Rod Dreher • James K. A. Smith • Randy Alcorn • Tom Schreiner • Trillia Newbell • Jen Wilkin • Joe Carter • Timothy George • Tim Keller • Bryan Chapell • Lauren Chandler • Mike Cosper • Russell Moore • Jared Wilson • Kathy Keller • J. D. Greear • Kevin DeYoung • Kathleen Nielson • Thabiti Anyabwile • Elyse Fitzpatrick • Collin Hansen • Fred Sanders • Rosaria Butterfield • Nancy Guthrie • Matt Chandler
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