Books
This page highlights books you may find helpful, listed under the headings of sections of the e-book "Creator Creation and Creativity". All were in print or available as e-books when the relevant section was updated, except those in brackets which are worth tracking down via amazon, eden, google books, www.aslanchristianbooks.com, etc. Books in bold are particularly recommended.
See also:
- The full list of books consulted forming Appendix C (Section 10) of the e-book "Creator, Creation and Creativity".
- The "Links" page on relevant websites and blogs.
Why There Is Almost Certainly a Creator (October 2023)
GENERAL
Why there is almost certainly a God : doubting Dawkins Keith Ward Lion 2008
Why God won't go away: Engaging with the New Atheism Alister McGrath SPCK 2011
God and Stephen Hawking: whose design is it anyway? 2nd Ed John Lennox Lion 2021
SCIENCE AND FAITH
The Language of God: a scientist presents evidence for belief Francis S Collins Pocket Books 2007
Enriching our Vision of Reality: theology and the natural sciences in dialogue Alister McGrath SPCK 2016
PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH OUR CREATOR
John Sentamu's Faith Stories with Carmel Thomason DLT 2013
John Sentamu's Hope Stories with Carmel Thomason DLT 2014
ALL IN THE MIND ?
All in the Mind : Challenges of Neuroscience to Faith and Ethics Peter G H Clarke Lion 2015
Genes, Determinism and God Denis Alexander Cambridge University Press
2017
The Mind of our Maker (October 2023)
OVERVIEW
Scripture and the Authority of God N T Wright SPCK 2005
The Word of God ? Keith Ward SPCK 2010
Why trust the Bible? Revised & Updated Amy Or-Ewing IVP 2020
HISTORY
(Discoveries from Bible Times Alan Millard Lion 1997)
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable ? (6th Ed) F F Bruce IVP 2000
Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction Eric H Cline OUP 2009
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Revd) Richard Bauckham Eerdmans 2017
Seven Days that Divide the World (October 2023)
OVERVIEW
Seven Days that Divide the World: the Beginning According to Genesis and Science
10th Anniversary edition John C Lennox Zondervan 2021
(The genesis of Nature and the nature of Genesis Norman Parker New Generation 2015)
Homo Lapsus: Sin, Evolution and the God who is love Dr Niamh M Middleton Deep River 2020
God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse Hutchins & Wilkinson SPCK 2020
EVOLUTION WITHOUT GOD
(The Grand Design: new answers to the ultimate questions of life Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Bantam 2010)
CREATION WITHOUT EVOLUTION
In Six days: Why 50 Scientists choose to believe in Creation John Ashton (Ed) Answers in Genesis 2001
Hallmarks of Design: evidence of purposeful design & beauty in nature Stuart Burgess Day One 2008
In God's Image: the divine origin of humans Stuart Burgess Day One Undated
DIVINE EVOLUTION
Creation or Evolution: do we have to choose ? Dennis Alexander Monarch 2008
See also the papers published on line at https://biologos.org
Turning Dreams into reality (October 2023)
The Mind of the Maker available on line - see "Links" page Dorothy L Sayers 1941
A Dish of Orts ditto George MacDonald 1865
Garden Cities of Tomorrow ditto Ebenezer Howard 1902
(The Creative Gift H R Rookmaaker IVP 1981 Long out of print and not available on line but copies are available via amazon, e-bay and the like)
Art & Faith : a Theology of Making Makoto Fujimura Yale 2020
Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God Malcolm Guite Canterbury Press 2022
The Seven Lamps of Creativity (October 2023)
In addition to the many relevant websites and blogs on the "Links" page, the following may also be helpful:
GENERAL
Ten at Work: using the Commandments in your job John Parmiter IVP 2011
Courage and Calling: embracing your God-given potential Gordon T Smith IVP America 2011
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good Stephen Garber IVP America 2014
ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING
No Lasting City Free e-book on the "In Depth" page of this website Ian Davis & John Phillips (Eds) CAP 1999
Working Together: a guide for Planners and Housing Providers Matthew Carmona & etc ICE publishing 2001
Coming Home: a Theology of Housing Brown & Tomlin (Ed) Church House 2020
SUSTAINABILITY
Creation in Crisis: Christian perspectives on Sustainability Robert S White (Ed) SPCK 2009
Hope in an Age of Despair Jonathan Moo & Robert White IVP 2013
SCIENCE ETHICS
Beyond Human? Science and the changing face of Humanity John Bryant Lion 2015