Recommended books for intelligent seekers of God

A Listmania! list by Roy Thomas Williams (Sydney, Australia)
 
Mere Christianity
1.  Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
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  "An indispensible classic, especially strong on conscience as a proof of God"
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In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist
2.  In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist by John Humphrys
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  "Urbane, open-minded discussion by a thoughtful agnostic of the arguments for and against the existence of God"
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3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Jesus
3.  Jesus by A.N. Wilson
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  "A brilliant modern writer (and a sceptic of things supernatural) brings the character of Jesus to life"
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Who Moved the Stone?
4.  Who Moved the Stone? by Frank Morison
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  "Like a densely-plotted detective novel; written in 1930 by an English lawyer who set out to disprove the Resurrection but became convinced the event really happened"
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The Gospels and Jesus (Oxford Bible)
5.  The Gospels and Jesus (Oxford Bible) by Graham N. Stanton
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  "A tightly-argued exposition of the Gospels by an eminent specialist in the field"
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What Jesus Meant
6.  What Jesus Meant by Garry Wills
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  "A totally original, idiosyncratic, yet compelling study of Jesus's central message"
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God's Politics: Why the American Right Gets it Wrong and  the Left Doesn't Get it
7.  God's Politics: Why the American Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it 
The list author says:
  "Groundbreaking defence of Christianity from (to generalise) the left of politics"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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The Quest For God: A Personal Pilgrimage
8.  The Quest For God: A Personal Pilgrimage by Paul Johnson
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  "Highly readable account of an eminent historian's 'personal pilgramage'"
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The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
9.  The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins
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  "The head of the Human Genome Project explains why modern science points towards God"
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Jesus: A Short Life
10.  Jesus: A Short Life by John Dickson
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  "A rigorous, beautifully presented biography of Jesus, complete with colour photos of important evidence about His life"
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The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
11.  The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
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  "Utterly fascinating explanation by a distinguished science-writer (who is not a believer in God) of the many amazing ways in which the Universe is 'just right for life'"
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Christianity And History
12.  Christianity And History 
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  "A neglected masterpiece, explaining why Christianity is pre-eminently an historical religion, testable by historical methodology"
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The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
13.  The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
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  "A cogently-argued, rational defence of traditional faith by one of America's most respected evangelical Christians"
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Christian Theology: An Introduction
14.  Christian Theology: An Introduction by Alister E. McGrath
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  "Superbly accessible exposition of all the main doctrines of the Christian faith"
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The God Delusion
15.  The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The list author says:
  "The modern-day atheist's bible, and a must-read, but weak on every subject except evolutionary biology"
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God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
16.  God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
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  "Second only to The God Delusion in atheists' esteem, an elegantly written but intemperate diatribe against religion"
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.62
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (260 customer reviews) | 12 customer discussions

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
17.  The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
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  "The American version of The God Delusion, a readable but shallow polemic"
£4.31   Used & New from: £1.44
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects (Routledge Classics)
18.  Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects (Routledge Classics) by Bertrand Russell
The list author says:
  "Bertrand Russell was the mid-twentieth century equivalent of Richard Dawkins; his highly-influential essays are eloquent, but surprisingly thin."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Freedom Evolves
19.  Freedom Evolves by Daniel C. Dennett
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  "A fascinating up-to-date discussion of consciousness and free will by one of the more civil and eloquent atheist writers today"
£7.22   Used & New from: £3.69
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God, Actually: Why God Probably Exists and Why Jesus Was Probably Divine
20.  God, Actually: Why God Probably Exists and Why Jesus Was Probably Divine by Roy Williams
The list author says:
  "My attempt to explore the arguments and counter-arguments in these (and many other) books, and to explain my own personal journey from near-atheist to faith, in one convenient volume."
£7.69   Used & New from: £5.22
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God's judgement 20 22 Jul 2011
dawkins and hitchens 14 9 Jul 2011
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