Russell's Desert Island Bookshelf

The Russell Moore Show

Russell Moore

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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It’s time for the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show! On this episode, Russell shares the books on his desert island bookshelf. He and producer Ashley Hales discuss what it takes for a title to belong on that shelf. They consider the power of finding a book for a specific season and how such reads take root in our hearts. Their conversation spans genres and generations as they talk about books that range from centuries old to just published. Visit [link to come] to see a picture of Russell’s desert island bookshelf. Books mentioned in this episode include: A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd Selected Poems: 1931-2004 by Czeslaw Milosz Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Confessions by Saint Augustine The Table Talk of Martin Luther by Martin Luther Signposts in a Strange Land by Walker Percy The Message in the Bottle by Walker Percy A Room Called Remember by Frederick Buechner The Alphabet of Grace by Frederick Buechner Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr. Pensées by Blaise Pascal The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Provocations by Søren Kierkegaard The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Early Christian Fathers by Cyril Richardson The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis Gilead by Marilynne Robinson On the Apostolic Preaching by Irenaeus of Lyons The 1662 Book of Common Prayer edited by Samuel L. Bray and Drew Nathaniel Keane David Copperfield by Charles Dickens The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The Message of Romans (The Bible Speaks Today Series) by John Stott As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Eugene Peterson Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Additional authors and resources mentioned in this episode include: David Foster Wallace Seth Godin Denise Levertov Edgar Allan Poe Anton Chekhov Frederick Buechner The Bishop and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Collin Hansen The Banshees of Insherin “Malcolm Guite’s Hope for Hurt Christians” Pre-order Russell’s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to questions@russellmoore.com. Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:48.0	listeners one of our quarterly books episodes. And this one is going to be particularly fun because we are talking
1:54.8	about Russell Moore's Desert Island Booklist. Yes and the reason for this is because for those who subscribe to my newsletter comes out every
2:08.0	Thursday, we always do an alternating Desert Island Bookshelflf the books that you would want if you were stranded on a deserted
2:16.8	island and a desert island playlist the songs that you would want to have with you there.
2:24.0	And so a lot of people said, well, what would be on your Desert Island
2:28.8	bookshelf?
2:29.8	I don't think I did my Desert Island playlist yet,
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