Dive into these twelve short, powerful, recent (or classic) books that make a good study in college. Come up for air long enough to dive into the longer list (see Books Every College Student Should Read). These resources may be available at your church or see the links on the right of each entry for online ordering, reviews, or additional book details.
- Christians in a .Com World: Getting Connected Without Being Consumed, Gene E. Veith, Christopher L. Stamper (Crossway Books, 2000). Amazon
- God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life. Gene E. Veith (Crossway Books, 2002). Amazon
- Handling the Word of Truth, John T. Pless (CPH, 2004). CPH | Amazon
- Loving God With All Your Mind: Thinking as a Christian in the Postmodern World, Gene E. Veith (Crossway Books, 2003). Amazon
- Martin Luther: A Life, James Arne Nestingen (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003). Amazon
- Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, rev. ed., first published in 1952, 1996). Amazon
- On Being a Christian: A Personal Confession, Henry Hamann (Northwestern Pub. House, 1996). NPH | Amazon
- On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518, Gerhard O. Forde (Eerdmans, 1997). Amazon
- The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel, Craig A. Parton (CPH, 2003). CPH | Amazon
- The Hammer of God, Bo Giertz (Augsburg Books, Revised edition, 2005). Amazon
- The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis (Various editions, 1961). Amazon
- The Spirituality of the Cross: The Way of the First Evangelicals, Gene E. Veith (CPH, 1999). CPH | Amazon