Thursday, December 11, 2003

An interesting tidbit from the latest Sojourners weekly…

Who preachers are reading

Catholic and Protestant clergy surveyed about their reading habits were asked the question: “Other than the Bible, what three authors do you read most often in your work as a pastor?” Here are the top five picks from each tradition:

Catholics

1. Henri J. M. Nouwen 2. John Paul II 3. Raymond Brown 4. William J. Bausch 5. Walter J. Burghardt

Mainline Protestants

1. Henri J. M. Nouwen 2. William Willimon 3. Frederick Buechner 4. Max Lucado 5. Eugene Peterson

Conservative Protestants

1. Max Lucado 2. John C. Maxwell 3. Charles Swindoll 4. John MacArthur 5. Warren Wiersbe

Source: http://www.pulpitandpew.duke.edu/pastorspicks.html

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