20th and 21st Century Christian Books Quiz

Answer: He became a believer and a Christian pastor

After his wife became a Christian, Strobel began investigating Christianity to disprove its teachings. At the conclusion of his investigation he became a disciple of Jesus and wrote the book detailing his journey.

In 2017, a movie ("The Case for Christ") was made about his experience. He has written over 25 books on Christian apologetics including "The Case for a Creator" and "The Case for Faith".

Answer: Dating

In "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", Harris advocated giving up "mainstream dating" for a concept that focused more on group dating and increased parental involvment. His theory was that you would get to know more about the person in those larger social settings.

He later said that the book was mis-applied by readers in a legalistic way and that, while he attmepted to base his thoughts in the Bible, the book was rooted in his personal fears that should not have been transferred onto others. In 2019 the former pastor denounced Christianity.

Answer: You were created to be happy

Warren is the founder of the Saddleback Community Church in California. His book "The Purpose Driven Life" has sold 50 million copies and has been printed in over 80 languages. It spent 90 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List.
The other two purposes mentioned in the book are, "You were planned for God's pleasure" and "You were shaped for serving God". Warren based his five purposes on The Great Commandment and The Great Commission.

Answer: "Oh crap, he's up"

Evans is the founder of the Dallas-based Urban Alternative and pastor of the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. He was the first African-American to write and publish a full Bible commentary and a study Bible. He also served as chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks.

In "Kingdom Man", Evans strives to encourage, challenge and equip men to claim what he sees as their God-given destiny. He states that God has given men "a realm to rule, people to protect and missions to accomplish." He has also written "Kingdom" books for women, parents, people who are single, and children.

Answer: "Mere Christianity"

The Irish born Lewis was an English professor, author and lay theologian. He was raised in a "church going" family, but struggled with his faith from adolescence into early adulthood. After his experience with atheism, Lewis, with the help of J.R.R. Tolkien, rediscovered his faith, and became active in the church of Ireland.

"Mere Christianity" was a non-fiction book on Christian apologetics written by Lewis in 1952. "The Srewtape Letters" is a satirical book featuring the demons Screwtape and Wormwood. The fictional book deals with the issue of temptation and the Christian. "The Silver Chair" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" are two of the seven fantasy novels that make up "The Chronicles of Narnia". By far Lewis' most famous work, this series has sold over 100 million copies.

Answer: Angels

From 1947 to 2005 Graham hosted 417 "Crusades" in arenas, circus tents and stadiums in 185 countries and on 6 continents. His longest "Crusade" lasted for 16 weeks in 1957 in New York City. His largest audience was an estimated 1.1 million people in Seoul, South Korea in 1973. He provided spiritual guidance to every president from Harry Truman to Barak Obama.

He wrote over 30 books, with many becoming best sellers. Reportedly his book "Angels: God's Secret Agents" sold one million copies in just three months. In this book Graham declared that angels were powerful, real and active in the lives of Christians.

Answer: An Amish community

Lewis grew up in Lancaster Pennsylvannia with part of her family roots being in the Mennonite tradition. Her familiarity and fascination with the "plain church" community has led her to become a world famous Chrstian fiction author. Many of her books deal with the conflicts of faith that an Amish person, trying to exist in the modern world, may face. Lewis has written over 100 books and has won numerous awards.

Answer: True

Barclay is considered an egnima by many conservative Bible scholars. His insights in many areas are "in line" with many evangelical views. But he also holds to ideas which totally contradict mainstream evangelical doctrine. For example, Barclay wrote that the "real" miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000 was that Jesus' generous example motivated others to share their food with those who didn't have any and that Jesus did not literally provide food for the crowd.

In his autobiography, Barclay declared that all people will be ultimately saved and that any punishment in the afterlife was remedial in order to prepare people to be with God forever. (William Barclay: "A Spiritual Autobiography"; William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, 1977.)

However, in spite of his controversial ideas, his writings are still widely used by evangelical students.

Answer: The Ten Commandments

Southton was a London born Methodist minister and author who wrote several faith-based books. "On Eagle's Wings", published in 1937, focused on the early life of Moses.

Wilson was the daughter of a Baptist minister who wrote over thirty books. Her book, "Moses: Prince of Egypt", was a fictional account of the life of Moses from age fifteen to the time he rejected his royal position in Egypt. Although her novel was the primary source used for the making of "The Ten Commandments", she was reportedly unhappy with the movie.

Other sources used in making the movie included the book of Exodus from the Old Testament and a nineteenth century book, "The Pillar of Fire" written by J.H. Ingraham.

Answer: Strengthen marriages

"The Love Dare" provides a daily Scripture, a daily lesson and a daily action step for a spouse to learn and complete. For example, the first daily "dare" is "resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose not to say anything."

The book is controversial for those who have a problem with the concept that the "husband is the head of the house", but it does call for husbands to honor their wives and recognize their value and it calls for mutual inclusion in decision making.