In selecting books for this list, Image Journal decided to list an author only once to end up with 100 different writers. Moreover, only creative writing was considered: fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. The works selected manifest a genuine engagement with the Judeo-Christian heritage of faith, rather than merely using religion as background or subject matter.

Another excellent guide to a world of excellent novels with a number of selections not found on the Modern Library's list of the same name.

A wonderfully diverse selection of non-fiction.

Read here for an excellent classical education in the most influential works of philosophy through the ages.

The following is a mirror of the reading list found at Nowscape. They are a diverse collection of books recommended by skeptics of religion and Christianity. The books reviews that annotate each recommendation are not those of the editors here at Afterall.net unless otherwise noted.

An unavoidably controversial list of the last century's best novels and an excellent reference to lots of good reading.

World Magazine describes their list as "the best titles proclaiming or applying a biblical worldview in a hostile 20th century". The list includes well-known and lesser-known works with a notable emphasis on volumes critical of Communism.