Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand. (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow. King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands. (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow. King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost. (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow. Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord. (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow. Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil. (“Those vile racists ...
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if the list was not limited to living authors, would you have chosen C.S. Lewis as one of your authors?
You've got some reading to do.
Leif Enger: "Peace Like a River" and "So Brave Young and Handsome". They sound hokey, but trust me, they're my favorite fiction books by a Christian that have come out in the last 10 years or so.
Frederick Buechner: "Brendan"
Walt Wangerin: "The Book of the Dun Cow" A beautifully written and horrifyingly depressing children's fantasy book. (He's a Lutheran. Cut him some slack.) Also for the grown ups: "Saint Julian"
Wendell Berry: ... well actually, you could just ask Granddad to tell stories about when he was a kid. Remember how his dad used to shoot at him with a shotgun? Yeah, that's like a Wendell Berry story. Also there's a character named Burley that reminds me of Uncle Bob. And his poetry is even better than his fiction.
That's a tough question. Even if I limited myself to the 20th century there are still so many: G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Dorothy Sayers, T.S. Eliot, J.R.R. Tolkien, Sigrid Undset, Evelyn Waugh, Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Graham Greene and more. I don't know how I would choose just 5!