Chris Smith

C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and author of the recent book Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish (IVP Books, 2016). He is also co-author of Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus.

10 Fiction Classics for Churches to Read and Discuss

Here are 10 fiction classics (nine novels and a play) selected from this list of 101 books, along with brief descriptions of why I believe that reading each one of these could be transformative.

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