Please recommend the five books you would have a Christian college student read who was interested in deepening his or her faith but who also had all the time constraints and background education of most college kids today. (In other words, no Summa Theologica or Institutes.)Here are my suggestions:
1. Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton
2. Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper (and everything else by him)
3. The Religious Sense by Msgr. Luigi Giussani
4. The Shadow of His Wings by by Fr. Gereon Goldmann
5. Happiness Is a Serious Problem and Think a Second Time by Dennis Prager (they really complement each other well)
And for the more serious college student (and anyone else interested in the more intellecutal aspects of life): The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods by A. G. Sertillanges, O.P.
Honorable Mention: Father Elijah and Sophia House by Michael O'Brien (they should be read one after the other)
It is hard not to have Fr. James V. Schall on the list. His writings are a must.
For others, visit OneTrueGodBlog answers, One Clear Call, and Mere Orthodoxy.
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