Words of Delight(2nd Edition) A Literary Introduction to the Bible by LelandRyken, Leland Wilhoit Paperback, 538 Pages, Published 1993 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-7769-2, ISBN: 0-8010-7769-9
"In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most traditional commentators."
Worldly Saints The Puritans As They Really Were by Dr. LelandRyken, J. I. Packer Paperback, 281 Pages, Published 1990 by Zondervan ISBN-13: 978-0-310-32501-7, ISBN: 0-310-32501-3
"'Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotations from Puritan worthies and is ideally suited to general readers who have not delved widely into Puritan literature. It will also be a source of information and inspiration to those who seek a clearer understanding of the Puritan roots of American Christianity.' -Harry Stout, Yale Univ ..."
"A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure Leland Ryken. 88 Lessons from
History Medieval Asceticism The Middle Ages produced little theorizing about
leisure, but one development is important to my attempt later to integrate leisure
with Christianity. I noted in an earlier chapter that leisure presupposes the
legitimacy of pleasure. Aristotle, in fact, discussed leisure as part of the human
quest for happiness, which he regarded as t ..."
Windows to the World(2nd Edition) Literature in Christian Perspective by LelandRyken Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1990 by W Pub Group ISBN-13: 978-0-945241-08-9, ISBN: 0-945241-08-9
The Discerning Reader(1st Edition) Christian Perspectives on Literature and Theory by David Barratt, Roger Pooley, Etc. Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1995 by Apollos ISBN-13: 978-0-85111-445-3, ISBN: 0-85111-445-8