TRINICY Book Club
TRINICY wants to create a place to respectfully discuss ideas from books, articles, and videos. The content will emphasize learning on topics relevant to conservative Christians on campus, such as religion, education, culture, and politics. We will meet each week/end (specific days and times dependent on moderators) to discuss the content for 60-90 minutes over Zoom. Everyone is welcome (i.e. from all worldviews), so invite your friends and family! The only requirements for joining in are the following: a love for reading, learning, and discussing, and a desire to actively and respectfully participate in open and free dialogue. Book Club announcements, discussion questions, and meeting links are provided in our private Facebook Group, so please join today!
2020 BOOK LINEUP
** List subject to change without notice. Please check back for the most updated list of books we will read!
- JUNE: What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza (Moderator: Merzamie)
- JULY: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Moderator: Shokyuileng)
- AUGUST: Called to Lead: [26] Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul by John MacArthur (Moderators: Shokyuileng, Monica, Merzamie)
- SEPTEMBER: The Case Against Socialism by Rand Paul (Moderator: Garrett)
- OCTOBER: How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski (Moderator: Monica)
- NOVEMBER: Short Stories Series
- Week 2: "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry (Moderator: David)
- Week 3: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant (Moderator: Samantha)
- Week 4: "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen (Moderator: Ruxandra)
- DECEMBER: Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear & Intimidation Silences Americans by Ben Shapiro (Moderator: Chelsea)
2021 BOOK LINEUP
** List subject to change without notice. Please check back for the most updated list of books we will read!
- JANUARY: Heaven by Randy Alcorn - Preface; Intro; Sections 1-4
- FEBRUARY: Heaven by Randy Alcorn - Sections 5-8
- MARCH: Heaven by Randy Alcorn - Sections 9-12, Conclusion
- APRIL: Video Series: Church
- Week 1: "American Gospel: Christ Crucified"
- Week 2: "The Strategic Deconstruction of Evangelical Christianity"; "Virtue Signaling: The New Evangelistic Strategy"
- Week 3: "American Gospel: Christ Alone"
- Week 4: "The Progressive Shift of the Evangelical Church"; "Progressive Ideological Challenges to Biblical Christianity"; "An Exegetical & Historical Examination of the Woke Church Movement"
- MAY: The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul (Moderator: Jeff)
- JUNE: True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer (Moderator: Jeff)
- JULY: The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Moderator: Monica)
- AUGUST: Social Justice Series
- Week 1: "Defining Social Justice"; "Cultural Marxism" by Dr. Voddie Baucham (Moderator: Chelsea)
- Week 2: "Critical Race Theory & Christianity" by Tom Ascol
- Week 3: "By What Standards? God's World, God's Rules" from Founders Ministries
- Week 4: "Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity - Are They Compatible?" by Neil Shenvi; Engaging Critical Theory & The Social Justice Movement from Ratio Christi
- SEPTEMBER: The Choice: The Abortion Divide in America by Danielle D'Souza Gill
- OCTOBER: You're Not Enough (And That's Okay) by Allie Beth Stuckey
- NOVEMBER: The Gospel Comes with a Housekey: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield
- DECEMBER: Excerpts of sermons by Charles Spurgeon
- Week 1: "Going Home - A Christmas Sermon"; "No Room for Christ in the Inn"; "Mary's Song" by Spurgeon
- Week 2: "A Merry Christmas"; "The Two Advents of Christ"; "The Vanguard and Rear Guard of the Church" by Spurgeon
2022 BOOK LINEUP
** List subject to change without notice. Please check back for the most updated list of books we will read!
- JANUARY: Knowing God by J.I. Packer
- FEBRUARY: On Christian Doctrine by Saint Augustine
- MARCH: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- APRIL: Video Series: Wokeness
- MAY: The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students by Allan Bloom
- JUNE: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics & Religion by Jonathan Haidt
- JULY: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith by Rosaria Butterfield
- AUGUST: Video Series: University
- Week 1: "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" w/ Ben Stein
- Week 2: "Two Incompatible Sacred Values in American Universities" by Jonathan Haidt
- Week 3: "No Safe Spaces" w/ Adam Carolla & Dennis Prager
- Week 4: "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Jonathan Haidt
- SEPTEMBER: How Christianity Changed the World by Alvin J. Schmidt - Foreword, Intro, Chapters 1-5
- OCTOBER: How Christianity Changed the World by Alvin J. Schmidt - Chapters 6-10
- NOVEMBER: How Christianity Changed the World by Alvin J. Schmidt - Chapters 11-15
- DECEMBER: Evangelism Series
- Week 1: "180: 8 Minds Changed on Abortion in Seconds" by Living Waters
- Week 2: "Christmas Gone Viral" by Living Waters
*If you are a Bible-believing Christian and have a desire to serve as a Moderator, please email us at info@trinicy.org