Leland Ryken

Leland Ryken (born May 17, 1942) is professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He has contributed a number of works to the study of classic literature from the Christian perspective, including editing the comprehensive volume on Christian writing on literature The Christian Imagination. He was the literary stylist for the English Standard Version of the Bible, published by Crossway Bibles in 2001. He is the author of How to Read the Bible as Literature and Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible, as well as co-editor of Ryken's Bible Handbook and the ESV Literary Study Bible (with his son, Philip Ryken). He was the literary content contributor to the ESV Study Bible, released in 2008.

Bibliography

• The Legacy of the King James Bible: Celebrating 400 Years of the Most Influential English Translation. ISBN 1433513889 (2010).
• Understanding English Bible Translation: The Case for an Essentially Literal Approach. ISBN 1433502798 (2009).
• A Reader's Guide to Caspian: A Journey into C.S. Lewis's Narnia. ISBN 0830834990 (2008).
• Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes. ISBN 1581349262 (2008).
• The Literary Study Bible: ESV. ISBN 1581348088 (2007).
• Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation. ISBN 1581347553 (2005).
• The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly about the Arts. ISBN 1597523143 (2005).
• Ryken's Bible Handbook. ISBN 0842384014 (2005).
• A Reader's Guide Through the Wardrobe: Exploring C.S. Lewis Classic Story. ISBN 0830832890 (2005).
• Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences. ISBN 1581347308 (2005).
• Realms of Gold: The Classics in Christian Perspective. ISBN 1592443400 (2003).
• The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing. ISBN 0877881235 (2002).
• Reading for Life: 100 Christian College Teachers Reflect on the Books That Shaped Their Lives. ISBN 1401048706 (2002).
• The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation. ISBN 1581344643 (2002).
• Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective. ISBN 1579109594 (2002).
• Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective. ISBN 1579103405 (2000).
• Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure. ISBN 080105169X (1995).
• The Discerning Reader: Christian Perspectives on Literature and Theory. ISBN 0801020859 (1995).
• A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. ISBN 0310230780 (1993).
• Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible. ISBN 0801077699(1993).
• Contemporary Literary Theory: A Christian Appraisal. ISBN 0802804799 (1991).
• Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were. ISBN 0310325013 (1990).
• Effective Bible Teaching. ASIN B004GBCJTY (1988).
• Words of Life: A Literary Introduction to the New Testament. ISBN 0801077478 (1987).
• The New Testament in Literary Criticism. ISBN 0804432716 (1985).
• How to Read the Bible as Literature. ISBN 0310390214 (1985).
• Milton and Scriptural Tradition: The Bible into Poetry. ISBN 0826204279 (1984).
• Triumphs of the Imagination: Literature in Christian Perspective. ISBN 0877845832 (1979).
• The Literature of the Bible. ISBN 0310324114 (1974).
• Apocalyptic Vision in "Paradise Lost". ISBN 0801405467 (1970).