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The following is a list of some of the top books we recommend. The list is divided into the main categories of a well-rounded Christian worldview. It is rare (probably impossible) to find a book in which you agree with literally everything (other than the Bible!), and this list is no exception. We consider these books to be very useful and important and solid, but this list should not be taken to imply that we are in complete agreement with literally everything in every book. 

See also Justin Taylor’s Recommending Reading on Christian Engagement in Culture

Some good places to purchase Christian books include:

  • Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service
  • Monergism Books
  • goodtheology.com
  • Reformation Heritage Books

Christian Hedonism

The Life of the Mind

Christian Worldview

General Theology

Historical Theology

Systematic Theology

The Attributes of God

The Trinity

The Person of Christ

Providence and Predestination

Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

Open Theism

Doctrine of Scripture

Doctrine of Humanity & Sin

Law & Gospel

Doctrine of Salvation

Doctrine of Sanctification

Spiritual Warfare

Miraculous Gifts

Doctrine of the Church

Preaching

Preaching and Hermeneutics

Doctrine of Last Things

Apologetics

World Religions

Postmodernism

Science

Philosophy

Politics

Economics

Business Ethics

Ethics

Abortion

Homosexuality

Feminism

Racial Harmony

Technology

Work & Leisure

Arts

Literature

On Literature

Spiritual Growth
Righteous Sinners (Julian)
The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin (Lundgaard)
Sin and Temptation (Owen; volume 6 of his Works)
Holiness (Ryle)
The Spiritual Quest (Whitlock)
Way of Life (Hodge)
The Christian in Complete Armor (Gurnall)
The Sermon on the Mount (Lloyd-Jones)
War Psalms of the Prince of Peace (Adams)
Communion with God
Communion with God (Owen; volume 2 of his Works)
The Life of God in the Soul of Man (Scougal)
Joy of Fearing God (Bridges)
Experiencing God's Forgiveness (Ensor; forward by John Piper)
Fear of God (Bunyan)
God's Guidance
Step by Step (Petty)
Decision Making and the Will of God (Friesen)
Devotionals
Godward Life [Books I and II] (Piper)
For The Love of God [Volumes I and II] (Carson)
Morning & Evening (Spurgeon)
Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Bennet)
Prayer & Fasting
Pray With Your Eyes Open (Pratt)
Hunger for God (Piper)
Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers (Carson)
Theology of Prayer (Palmer)
A Method for Prayer (Henry)
Women's Spirituality
Personal Touch (Crabb)
Women Helping Women (Fitzpatrick)
By Design (Hunt)
True Woman (Hunt)
Female Piety (James)
Fearlessly Feminine (Ortlund)
Becoming A Titus 2 Woman (Peace)
Praise Her in the Gates (Wilson)
Men's Spirituality
A Godly Man's Picture (Watson)
Disciplines of a Godly Man (Hughes)
Fidelity (Wilson)
Marriage
Mystery of Marriage (Mason)
Each for the Other (Chapel)
The Excellent Wife (Peace)
The Complete Husband (Priolo)
Love Life for Every Married Couple (Wheat)
Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God (Mahaney)
Reforming Marriage (Wilson)
Parenting & Family
The Family: God's Weapon for Victory (Andrews)
Your Home: A Place of Grace (Hunt)
Training Hearts, Teaching Minds (Meade)
For the Family's Sake (MacAulay)
Age of Opportunity (Tripp)
Shepherding a Child's Heart (Tripp)
The Fruit of Her Hands (Wilson)
Young People
Passion and Purity (Eliott)
Anne of Green Gables (Montgomery)
Anne Henry and the Birth of Liberty (Olasky)
Thoughts for Young Men (Ryle)
Choosing My Religion (Sproul)
Children
Big Book of Questions and Answers (Ferguson)
Big Truths for Little Kids (Hunt)
My ABC Bible Verses (Hunt)
International Children's Bible Dictionary (Waller)
Someone Awesome (Libby)
Hero Tales, Volumes 1-4 (Jackson)
God Made Them All (Carlson)
Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children (Russell)
Three Beloved Classics (White)
Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis)
Leading Little Ones to God (Schooland)
Counseling
Competent to Counsel (Adams)
Ready to Restore (Adams)
Christian Counselor's Manual (Adams)
A Theology of Christian Counseling (Adams)
Love to Eat, Hate to Eat (Fitzpatrick)
Genius of Puritanism (Lewis)
Spiritual Depression (Lloyd-Jones)
Biblical Counseling (MacArthur)
Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul (Symonds)
A Christian Directory (Baxter)
Suffering
When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty (Tada)
Why Does it Have to Hurt? The Meaning of Christian Suffering (McCartney)
How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil (Carson)
Missions & Evangelism
Let the Nations Be Glad! (Piper)
The Church is Bigger Than You Think (Johnstone)
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : A Biographical History of Christian Missions (Tucker)
Autobiography of John Paton (Paton)
A Vision for Missions (Wells)
Through Gates of Splendor (Eliot)
Tell the Truth (Metzger)
Bruchko (Olson)
A History of Christian Missions (Neil)
History
The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History (Curtis, et al)
Turning Points : Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity (Noll)
A History of Christianity (Latourette)
Sketches from Church History (Houghton)
Hitler's Cross (Lutzer)
Evangelicalism Divided (Murray)
Timetables of History (Grun)
Annals of the World (Ussher)
The Reformers and Their Stepchildren (Verduin)
Biography
Legacy of Sovereign Joy:…Augustine, Luther, and Calvin (Piper)
Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography (Murray)
Jonathan Edwards (Marsden)
Wesley and Men Who Followed (Murray)
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Bainton)
The Forgotten Spurgeon (Murray)
George Whitefield (Dallimore)
Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Foxe)
The Puritans
Worldly Saints: The Puritans as They Reallly Were (Ryken)
A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Packer)
The Puritans (Lloyd-Jones)
Theological Dictionaries
New Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Carson)
Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (Elwell)
Biblical Reference
The Essential IVP Reference Collection (CD Rom)
Bible Works (Windows)
Accordance (Mac)
Holman Bible Atlas (Brisco)
New Bible Dictionary (Packer, ed.)
Introduction to the New Testament (Carson)
Introduction to the Old Testament (Longman)
Biblical Background
Backgrounds of Early Christianity (Ferguson)
IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Keener)
IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament (Walton)
Dictionary of NT Background (Evans)
Understanding the Land of the Bible (Robertson)
Biblical Interpretation
Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Blomberg)
Exegetical Fallacies (Carson)
Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible (Stein)
How to Read the Psalms (Longman)
Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind (Longman)
He Gave us Stories (Pratt)
Interpreting the Pauline Epistles (Schreiner)
The Hermeneutical Spiral (Osborn)
Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation (Silva)
Interpreting the Prophetic Word (VanGemeren)
Is There a Meaning in This Text? (Vanhoozer)
Biblical Studies
Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Blomberg)
Toward an Old Testament Theology (Kaiser)
Paul & His Letters (Polhil)
The Progress of Redemption (VanGemeren)
Sets
Practical Works of Richard Baxter (4 volumes)
Works of Benjamin B. Warfield (10 volumes)
Works of John Newton (6 volumes)
The Works of Jonathan Edwards (2 volumes)
The Collected Writings of John Murray (4 volumes)
The Works of John Owen (16 volumes)
Sermons of Charles Spurgeon (5 volumes)
The Collected Shorter Writings of J.I. Packer (4 volumes)
God, Revelation, and Authority (6 volumes) (Carl F.H. Henry)

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