Recommended Reading

Here are lists of books and articles I’ve found helpful, especially at the introductory and advanced-lay levels. Bear in mind, this is not a wholesale endorsement of the titles listed—some are not even Christian. But read carefully in light of Scripture, they might help you form a better picture of the Lord, his world, and his will.

Christian Life Issues (Applied Theology)

Men, Women, & Family

holiness

  • Sanctification, holiness, spiritual disciplines

  • Prayer

  • Ten Commandments

Biblical Studies

  • Biblical Theological Overviews

  • Surveys (by Bible Book)

Philosophy & Self-Help

  • Apologetics & Worldview

  • Philosophy

  • Leadership

Christian History & Historical Theology

  • Pre-Christian

  • Early Church (c. 0-600)

  • Middle Ages / Medieval (600-1400)

  • Reformation & Renaissance Era (c. 1400-1650)

  • Early Modern (c. 1650-1800)

  • Modern (c. 1800-1960)

  • Late/Liquid Modernity (1960-Present)

Topical Theology (Systematics)

  • Complete Systematic Theologies

  • Theology Proper (Trinity)

  • Creation

  • Soteriology (salvation)

  • Sacraments (baptism & Lord’s Supper)

  • Anthropology (human being)

  • Ecclesiology (doctrine of the church)

    • General Studies

    • Church Offices

  • Eschatology (end times)