24 must-read theology books like The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate by Michael J. Kruger

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The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate

By: Michael J. Kruger

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Did the New Testament canon arise naturally from within the early Christian faith? Were the books w…

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1. The Imitation of Christ

By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Paperback

Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more

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  • christianity
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2. Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority, and Authenticity

By: James R. White

3.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

A denial of the sufficiency of Scripture is at the core of almost every form of opposition to the C… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • scripture
  • nonfiction
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3. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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4. Canon of Scripture

By: F.F. Bruce

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Winner of two 1990 Christianity Today Awards: Readers' Choice (1st place; theology & doctrine) and … read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
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5. The Cross of Christ

By: John R.W. Stott

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The work of a lifetime, from one of the world's most influential thinkers, about the heart of the C… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
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6. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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7. Exegetical Fallacies

By: Donald Arthur Carson

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Updated explanations of the "sins" of interpretation teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, th… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction

8. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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9. The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters

By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction

10. The Unseen Realm

By: Michael S. Heiser

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of Scripture, explaining how i… read more

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11. The Forgotten Trinity

By: James R. White

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Discover Afresh the Living Truth of a Foundational Christian Belief The Trinity is a basic teaching… read more

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12. The Christ of the Covenants

By: O. Palmer Robertson

3.36

Format: None pages,

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13. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

By: Lee Strobel , Gregory Koukl

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to … read more

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"The only consistent response for a relativist is, "Pushing morality is wrong for me, but that's just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with you. Please ignore me."

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"No intentes refutar cada ficción concebida de la nada. Sitúa de nuevo la carga probatoria sobre los hombros de tus interlocutores. Pídeles razones, no la mera afirmación de un punto de vista. No te t…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"There is no neutral ground when it comes to the tolerance question. Everybody has a point of view she thinks is right, and everybody passes judgment at some point or another. The Christian gets pigeo…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"In a very real sense, every person who denies God is living of borrowed capital. He enjoys living as if the world is filled with morality, meaning, order and beauty, yet he denies the God whose exist…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

14. Knowing God

By: J.I. Packer

2.00

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more

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15. Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul

By: Dallas Willard , J.P. Moreland

3.84

Format: 255 pages,

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16. Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word

By: Voddie T. Baucham Jr.

4.37

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Apologetics is for everyone. The Bible is clear that all believers are called to defend their fa… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
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17. The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

By: John Owen

4.36

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more

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"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

18. Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me

By: Kevin DeYoung

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith, but people disagree about its nature and auth… read more

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19. Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright

4.34

Format: 480 pages, ebook

In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
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20. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court … read more

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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

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21. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

By: Tom Holland

4.26

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more

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  • christian
  • history
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  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"

-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

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22. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
Cover of Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew         Wilson

23. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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  • christian
  • history
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  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
Cover of Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage by Gavin Ortlund

24. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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  • christian
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  • nonfiction
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25. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
Cover of Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel James

26. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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  • christian
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  • faith
  • nonfiction
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27. A Little Book on the Christian Life

By: John Calvin

4.54

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

For centuries, Christians of all ages have turned to John Calvin’s A Little Book on the Christian L… read more

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"If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"...We should always look to the Lord, that by His care we might be led to whatever lot in life He provides for us."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"Desire is bridled when we acknowledge that all thing given to us are given in order that we might know their author."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"So it will be that no matter what kind of cross is placed upon us, we will steadily maintain endurance even through the narrowest straits of the soul."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

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28. The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes

By: Nancy R. Pearcey

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

How the Script for Masculinity Turned Toxic--and How to Fix It "Why Can't We Hate Men?" asks a hea… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
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29. The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate

By: Michael J. Kruger

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Did the New Testament canon arise naturally from within the early Christian faith? Were the books w… read more

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  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • new testament
  • scripture
  • canon
  • nonfiction
Cover of Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John D. Meade

30. Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible

By: John D. Meade

4.50

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Answers to Common Questions about the Writing, Copying, Canonizing, and Translating of the Bible Th… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • scripture
  • canon
  • nonfiction
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31. The Sabbath as Rest and Hope for the People of God (Short Studies in Biblical Theology)

By: Guy Prentiss Waters

4.01

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A Short Study of the Sabbath from Creation to Consummation When it comes to the Sabbath, Christi… read more

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10 must-read history books like The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate by Michael J. Kruger

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F.F. Bruce

3.91

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Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.52

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N.T. Wright

4.34

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J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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J.I. Packer , Martin Luther , O.R. Johnston

3.91

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Thomas Chalmers

3.00

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