14 must-read nonfiction books like Old Testament Survey by Paul R. House

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Old Testament Survey

By: Paul R. House

4.10

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

This second edition of the widely used and highly praised Old Testament Survey revises the original…

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Cover of Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by None, D.Q. McInerny

1. Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking

By: None , D.Q. McInerny

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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2. How We Got the Bible

By: John H. Sailhamer

4.02

Format: 91 pages, Paperback

When busy people want to know more about the Bible and the Christian faith, the Zondervan Quick-Ref… read more

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3. Jesus on Every Page: 10 Simple Ways to Seek and Find Christ in the Old Testament

By: David P. Murray

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Discover Jesus Throughout the Old Testament! The son trudges uphill, bearing wood for his own sacri… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • old testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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4. Reasonable Faith

By: William Lane Craig

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Evangelicals have been living on the periphery of responsible intellectual existence. The average … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
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5. Consequences of Ideas

By: R.C. Sproul

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the wo… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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6. Philosophy of Religion: Thinking about Faith

By: C. Stephen Evans

3.26

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Is there a God? How can we know? What can we know about God? These questions are the focal points o… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
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7. He Is There and He Is Not Silent

By: Charles W. Colson , Jerram Barrs , Francis A. Schaeffer

3.00

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Tyndale celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of this twentieth-century spiritual classic with a spe… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
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8. The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology

By: Richard Lints

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

After showing that today's evangelicals have not fared well in the crucible of modern pluralism, Li… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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9. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

10. Sermon on the Mount

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

The Sermon on the Mount answers some of the most pressing questions that every Christian encounters… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology

11. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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12. The Pilgrim's Progress

By: John Bunyan

4.06

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
  • theology
"Follow your heart"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

13. Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin

By: Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This timely book retrieves an old awareness that has slipped and changed in recent decades. The awa… read more

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14. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

15. 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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16. The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way

By: Michael Scott Horton

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Michael Horton's highly anticipated The Christian Faith represents his magnum opus and will be view… read more

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17. Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony

By: William H. Willimon , Stanley Hauerwas

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this bold and visionary book, two leading Christian thinkers explore the "alien" status of Chris… read more

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18. Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today

By: John R.W. Stott , Eldon Jay Epp

3.96

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Stott's modern classic, Between Two Worlds, argues that there is a chasm between the biblical world… read more

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19. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day

By: Justo L. González

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more

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20. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

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21. A Grief Observed

By: C.S. Lewis

4.22

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
"Time itself is one more name for death."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"The death of a beloved is an amputation."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

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22. Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.32

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues t… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Suffering is not an embarrassment to the Christian faith. It is the thread with which Christ's name is stitched into our lives."

-Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

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23. You're Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches

By: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

4.46

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Practical Advice for Weary Leaders Who Want a Gospel-Centered Culture for Their Church Being a past… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
Cover of The Ten Commandments: A Guide to the Perfect Law of Liberty by Peter J. Leithart

24. The Ten Commandments: A Guide to the Perfect Law of Liberty

By: Peter J. Leithart

4.36

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

You know them. But do you understand them? The Ten Commandments have become so familiar to us that… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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25. Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church

By: Nathan Knight

4.43

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

Recentering the Goal of Pastoral Ministry to Cultivate Christ-Treasuring Church Plants As churches… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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26. Old Testament Survey

By: Paul R. House

4.10

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

This second edition of the widely used and highly praised Old Testament Survey revises the original… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • old testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • reference
Cover of From Creation to New Creation: Understanding the Bible Story by Tim Chester

27. From Creation to New Creation: Understanding the Bible Story

By: Tim Chester

4.05

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Large parts of the Bible are unfamiliar territory for many people. We're not sure what to make of t… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
Cover of The Pastor as Apologist: Restoring Apologetics to the Local Church by Dayton Hartman

28. The Pastor as Apologist: Restoring Apologetics to the Local Church

By: Dayton Hartman

4.25

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In The Pastor as Apologist , Dayton Hartman and Michael McEwen attempt to recapture the pastoral ro… read more

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29. Nehemiah: A Pastoral and Exegetical Commentary

By: T.J. Betts

4.38

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

Pursuing the glory of GodThe book of Nehemiah highlights the priorities God's people should pursue … read more

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  • theology
Cover of An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny

30. An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy

By: Anthony Kenny

3.84

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

An illustrated tour through the history of Western philosophy by renowned authority Anthony Kenny, … read more

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31. Acts 20: Fierce Wolves are Coming; Guard the Flock

By: Alexander Strauch

4.34

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

God has given us a special gift in Paul's farewell message to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:17-38). … read more

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13 Best religion books like Old Testament Survey by Paul R. House

Transform Your Habits

Jesus on Every Page: 10 Simple Ways to Seek and Find Christ in the Old Testament

David P. Murray

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Reasonable Faith

William Lane Craig

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Consequences of Ideas

R.C. Sproul

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Philosophy of Religion: Thinking about Faith

C. Stephen Evans

3.26

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7 must-read fantasy books like Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) by C.S. Lewis

Transform Your Habits

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton

2.67

Transform Your Habits

Phantastes

George MacDonald

3.48

Transform Your Habits

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Andrew Peterson

4.33

The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

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