17 must-read christian books like On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers by John Owen

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On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers

By: John Owen

4.41

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

This John Owen's classic book, originally published as two separate works, "On the Mortification of…

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1. Foxe's Book of Martyrs

By: John Foxe , None , William Grinton Berry

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Reformation-era England—John Foxe recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens o… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • theology
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2. Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper

By: Peter J. Leithart

4.35

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

The Lord's Supper is the world in miniature; it has cosmic significance. Within it we find clues to… read more

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3. The Attributes of God

By: Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

This classic work of Arthur W. Pink invites readers to discover the truth about seventeen attribute… read more

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"Grace is that in God which brings into favor one justly in disfavor."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends "

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What God made, God loves, because it's inconceivable that God should make anything that He didn't love."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

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4. The Religious Affections

By: Jonathan Edwards

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Jonathan Edwards is best known as the theologian of revival. In this, his major study on the theme,… read more

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  • christianity
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5. Men and Marriage

By: George Gilder

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

"Timely when originally published, Men and Marriage is essential now given the the warlike climate … read more

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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
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7. Childhood’s End

By: Arthur C. Clarke

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city—intellectually, technologically, and militarily sup… read more

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"...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"...no on of intelligence resents the inevitable."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"...no one of intelligence resents the inevitable."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias—boredom."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

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8. What Is a Healthy Church?

By: Mark Dever

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More… read more

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9. Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World

By: N.D. Wilson

3.59

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Product DescriptionA visual, poetic exploration of the narrative nature of the world and the person… read more

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  • christianity
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10. 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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11. 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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"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

12. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

By: Nabeel Qureshi

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An Unexpected Journey from Islam to Christianity In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi de… read more

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13. 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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"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)

14. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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15. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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16. 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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17. The Pursuit of Holiness

By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more

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18. The Bruised Reed

By: Richard Sibbes

4.44

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more

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  • christian
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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

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19. The Republic

By: Plato , Desmond Lee

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more

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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."

-Plato, The Republic

"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."

-Plato, The Republic

"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."

-Plato, The Republic

"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"

-Plato, The Republic

20. Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Jeramie Rinne

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

Emphasizing purposeful ministry over project management, this book outlines a clear and concise job… read more

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21. From Silence to Song: The Davidic Liturgical Revolution

By: Peter J. Leithart

3.91

Format: 416 pages,

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22. How To Exasperate Your Wife and Other Short Essays for Men

By: Douglas Wilson

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Marriage is not a vending machine, and love is not two quarters to put into it. It's a manner of l… read more

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23. Paradise Lost

By: John Milton , John Leonard

3.84

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the… read more

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"What hath night to do with sleep?"

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Solitude sometimes is best society."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

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24. Mere Christendom

By: Douglas Wilson

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Evangelical elites tell us that Christian nationalism and theocracy are grave dangers to our Christ… read more

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"Anyone who conforms to the Westminster Confession of Faith is a Christian Nationalist."

-Douglas Wilson, Mere Christendom

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25. Learning Contentment

By: Nancy Wilson

4.57

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

We tend to think being “stressed out” is a normal state of affairs, and that contentment means sitt… read more

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26. Masculine Christianity

By: Zachary M. Garris

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Western church has gone feminist. God has given men authority in the home, church, and society.… read more

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27. The Case for Christian Nationalism

By: Stephen Wolfe

3.51

Format: 479 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical elites and the progressive media complex want you to think that Christian nationalism i… read more

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28. Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Tools & Wealth

By: Douglas Wilson

4.48

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Plod, don't sprint. Be fruitful like a tree, not efficient like a machine. In this book, Douglas… read more

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"Every blessing a Christian ever receives is from a pierced hand."

-Douglas Wilson, Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Tools & Wealth

"Control of the future is actually a (vain) attempt to control people, with the future as our instrument."

-Douglas Wilson, Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Tools & Wealth

"A right theology of wealth will equip us to handle tools rightly, doing everything we do to the glory of God."

-Douglas Wilson, Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Tools & Wealth

"Living and working in the presence of God is essential because what contitutes a truly productive person is the fact that they are labouring under the blessing of God."

-Douglas Wilson, Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Tools & Wealth

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29. Ride, Sally, Ride

By: Douglas Wilson

4.25

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

It's two decades in the future, and a Christian college student named Ace Hartwick has just destroy… read more

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30. Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition

By: Glenn S. Sunshine

4.42

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Christians first expressed these political truths under Caesars, kings, popes, and emperors. We nee… read more

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31. On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers

By: John Owen

4.41

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

This John Owen's classic book, originally published as two separate works, "On the Mortification of… read more

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17 must-read theology books like On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers by John Owen

Transform Your Habits

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

John Foxe , None , William Grinton Berry

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper

Peter J. Leithart

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Attributes of God

Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Religious Affections

Jonathan Edwards

3.50

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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton

2.67

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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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