What is theology? (John Gill on the Spiritual Life)
By: John Gill
4.44
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Why does theology matter? Where does the word theology come from? What makes Christian theology dif…
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1. From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research
By: Michael Kibbe
4.21
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
While courses in Bible and theology typically require research papers, particularly at the graduate… read more
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2. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything
By: Tony Payne , Colin Marshall
4.22
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.There is vine work: the prayerful preaching… read more
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3. Living in God's Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture
By: David VanDrunen
3.69
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Modern movements such as neo-Calvinism, the New Perspective on Paul, and the emerging church have p… read more
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4. 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
5. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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6. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By: Frederick Douglass
4.11
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more
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"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
7. The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective
By: John F. MacArthur Jr. , Stuart W. Scott , Stuart Scott
5.00
Format: 384 pages,
God ordained marriage between a man and a woman for companionship, procreation, and so man would ha… read more
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications
By: Michael R. Emlet
3.63
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
OCD, ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder . . . these are not just diagnoses from the DSM; they are part of… read more
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11. The Glory of Christ
By: John Owen
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
In The Glory of Christ, abridged and made easy to read by R. J. K. Law, we have the great Puritan p… read more
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12. Praying the Bible
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.49
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more
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13. 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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"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
14. Moby-Dick or, The Whale
By: Herman Melville , Tom Quirk , Andrew Delbanco
3.55
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar … read more
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"Call me Ishmael."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Speak, thou vast and venerable head,"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
15. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.00
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more
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"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
16. The Wonderful Works of God
By: Herman Bavinck
4.70
Format: 695 pages, Hardcover
110 years after its original publication, The Wonderful Works of God remains one of the finest sing… read more
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"The Gospel is sheer good tidings, not demand but promise, not duty but gift. But in order that as promise and gift it may be realized in us, it takes on the character of moral admonishment in accorda…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
"All men are really seeking after God... but they do not all seek Him in the right way, nor at the right place. They seek Him down below, and He is up above. They seek Him on the earth, and He is in h…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
"The conclusion, therefore, is that of Augustine, who said that the heart of man was created for God and that it cannot find rest until it rests in his Father’s heart. Hence all men are really seeking…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
17. The Trinity: An Introduction (Short Studies in Systematic Theology)
By: Scott R. Swain
4.49
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Practical Theology for the Church Today The Trinity is one of the most essential doctrines of th… read more
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18. Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit
By: Matthew Barrett
4.52
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
What if the Trinity we've been taught is not the Trinity of the Bible? In this groundbreaking book,… read more
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"It is one thing to say (as we have) that the economic reveals the immanent to a degree and in a specific way—the sending of the Son reflecting the eternal generation of the Son, for example. But it i…"-Matthew Barrett, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit
19. The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith
By: Trevin K. Wax
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Every generation faces the temptation to wander from orthodoxy—to seek out the jolt that comes with… read more
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"The best way to avoid new errors is to love old truths, to hear the story fresh again and again, and to be “caught up in the process of being slain and made alive by the gospel."-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith
"When you lose your place in the history of redemption, you no longer have…the ability to escape the immediacy of the moment and look imaginatively at the present from a perspective that is informed b…"-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith
"In orthodoxy, we see the coming together of seemingly contrary opposites, not in some sort of amalgamation or compromise, but simply affirming both in their fiery fullness. Our vision must be big eno…"-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith
20. Reformed Preaching: Proclaiming God's Word from the Heart of the Preacher to the Heart of His People
By: Joel R. Beeke
4.52
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
Preaching today all too often tragically misses the point. We've all heard sermons that sound m… read more
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21. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: John Onwuchekwa
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more
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22. Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands: Recovering Sacrament in the Baptist Tradition
By: Michael A.G. Azad Haykin
4.52
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
"Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands will help all pastors and theologians, whether Baptist or not, to con… read more
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23. The Nicene Creed: An Introduction
By: Phillip Cary
4.40
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Understand and celebrate what we believeFor centuries, the Nicene Creed has been central to the chu… read more
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24. Theoretical and Practical Theology Volume 1: Prolegomena
By: Petrus Van Mastricht
4.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Petrus van Mastricht’s Theoretical and Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive me… read more
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25. Theoretical-Practical Theology Volume 2: Faith in the Triune God
By: Petrus Van Mastricht
4.85
Format: 660 pages, Hardcover
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26. From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith
By: Louis A. Markos
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might … read more
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27. The Love of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy for Theologians
By: Andrew Davison
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
From the dawn of Western thought to the present day, The Love of Wisdom tells the story of philosop… read more
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28. Honor Thy Fathers: Recovering the Anti-Feminist Theology of the Reformers
By: Zachary M. Garris
4.69
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
Calvin. Luther. Knox. Vermigli. In recent years, the Reformed world has seen a resurgence of intere… read more
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29. What is theology? (John Gill on the Spiritual Life)
By: John Gill
4.44
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Why does theology matter? Where does the word theology come from? What makes Christian theology dif… read more
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30. The Church of Christ
By: James Bannerman
4.33
Format: 983 pages, Hardcover
The New Testament places the church at the centre of its practical vision of the Christian life and… read more
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31. What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church
By: Gavin Ortlund
4.66
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-consc… read more
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