22 must-read theology books like Knowing God's Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Theology Basics) by Jon Nielson

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Knowing God's Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Theology Basics)

By: Jon Nielson

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Accessible Guide to Systematic Theology from Pastor Jon Nielson  When you consider theology, you…

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1. 40 Questions About Interpreting The Bible

By: Robert L. Plummer , Benjamin L. Merkle , Robert Plummer , Benjamin Merkle

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, New Testament Professor Dr. Robert L. Plummer tackles… read more

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2. God's Big Picture: Tracing the Story-Line of the Bible

By: Vaughan Roberts

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several diffe… read more

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3. 2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 1: The Age of the Early Church Fathers: Part 1

By: Nick R. Needham

4.12

Format: 207 pages,

This book was born out of the author's deep conviction that today's Christians can benefit enormous… read more

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4. 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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5. 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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6. Disciplines of a Godly Man

By: R. Kent Hughes

4.33

Format: 242 pages,

Beginning with a stirring challenge from 1 Timothy 4:7b, "train yourselves to be godly", Hughes cal… read more

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7. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth

By: Gregory K. Beale , None

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Preaching's2014 Best Books for Preachers 2014 Best Missions-Oriented Biblical Study, from Byron Bor… read more

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8. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

By: J.I. Packer

4.35

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does a… read more

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"It is the nature of love to be enterprising."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Our are speculations are not the measure of our God."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

9. The Bookends of the Christian Life

By: Jerry Bridges , Bob Bevington

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

The authors use an extended metaphor to serve up a little book with a big message about two essenti… read more

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10. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

By: Mark Dever

3.93

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? You may ha… read more

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11. 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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12. 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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"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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13. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

By: Jackie Hill Perry

4.36

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

"I used to be a lesbian." In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, … read more

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"Do you know why we have a hard time believing that a gay girl can become a completely different creature? Because, we have a hard time believing in God. ..."

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"From the outside looking in, it could be assumed that Preston's and my relationship was God's proof of turning a "gay girl good." But really, He'd already done that the moment He'd set me free from s…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"Trying to contain the small giggle welling up in her chest from the sincerity of my question, Santoria, full of confidence, responded while looking toward my direction, "Yes, Jackie.The gospel didn't…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"LGBT culture has done an excellent job of renewing or should I say, destroying, the mind of many, mainly by consistently using words as their greatest tool in their efforts to draw people into findin…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

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14. Women Who Risk: Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World

By: Tom Doyle

4.70

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For the first time ever Tom Doyle, popular author and pastor to the unreached, is joined by his wif… read more

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15. A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders

By: Mark Sayers

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For much of recent history individuals and institutions could plan, execute, and flourish with thei… read more

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  • christian
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Cover of Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World by Joe Rigney

16. Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

By: Joe Rigney

4.54

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Who are you when the teeth come out? For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and mo… read more

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"The Scriptures regularly use the metaphor of a body to speak about human social life. The church is the body of Christ, with many members (1 Cor. 12). Marriage is a “one flesh"

-Joe Rigney, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

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17. How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers

By: Andrew David Naselli

4.56

Format: 106 pages, ebook

When people ask me what I do for a living, sometimes I reply, “I teach people how to read.” My paid… read more

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18. 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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"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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19. The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond

By: Alisa Childers

4.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking book on the true nature of faith deconstruction Alisa and Tim help the reader t… read more

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20. Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A Biblical Primer on Men and Women in the Church There is much at stake in God making humanity m… read more

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21. Discontinuity to Continuity: A Survey of Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies

By: Benjamin L. Merkle

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What is the best framework for reading the Bible? The question of how to relate the Old and New … read more

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22. How Does God Change Us?: "Real Change for Real Sinners" (Concise Edition) (Union)

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.57

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

“Abide in my love.” —John 15:9 As followers of Christ, we long to grow in godliness, but we often … read more

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Cover of Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund

23. Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.51

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

It has never been more important to articulate the wonder and enchantment of the Christian message.… read more

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"That day I came across several of the so-called new atheist books: Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith. I vividly remember t…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

Cover of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches) by John Onwuchekwa

24. 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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25. Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

By: David Mathis

4.36

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

David Mathis Examines the Qualifications and Calling of Church Leaders for a New Generation of Cong… read more

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Cover of Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy by John Piper

26. Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy

By: John Piper

4.26

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

John Piper Offers 6 Habits to Spur a Lifetime of Wisdom and Wonder for the Glory of Christ  Humans… read more

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27. Knowing God's Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Theology Basics)

By: Jon Nielson

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Accessible Guide to Systematic Theology from Pastor Jon Nielson  When you consider theology, you… read more

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28. How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers

By: Andrew Naselli

4.56

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Imagine a well-read man. Do you see a machine dressed in tweed gorging on information? This book… read more

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29. 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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Cover of The Story of Scripture: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Hobbs College Library) by Matthew Y. Emerson

30. The Story of Scripture: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Hobbs College Library)

By: Matthew Y. Emerson

4.48

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Although the Bible contains sixty-six books, written by forty authors, it is one book written by on… read more

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Cover of Exalting Jesus in Colossians & Philemon (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary) by R. Scott Pace

31. Exalting Jesus in Colossians & Philemon (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)

By: R. Scott Pace

4.23

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Exalting Jesus in Colossians & Philemon is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series… read more

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14 best-selling religion books like Knowing God's Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Theology Basics) by Jon Nielson

Transform Your Habits

40 Questions About Interpreting The Bible

Robert L. Plummer , Benjamin L. Merkle , Robert Plummer , Benjamin Merkle

4.36

Transform Your Habits

God's Big Picture: Tracing the Story-Line of the Bible

Vaughan Roberts

4.00

Transform Your Habits

2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 1: The Age of the Early Church Fathers: Part 1

Nick R. Needham

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

J.I. Packer

4.35

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8 best-selling religion books like Women Who Risk: Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World by Tom Doyle

Transform Your Habits

Captive in Iran

John R. Perry , Maryam Rostampour , Marziyeh Amirizadeh

4.29

Transform Your Habits

God's Double Agent: The True Story of a Chinese Christian's Fight for Freedom

Bob Fu

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures

Jayson Georges

3.62

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Art of Disciple Making

LeRoy Eims

4.06

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