17 must-read christian books like What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church by Gavin Ortlund

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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…

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1. 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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2. 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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3. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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

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8. Can We Trust the Gospels?

By: Peter J. Williams

4.46

Format: 153 pages, Paperback

Is there evidence to believe the Gospels? The Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, John--are four accou… read more

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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

9. 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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10. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By: Christopher Watkin

4.55

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more

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Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

11. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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Cover of Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity by Carl R. Trueman

12. Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.41

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Carl Trueman Analyzes How Ancient Creeds and Confessions Protect and Promote Biblical Christianity … read more

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13. The Holy Spirit: An Introduction (Short Studies in Systematic Theology)

By: Fred Sanders

4.64

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Understanding the Work and Power of the Holy Spirit in Scripture  Though he is right at the heart o… read more

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Cover of Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda by Megan Basham

14. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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Cover of Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality by Rebecca McLaughlin

15. Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Examines the arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex relationships. You may have h… read more

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Cover of When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the Fractured Relationship of John Owen and Richard Baxter by Tim Cooper

16. When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the Fractured Relationship of John Owen and Richard Baxter

By: Tim Cooper

4.06

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Two Oppositional Figures in Church History Shed Light on Division in the Church Today Our curren… read more

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17. 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 Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas R. Schreiner

18. The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment

By: Thomas R. Schreiner

4.24

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Understanding God’s Righteousness through His Final Judgment of Sin The reality of God’s ultimate … read more

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Cover of One with My Lord: The Life-Changing Reality of Being in Christ by Sam Allberry

19. One with My Lord: The Life-Changing Reality of Being in Christ

By: Sam Allberry

4.61

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

A Practical Devotional Guide to What It Means to Be “In Christ” Followers of Jesus refer to themse… read more

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Cover of Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament by Benjamin Shaw

20. Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament

By: Benjamin Shaw

4.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

How do we know the New Testament is reliable? It matters—but discussions on whether the New Testam… read more

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21. Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically

By: Kevin J Vanhoozer

4.45

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

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11 Best religion books like What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church by Gavin Ortlund

Transform Your Habits

Christianity and Liberalism

J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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

The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

David Gibson

4.74

Transform Your Habits

The Wonderful Works of God

Herman Bavinck

4.70

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6 Top history books like Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home

Glenn S. Sunshine

4.60

Transform Your Habits

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

Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Transform Your Habits

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

Andrew Wilson

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture

Aaron Renn

4.23

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