20 Top theology books like In Defense of the Descent (Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology) by Daniel R. Hyde

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In Defense of the Descent (Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology)

By: Daniel R. Hyde

4.24

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

The Apostles Creed claims that Christ descended into hell, but do we really believe that? Should we…

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1. Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

By: Keith A. Mathison

4.09

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

The promises of the gospel offer hope of a brighter future for the families and nations of the eart… read more

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"Until the Second Coming, sin will remain a part of earthly existence. And as long as there is sin, there will be suffering and pain. But suffering by persecution is not a sine qua non of the church. …"

-Keith A. Mathison, Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

"The work of redemption is applied to individuals definitively (in justification), progressively (in sanctification), and completely (in glorification). In the same way, the work of redemption is appl…"

-Keith A. Mathison, Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

"The kingdom is often limited to the hearts of the regenerate, heaven, or the eternal state. This virtually denies that the messianic kingdom has anything to do with this present earth. In contrast to…"

-Keith A. Mathison, Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

"Finally, it is wrong to say that "nothing" is more basic to the identity of the church than suffering. Nothing is more basic to the identity of the institutional church than the preaching of the gosp…"

-Keith A. Mathison, Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

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2. God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades

By: Rodney Stark

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In God’s Battalions, distinguished scholar Rodney Stark puts forth a controversial argument that th… read more

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"Many critics of the Crusades would seem to suppose that after the Muslims had overrun a major portion of Christendom, they should have been ignored or forgiven; suggestions have been made about turni…"

-Rodney Stark, God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades

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3. Know the Creeds and Councils (KNOW Series Book 1)

By: Justin S. Holcomb

4.13

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

In every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering… read more

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4. Understanding Dispensationalists

By: Vern Sheridan Poythress

4.07

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Vern Poythress believes that dialogue is possible between dispensationalists and covenant theologia… read more

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"New Testament authors all may have been premillennialists, they may all have been amillennialists, or some may not have had a particular worked-out conviction. But all were oriented to the idea of fu…"

-Vern Sheridan Poythress, Understanding Dispensationalists

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5. Principles of War: Thoughts on Strategic Evangelism

By: Jim Wilson

3.50

Format: 290 pages,

In the study of warfare, great men have concluded that there are some overriding principles which, … read more

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6. The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For the first time, an edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults.… read more

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"My sister Susan,"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

". . .[W]e have all been blind. We are only beginning to see. . . ."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

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7. Concerning the True Care of Souls

By: Martin Bucer

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

First time ever available in English, this basically served as the "reformation handbook of pastora… read more

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8. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version

By: Anonymous

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

Now the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The new ESVHear the Word Audio Bibleprovide… read more

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9. 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

10. Preaching and Preachers

By: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

'Some may object to my dogmatic assertions; but I do not apologize for them. Every preacher should … read more

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11. The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed

By: W. Bradford Littlejohn

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

What does it mean to live as citizens of this world and of the world-to-come? How can we render to … read more

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12. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more

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"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

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13. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

By: Barbara Robinson

4.22

Format: 128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant… read more

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"I've got the baby here," Imogene barked at the Wise Men. "Don touch him! I named him Jesus."

-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

"When they got to the part about swaddling clothes and the manger, Imogene asked, “You mean they tied him up and put him in a feedbox? Where was the Child Welfare?"

-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

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14. 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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15. 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

16. Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric

By: Ward Farnsworth

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rhetoric, one of the oldest academic disciplines, has two faces: first, the art of using language t… read more

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17. 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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18. 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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19. The Boniface Option: A Strategy For Christian Counteroffensive in a Post-Christian Nation

By: Andrew Isker

4.43

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The nationally bestselling team from the widely popular book Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guid… read more

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20. Gospel-Shaped Marriage: Grace for Sinners to Love Like Saints

By: Chad Van Dixhoorn

4.25

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A Gracious, Biblical Model for Marriage Married Christians, and those preparing for marriage, kn… read more

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21. Covenantal Baptism (Blessings of the Faith)

By: Jason Helopoulos

4.42

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

Why would Christians baptize infants? Jason Helopoulos lays out the Reformed perspective— the logic… read more

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22. The Ten Commandments: What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them (Foundational Tools for Our Faith)

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.41

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Ten Commandments were foundational to the lives of the ancient Israelites, but many Christians … read more

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23. A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ

By: John Andrew Bryant

4.54

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Publishers Weekly starred review “This is a stunning book, so rare and so beautiful. I cannot recom… read more

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24. 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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25. Why Do Protestants Convert?

By: Brad Littlejohn

4.03

Format: 105 pages, ebook

A strange phenomenon has gripped Protestantism in recent decades: many of its best and brightest th… read more

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26. Man of the House: A Handbook for Building a Shelter That Will Last in a World That Is Falling Apart

By: C.R. Wiley

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

What is your plan for the end of the world as we know it? How will you protect the people you love?… read more

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27. The Pastor as Leader: Principles and Practices for Connecting Preaching and Leadership

By: John Currie

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Practical, Biblical Advice for Effective Pastoral Leadership Many pastors feel torn between preach… read more

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28. Let the Children Worship

By: Jason Helopoulos

4.47

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Jason Helopoulos encourages the church to embrace the important part children play in the life of t… read more

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29. The Active Obedience of Christ

By: Patrick Abendroth

4.10

Format: 57 pages, Kindle Edition

“How gloriously complete is the salvation wrought for us by Christ! Christ paid the penalty, and He… read more

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30. In Defense of the Descent (Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology)

By: Daniel R. Hyde

4.24

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

The Apostles Creed claims that Christ descended into hell, but do we really believe that? Should we… read more

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15 Top nonfiction books like Let the Children Worship by Jason Helopoulos

Transform Your Habits

Zeal without Burnout

Christopher Ash

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Consequences of Ideas

R.C. Sproul

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

Kevin DeYoung

4.24

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