Books

The following is a developing list of books I have found helpful. I’ve organized them by category. All are worth reading.

Theology

Image of Systematic Theology
Image of The Unfolding Drama of Redemption
Image of God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul
Image of A Theology of the New Testament
Image of Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God
Image of Credo: Meditations on the Apostles' Creed
Image of Celebration of Faith: I Believe. . . (Sermons, Vol. 1)
Image of Credo

Christology

Image of The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
Image of Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2)
Image of The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
Image of Who Was Jesus?
Image of Basic Christianity
Image of The Cross of Christ
Image of The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology

Holy Spirit

Image of The Holy Spirit and You: A Study Guide to the Spirit-Filled Life
Image of Surprised by the Voice of God

Spiritual Conflict

Image of Spiritual Warfare Sideways: Keeping the Focus on Jesus
Image of The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium
Image of Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual
Image of The Screwtape Letters
Image of People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil

Missiology

Image of The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission
Image of A Word in Season: Perspectives on Christian World Missions
Image of The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church
Image of Forgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional Church
Image of Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives

Ecclesiology

Image of Household of God (Biblical Classics Library)
Image of Church Next: Quantum Changes in Christian Ministry
Image of An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind
Image of The Church in the Power of the Spirit: A Contribution to Messianic Ecclesiology

Healing

Image of Power Healing
Image of Authority to Heal
Image of Healing
Image of The Transformation of the Inner Man
Image of Healing the Wounded Spirit
Image of Healing Touch, The: A Guide to Healing Prayer for Yourself and Those You Love
Image of Restoring the Christian Soul: Overcoming Barriers to Completion in Christ through Healing Prayer

Resource Books

Image of Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Baker Reference Library)
Image of The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Image of The Message of Philippians: Jesus Our Joy (Bible Speaks Today)

Apologetics and Contemporary Issues


The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
James W. Sire
Image of The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

Understanding the Times
David Noebel
Image of Understanding the Times

Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message
Ravi Zacharias
Image of Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message

Who Made God?: And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith
Ravi Zacharias, Norman L. Geisler
Image of Who Made God?: And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith

Can Man Live without God
Ravi Zacharias
Image of Can Man Live without God

Deliver Us From Evil
Ravi Zacharias
Image of Deliver Us From Evil

The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
Lesslie Newbigin
Image of The Gospel in a Pluralist Society

Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs
Ergun Caner, Emir Fethi Caner
Image of Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs

The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins
Image of The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity

History

Image of A History of the Jews
Image of The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form
Image of New Testament History: A Narrative Account
Image of The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986
Image of Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy
Image of National Geographic Almanac of World History
Image of A Little History of the World
Image of The New Penguin History of the World
Image of The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (Story of Christianity)

Spiritual Reading

Image of Practice of the Presence of God, The
Image of Dark Night of the Soul
Image of Interior Castle
Image of St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics)
Image of Julian of Norwich: Revelations of Divine Love and The Motherhood of God (Library of Medieval Women)
Image of On the Incarnation: De Incarnatione Verbi Dei (Popular Patristics Series)
Image of Pensees (Penguin Classics)
Image of The Reformed Pastor

Biography

Image of The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
Image of John Stott: The Making of a Leader : A Biography : The Early Years
Image of John Stott: A Global Ministry: A Biography of the Later Years, Vol. 2