BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS BY CATEGORY

DOUGLAS JACOBY, 20 SEP 2022

Note: Further titles are added to this document on a regular basis.

Bibles Marriage, Parenting, Family, Dating & Singleness,

Blended Families
Bible Study Websites for Parents and Teachers
Commentaries
Preaching & Teaching
New Testament
Old Testament Publishing a Book
Bible Study Tools
Racial Issues
Biblical Languages & Translation
Religion and Culture in the Broader Biblical World
Christian Students
Newly converted Spiritual Life
All disciples Evangelism
Mature believers Wealth, Possessions, & Poverty
High School students
Campus Leaders Theology
Baptism
Church History and Doctrine Holy Spirit / Miracles
Early Christianity Pacifism / Non-resistance
Protestantism
Restoration Movement World Religions / Worldviews

Counseling & Psychology Worship

Evidences Miscellaneous
Creation & Evolution
Debate Series Other Materials
Helpful Websites for Christian Evidences Audio Series
DVDs
Leadership / Church Building USB Drives

My personal “must-read” items are colored blue.

BIBLES
English Standard Version
Fox, Everett. The Five Books of Moses: The Schocken Bible, Volume 1. New York, NY: Random House, 2000.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Jewish Study Bible (based on JPS Tanakh translation). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Koester, Craig. The Apocrypha (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Nestle, Eberhard, Erwin Nestle, and Kurt Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. New York, NY: American Bible
Society, 1994.
New American Bible, Revised Edition. 2011.
New American Standard Bible
A New English Translation of the Septuagint. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.

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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2010.
Step Bible, from Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK: https://www.stepbible.org
Updated NASB/NIV Parallel Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.
van der Mass, Ed, and Rick Osborne. Adventure Bible Handbook: A Wild Spectacular High-Tech Trip through the
Bible. 1994. Superb for pre-teens and teens.

BIBLE STUDY

Commentaries &c.
Alter, Robert. The Art of the Biblical Narrative. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2010.
www.bestcommentaries.com
Brettler, Marc Zvi. How to Read the Bible. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society, 2005.
Carson, D. A. New Testament Commentary Survey, 2007.
The Daily Study Bible Series (Old Testament), multiple authors. Very readable. The N.T. series is also interesting,
though Barclay tends to explain away the miraculous, and there are many digressions from the text.
France, R. T. New International Commentary on the New Testament (Set of 18 volumes). Grand Rapids, MI:
Eerdmans, 2012.
Glynn, John. Commentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources.
Kregel, 2003.
Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1994.
Longman III, Tremper. Old Testament Commentary Survey. 2007.
The New International Commentary on the Old Testament (25 Volume Set). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965.
Osborne, Grant R. The Hermeneutical Spiral. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1991.
Pfeiffer, Charles E. and Everett F. Harrison. The Wycliffe Bible Commentary. Moody, 1990.
Wenham, G. J., J. A. Motyer, D. A. Carson, and R. T. France, eds. New Bible Commentary. Downers Grove, IL:
Intervarsity, 1994.
The Word Biblical Commentary on CD-ROM: 58 Volumes on CD-ROM. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2004.
The Word Biblical Commentary on CD-ROM for Mac: 54 Volumes on CD-ROM. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson,
2008.

New Testament
Barrett, C. K. The New Testament Background: Selected Documents (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1961).
Bivin, David, and Roy Blizzard Jr. Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights From a Hebrew
Perspective, 1994.
Black, Matthew. An Aramaic Approach to the Gospels and Acts, 1998.
Bruce, F. F. Paul Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000.
daSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Context, Methods & Ministry Formation (2nd ed.). Downers
Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2018.
Edersheim, Alfred. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah: New Updated Edition. Peabody, MA.: Hendrickson,
1993.

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Deissmann, Adolf, and Lionel Richard Mortimer Strachan. Light from the Ancient East: the New Testament
Illustrated by Recently Discovered Texts of the Graeco-Roman World, 2012.
Elwell, Walter A. and Robert W. Yarbrough. Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey
(Encountering Biblical Studies). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2005.
Ferguson, Gordon. Romans: The Heart Set Free. Spring, TX: IPI, 2000.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Semitic Background of the New Testament (Biblical Resource Series). Grand Rapids, MI:
Eerdmans, 1997.
Gundry, Robert. A Survey of the New Testament
Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction (Master Reference Collection), Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1990.
Jacoby, Douglas. The Faith Unfurled: New Testament Survey (audio & book). Spring, TX: IPI, 2005.
Jeffers, James S. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early
Christianity, 1999.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. Jesus and the Gospels (36 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Josephus, Flavius. The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition. Peabody, MA.:
Hendrickson, 1980.
Kinnard, Steve G. Prophets: The Voices of Yahweh. Billerica, MA: Discipleship Publications International, 2001.
McBirnie, William Stewart. The Search for the Twelve Apostles, 1994.
McGuiggan Jim. The Book of Romans (Looking into the Bible Series), 1982.
Pomeroy, Sarah. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity, 1995.
Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey, 2009.
Tenney, Merrill. New Testament Survey. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1985. ISBN 0-8028-3611-9.
Schreiner, Thomas R. Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology, 2006.
Weima, Jeffrey A. D. The Sermons to the Seven Churches of Revelation: A Commentary and Guide. Grand Rapids,
MI: Baker Academic, 2021.
Witherington III, Ben. The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans,
1998. Advanced.
_____. The Paul Quest: The Renewed Search for the Jew of Tarsus, 2000.
Word Biblical Commentary. (Assumes familiarity with the original Greek.) Excellent.

Hebrews
Bruce, F.F. The Epistle to the Hebrews, Revised edition. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1990.
Fudge, Edward. Our Man In Heaven. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1973. (Online at www.edwardfudge.com/written/omihtext.html.)
Lightfoot, Neil. Jesus Christ Today: A Commentary on the Book of Hebrews. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976.
Wright, N.T. Hebrews for Everyone. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. 2nd edition, 2004

Old Testament
Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan E. Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Encountering Biblical
Studies). Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Brueggemann, Walter. From Whom No Secrets are Hid: Introducing the Psalms. Louisville, KY: Westminster John
Knox Press, 2014.

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Charlesworth, James H. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments (The
Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library). 1983.
_____. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 2: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and
Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms and Odes, Fragments of Lost Judeo-Hellenstic Works (The Anchor Yale
Bible Reference Library). 1985.
Childs, Brevard. Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1979.
Drane, John. Introducing the Old Testament (Revised Ed.). 2001.
Edersheim, Alfred. Sketches of Jewish Social Life: Updated Edition, 1994.
_____. The Temple: Its Ministry and Services. 1995.
Heschel, Abraham J. The Prophets (Perennial Classics), 2001.
Hill, Andrew E. and John H. Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan: 2009.
Jacoby, Douglas. Foundations for Faith: Old Testament Survey (audio with book). Spring, TX: IPI, 2004.
_____ and Paul Copan. Origins: The Ancient Impact and Modern Implications of Genesis 1-11. Nashville: Morgan James,
2018.
Kaiser, Jr., Walter C. A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars. Broadman and Holman,
1998.
_____. Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations
_____. The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable and Relevant? Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press,
2001.
Koterski, Joseph. Biblical Wisdom Literature (36 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Lamoureux, Denis O. The Bible and Ancient Science: Principles of Interpretation. Tullahoma, TN: McGahan, 2020.
LaSor, William Sanford, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic William Bush. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form,
and Background of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Levine, Amy-Jill. The Old Testament (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
McGuiggan, Jim. The Book of Ezekiel. 1979.
_____. The Book of Isaiah. 1985.
Olbricht, Tom. He Loves Forever. Joplin, Missouri: College Press, 2000.
Provain, Iain. Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why it Matters. Waco, TX:
Baylor University Press, 2014.
Rivers, Francine. The Prophet: Amos. Tyndale House, 2006.
Satterthwaite, Philip E., Richard S. Hess, and Gordon J. Wenham, Eds. The Lord’s Anointed: Interpretation of Old
Testament Messianic Texts. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Shanks, Herschel. Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Reader from the Biblical Archaeology Review. New York:
Random House, 1992.
Wise, Michael O., Martin G., Jr. Abegg, and Edward M. Cook. The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation. 2005.
Wiseman, D. J. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (28 vols), 2001.
Wood, Fred. Amos. CrossBooks, 2009.
Word Biblical Commentary. Assumes familiarity with the original Hebrew and Aramaic. Excellent.
Yale University Open Course Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145
Yancey, Philip. The Bible Jesus Read. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.

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Bible Study Tools

Adler, Mortimer J. How to Read a Book: the Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading. Touchstone, 1972.
Aharoni, Yohanan. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1977.
Alexander, Pat, Ed. The Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible. Tring, U.K.: Lion, 1978.
_____ and David, Eds. The Lion Handbook to the Bible, 3rd edition. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 1999.
Barber, Cyril J. Best Books for Your Bible Study Library. 2004.
BibleWorks 8 on DVD, Bibleworks, 2009. Note: This is an excellent Bible study suite, although after 26 years, the
company has gone out of business.
Bromiley, Geoffrey W. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Building a Bible Study Library, by Joey Harris (click on the hyperlink)
Bible Software (click on the hyperlink)
deSilva, David A. Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2018.
Doriani, Daniel. Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and
Reformed Publishing, 1996.
Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors (3rd edition), 2002.
_____. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.
_____. How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
Jacoby, Douglas. A Quick Overview of the Bible: How All the Pieces Fit Together. Eugene, OR: Harvest House,
2012.
Freedman, David Noel. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000.
Goodrick, Edward W., and John R. Kohlenberger III. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance (Strongest
Strong's). 2004.
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Revised and Expanded. Nashville, TN: Holman, 2015.
Jackson, Andrew. The Lost Land of the Bible: Prayer Pilgrimages Through Turkey. 978-0-9976758-6-3. Nomadic
Publishing, 2018.
Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1994.
Kinnard, G. Steve. Getting the Most from the Bible: A Guide to In-Depth Study. Woburn, MA: DPI, 2000.
Kittel, Gerhard, ed. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (10 Volume Set). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans,
1984.
Kuhatscheck, Jack. Taking the Guesswork Out of Applying the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1990. Simple,
easy to read, though lightly Calvinist.
Moore, Mark E., Core 52: A Fifteen-Minute Daily Guide to Build Your Bible IQ In a Year. New York, NY:
Waterbrook, 2019.
Richards, E. Randolph and Brandon J. O’Brien. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural
Blinders to Better Understand the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2012.
Vine, W. E., Merrill F. Unger, and William White Jr. Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New
Testament Words: With Topical Index (Word Study). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1996.
Stuart, Douglas K. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors, 2009.
The Times Atlas of the Bible: The Land, Events, and People of the World’s Most Famous Book. London: Times, 1996.
Walton, John H., Victor H. Matthews, and Mark W. Chavalas. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament.
Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2000.
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BIBLICAL LANGUAGES & TRANSLATION

Barr, James. The Semantics of Biblical Language. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1961. Academic.
Bauer, Walter. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (3rd edition),
2001.
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Hebrew Edition). New York: American Bible Society, 1997.
Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, 1994.
Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek (Paperback and Audio CD Pack), 2005.
Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors (3rd edition), 2002.
Goodrich, Richard J., and Albert L. Lukaszewski. A Reader's Greek New Testament: 2nd Edition. HarperCollins,
2007.
Kautzsch, E. Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar (Dover Language Guides), 2006.
Lambdin, Thomas O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, 1973.
Mansoor, Menahem. Biblical Hebrew: Step by Step Volume. 1. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999
_____. Biblical Hebrew Step by Step, Volume 2: Readings from the Book of Genesis, 1984.
Martin, James D. Davidson's Introductory Hebrew Grammar, 27th edition. Bloomsbury: T&T Clark, 2000.
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
Nestle, Eberhard, Erwin Nestle, and Kurt Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. New York: American Bible Society,
1994.
Ward, Mark. Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018.

For Christian Students

Newly converted
Be Still, My Soul: A Practical Guide to a Deeper Relationship With God, by Sam Laing
Basic Christianity, by John R. W. Stott
The Killer Within: An African Look at Disease, Sin and Keeping Yourself Saved, by Mike Taliaferro. To be
reprinted by 2017.
The Lion Never Sleeps: Preparing Those You Love for Satan’s Attacks, by Mike Taliaferro
A Quick Overview of the Bible: How All the Pieces Fit Together, by Douglas Jacoby

For all disciples

Caring Beyond the Margins: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Homosexuality, by Guy Hammond
The Disciplined Life: The Mark of Christian Maturity, by Richard S. Taylor
Getting the Most from the Bible: A Guide to In-Depth Study, by G. Steve Kinnard
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Dorn
Humility: The Beauty of Holiness, by Andrew Murray
The Lion Handbook to the Bible
The Prideful Soul’s Guide to Humility, by Thomas A. Jones and Michael Fontenot
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Repentance: A Cosmic Shift of Mind and Heart, by Edward J. Anton. To be reprinted by 2017.
Romans: The Heart Set Free, by Gordon Ferguson
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life, by R. Kent Hughes
Till the Nets Are Full: An Evangelism Handbook, by Douglas Jacoby
Spiritual Leadership: A Commitment to Excellence for Every Believer, by J. Oswald Sanders
Strong in the Grace: Reclaiming the Heart of the Gospel, by Thomas A. Jones
Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today’s Evangelical Church in the Light of Early
Christianity, by David W. Bercot
Your Bible Questions Answered, by Douglas Jacoby

For mature believers

Compelling Evidence, by Douglas Jacoby
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, by William Law

High school students

Getting Into College, by Rachel Korn and Jennifer Y. Kabat, eds.
Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, by Richard J. Light
Preparing for College: Practical Advice for Students and their Families, by John F. Reardon
The Six Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens, by Sean Covey

Campus leaders
Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages, by Haddon Robinson
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of your Life, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Campus Core: How to Have an Impact on Your Campus, Get Good Grades, and Figure Our Your Future, by
Douglas Jacoby
The Emotionally Healthy Church, by Peter Scazzero
Dynamic Leadership: Principles, Roles, and Relationships for a Life-Changing Church, by Gordon Ferguson
Friend or Foe? (video), by Douglas Jacoby
Golden Rule Leadership, by Gordon Ferguson and Wyndham Shaw
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
Prepared to Answer: Restoring Truth in an Age of Relativism, by Gordon Ferguson
Rejoice Always: A Handbook for Christians Facing Emotional Challenges, by Drs. Michael and Mary Shapiro. To
be reprinted by 2017.
The Spirit: Presence, Power, Sense, Nonsense,. by Douglas Jacoby

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Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, by Greg Koukl. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009,
ISBN 978-0-310-28292-1.
Who Is My Brother: Facing a Crisis of Identity and Fellowship, by F. LaGard Smith

CHURCH HISTORY & DOCTRINE

Bercot, David. In God We Don’t Trust. Amberson, PA: Scroll Publishing Co, 1950.
Brakke, David. Gnosticism (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Brown, Peter. The Rise of Western Christendom. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers Inc., 1996.
Bruce, F. F. The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from its First Beginnings to the Conversion of the
English. Carlisle, U.K: The Paternoster Press, 1958.
Carpenter, Joel A. Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism. New York: Oxford University Press,
1997.
Cary, Phillip. Augustine: Philosopher and Saint (12 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Comby, Jean. How to Read Church History: From the Beginning to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1. London: Les Editions du
Cerf, 1984.
_____ and Diarmaid MacCulloch. How to Read Church History: From the Reformation to the Present Day, Volume 2. London:
Les Editions du Cerf, 1986.
Cook, William. The Lives of Great Christians (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
_____ and Ronald Herzman. Francis of Assisi (12 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching
Company)
Cross, F. L. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford. 2005.
Daileader, Philip. How the Crusades Changed History (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching
Company)
Dieter, Melvin E. The Holiness Revival of the Nineteenth Century, 2nd edition. Lanham, Maryland and London: Scarecrow
Press, 1996.
Dowley, Tim. Introduction to the History of Christianity. Minneapolis, Fortress Press.
Estep, William R. The Anabaptist Story. Cambridge, UK: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995.
Foxe, John. Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. 1999.
Grant, Robert M. Augustus To Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World. San Francisco, CA:
Harper & Row Publishers, 1970.
Gray, Andrew. The Origin and Early History of Christianity In Britain. CA: Artisan Sales, 1991.
Highfield, Ron. Rethinking Church: A Guide for the Perplexed and Disillusioned. Los Angeles, CA: Keledei, 2020.
The History of Christianity (A Lion Handbook). Chariot Victor Publishing. 1990.
Hoover, Peter with Sergei Petrov V. The Russians’ Secret. Shippensburg, PA: Benchmark Press, 1999.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Apostle Paul (12 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
_____. Early Christianity: The Experience of the Divine (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching
Company)
_____. The History of Christianity (36 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Kelly, J.N.D. The Oxford Dictionary of Popes. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 1986.
LaTourette, Scott Kenneth. A History of Christianity: Beginnings to 1500 Volume 1. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers,
2005
LaTourette, Scott Kenneth. Reformation to the Present Volume 2. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2005
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Lee, Jason K. The Theology of John Smyth: Puritan, Separatist, Baptist, Mennonite. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press,
2003.
Luther, Martin. Christian Liberty. Fortress Press, 1957
Marius, Richard. Martin Luther: The Christian Between God and Death. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.
Markos, Louis. The Life and World of C. S. Lewis (12 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching
Company)
Mead, Frank S., Samuel S. Hill, and Craig D. Atwood. Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 13th edition,
2010.
Miller, Elliot, and Kenneth B. Samples. The Cult of the Virgin: Catholic Mariology and the Apparitions of Mary.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic,
2001.
Peters, Edward, E.D. Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, 1980
Ramm, Bernard. Protestant Biblical Interpretation: A Textbook of Hermeneutics for Conservative Protestants. Boston, MA:
W. A. Wilde, 1956.
Rhodes, Ron. Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2000.
Rolston, Holmes. John Calvin versus the Westminster Confession. Richmond, VA: John Knox Press, 1932.
Rubenstein, Richard E. When Jesus Became God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome. Orlando:
Harcourt, 2000.
Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996.
Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Tkach, Joseph. Transformed by Truth. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books, 1997.
Van Braght, Thieleman J. Martyrs Mirror: The Story of Seventeen Centuries of Christian Martyrdom, From the Time of Christ
to A.D. Waterloo, Ontario: Herald Press, 1660.
Verduin, Leonard. The Anatomy of Hybrid: A study in Church-State Relationships. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans,
1976.
Wilmshurst, David. The Martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East. London: East & West Publishing,
2011.
Williamson, G.A. The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine. Middlesex, England: Dorset Press, 1965.
Womack, Morris M. The Church Through the Ages (2 volumes). Austin, TX: R.B. Sweet Co. Inc., 1965.

Early Church

The Ante-Nicene Fathers (10-volume set), ISBN-13: 978-1565630826 and ISBN-10: 1565630823
Bercot, David. The Kingdom That Turned The World Upside Down. Tyler, TX: Scroll Publishing Co, 2003
_____. Let Me Die in Ireland: The True Story of Patrick. Tyler, TX: Scroll, 1999.
_____. The Pilgrim Road. Tyler, TX: Scroll Publishing Co, 1991.
_____. Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up? Scroll, 1994.
De Paor, Maire B. Patrick: The Pilgrim Apostle of Ireland. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Advanced.
Evans, Craig A. From Jesus To the Church. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2014.
Grant, Robert M. Augustus To Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World. San Francisco, CA:
Harper & Row Publishers, 1970.

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Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.
Gregg, Robert C. & Clebsch, William A. Athanasius: The Life of Antony and The Letter to Marcellinus. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist
Press, 1980.
Hughes, Richard T. Illusions of Innocence: Protestant Primitivism in America, 1630-1875. Chicago and London: The
University of Chicago Press, 1988.
Justin Martyr & Mark Felix. We Don’t Speak Great Things—We Live Them. Tyler, TX: Scroll Publishing Co, 1989.
Early Church History (DVD), with Berçot, Harris, Jacoby, and Staten. Spring, TX: IPI, 2008.
Hill, Henry. Light from the East: A Symposium of the Oriental Orthodox and Assyrian Churches. Toronto: Anglican
Book Centre, 1988.
Lightfoot, J. B. and J.R. Harmer (tr). The Apostolic Fathers (2nd Edition).
Martin, Ralph P. Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964.
Meeks, Wayne A. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. New Haven and London: Yale University
Press, 1983.
Ramsay, W. M. The Letters to The Seven Churches. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1904.
Richardson, Cyril C. E.D. Early Christian Fathers. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1979.
Shelton, W. Brian. Quest for the Historical Apostles: Tracing Their Lives and Legacies. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2018.
Skinner, John. The Confession of Saint Patrick. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1998.
Staniforth, Maxwell. Early Christian Writings. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1968.
Stevenson, J. E.D. A New Eusebius. London: The Camelot Press, 1957.
Thelwall, S. A Glimpse at Early Christian Church Life. Tyler, TX: Scroll Publishing Co, 1991.
Wilson, William. Clement of Alexandria: The One Who Knows God. Tyler, TX: Scroll Publishing Co, 1990.

Protestantism
Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. 2013.
Edwards, James R. Between the Swastika and the Sickle: The life, Disappearance, and Execution of Ernst Lohmeyer.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2019.
Metaxas, Eric. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010.
_____. Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World. New York, NY: Viking, 2017.
Roper, Lyndal. Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet. Deckle Edge, 2017.
Ryrie, Alec. Protestants: The Faith that Made the Modern World. New York, NY: Viking, 2017.
Snavely, Bruce. Isaac Backus and the Second Reformation. Lynchburg, VA: Liberty University Press, 2016.
Van Braght, Thieleman J. Martyrs Mirror (full title: The Bloody Theater, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians
Who Baptized Upon Confession of Faith, and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus, Their Savior, From the Time
of Christ to the Year A.D. 1660). Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1938.

Restoration Movement
Allen, Leonard C. Things Unseen: Churches of Christ In (and After) the Modern Age. Siloam Springs, AR: Leafwood
Publishers, 2004.
Baker, William R. E.D. Evangelicalism & the Stone-Campbell Movement. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
Choate, J.E. Roll Jordan Roll. Nashville: Gospel Advocate Company, 1968.

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Foster, Douglas A. A Life of Alexander Campbell. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020.
_____. The Story of the Churches of Christ. Abilene, TX: ACU Press, 2013.
Holloway, Gary and Douglas Foster. Renewing God's People. Abilene Christian University Press.
Hughes, Richard T. Reviving the Ancient Paths: History of the Churches of Christ in America. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1996.
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Holloway, Gary and Douglas A. Foster. Renewing God’s People: A Concise History of Churches of Christ. Abilene,
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Robinson, Edward J. Hard-Fighting Soldiers: A History of African American Churches of Christ. Knoxville, TN:
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Tolouse, Mark G., Gary Holloway, and Douglas A. Foster. Renewing Christian Unity: A Concise History of the Christian
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COUNSELING

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Ash, Christopher and Steve Midgley. The Heart of Anger: How the Bible Transforms Anger in Our Understanding and
Experience. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2021.
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Benyei, Candace R., and Harold G. Koenig. Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems: Scapegoating, Family
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Edwards, Gene. Exquisite Agony: Healing for Christians Who Have Been Hurt by Other Christians. Jacksonville, FL: The
SeedSowers, 1995.
Eddy, Billy. 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other
High-Conflict Personalities. New York, NY: Penguin Random House, 2018.
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about It. 1999.
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994.
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Collins, Francis S. The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief. New York: Free Press, 2006.
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Knopp, Richard. Truth About God: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? RENEW.org, 2021.
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Koukl, Gregory. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 978-0-
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_____ and Joanna Collicutt McGrath. The Dawkins Delusion: Atheists Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine.
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McGrew, Lydia. Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts. Chillicothe, OH: DeWard,
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Price, Randall. The Stones Cry Out: What Archaeology Reveals about the Truth of the Bible. Eugene, Oregon:
Harvest House, 1997.
Roberts, Mark D. Can We Trust the Gospels: Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Rowland, Wade. Galileo’s Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church. New York: Wade
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Satterthwaite, Philip E., Richard S. Hess, and Gordon J. Wenham, eds. The Lord’s Anointed: Interpretation of Old
Testament Messianic Texts. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Schaeffer, Francis A. How Should We Then Live? (L'Abri 50th Anniversary Edition): The Rise and Decline of
Western Thought and Culture. Crossway, 2005.
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Sheler, Jeffery L. Is the Bible True?: How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures.
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door: A Basic World View Catalog, Third Edition. Downers Grove, InterVarsity,
1997.
Sparks, Kenton L. God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Bible Scholarship. Grand
Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008.
Spufford, Francis. Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense.
New York, NY: Harper One, 2012. [Much food for thought, though the language is often profane]
Stott, John R. W. Basic Christianity. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1986.
Story, Dan. Defending Your Faith: How to Answer the Tough Questions. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992.
Strobel, Lee. The Case for Christ. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
_____. The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2004.
_____. The Case for Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
_____. The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
Ward, Keith. God, Chance and Necessity. Boston: Element, 1996.
Willard, Dallas. The Allure of Gentleness: Defending the Faith in the Manner of Jesus. New York: Harper One, 2015.
Winter, David. But This I Can Believe. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1980.
Wise, Michael, Martin Abegg, Jr., and Edward Cook. The Dead Sea Scrolls, A New Translation. San Francisco:
Harper, 1996.
Wright, N. T. Evil and the Justice of God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006.
_______. Paul: A Biography. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 2018.
_______. Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
_______. The Resurrection of the Son of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
_______. Who Was Jesus? Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1993.
Yancey, Philip. Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997.
_____. The Jesus I Never Knew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
_____. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
_____. Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find? Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
_____. Where Is God When it Hurts? Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997.
Young, Davis A. The Biblical Flood: A Case Study of the Church’s Response to the Extrabiblical Evidence. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
________ and Ralph F. Stearly. The Bible, Rocks and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age of Earth. Downers
Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008.
Young, John. The Case Against Christ. London: Trafalgar Square, 1994.
Zacharias, Ravi. Can Man Live Without God? Dallas: Word, 1994.
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_____. Deliver Us From Evil: Restoring the Soul in a Disintegrating Culture. Dallas: Word, 1996.
_____. Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claim of the Christian Message. Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000.
_____. A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990.

Creation & Evolution

Applegate, Kathryn and J. B. Stump. How I Changed my Mind about Evolution: Evangelicals Reflect on Faith and
Science. Downers Grove, IL, 2016.
Atkinson, Davis. The Message of Genesis 1-11: the Dawn of Creation, in The Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove,
IL: Intervarsity, 1990.
Blocher, Henri. In the Beginning. Downers Grove, IL.: InterVarsity Press, 1984.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Creation and Fall, Temptation: Two Biblical Studies, New York: Macmillan, 1959.
Colling, Richard G. Random Designer: Created from Chaos to Connect with the Creator. Bourbonnais, IL: Browning Press,
2004.
Collins, Francis S. The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Faith. New York: Free Press, 2006.
Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the
Struggle for Life. London: Penguin, 1968.
Denton, Michael J. Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. New York: The Free
Press, 1998.
Dowd, Michael. Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform your Life and
our World. New York: Viking, 2008.
Enns, Peter. The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn't Say About Human Origins. Grand Rapids:
Brazos Press, 2012.
Fairbanks, Daniel J. Relics of Eden: The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA. New York: Prometheus,
2007.
Falk, Darrel R. Coming to Peace with Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and Biology.
Gibson, John C. L. Genesis, Vol. 1, in the Daily Study Bible Series. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press,
1981.
Glover, Gordon J. Beyond the Firmament: Understanding Science and the Theology of Creation. Chesapeake,
Virginia: Watertree Press, 2007.
Godfrey, Laurie R., ed. Scientists Confront Creationism. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1983.
Gonzalez, Guillermo and Jay Richards. The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is Designed for Discovery.
Graves, Robert and Raphael Patai. Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis. New York: McGrall Hill, 1964.
Gundry, Stanley N., ed. Four Views on The Historical Adam. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Hayward, Alan. Creation and Evolution: The Facts and the Fallacies. London: Triangle, 1985.
Hill, Carol A. “Making Sense of the Numbers of Genesis” in Perspectives on Science and Faith (the Journal of the American
Scientific Affiliation), Volume 55, Number 4, December 2003, 239-251.
Jacoby, Douglas. Questions on Genesis (Creation, Big Bang, Evolution, Flood…) (audio), at www.douglasjacoby.com/
_____. 12 podcasts on world religions at https://www.douglasjacoby.com/category/podcasts/various/world-religions/
_____. Science and Faith: Enemies or Allies? (DVD). Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2014.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. A History of Israel, from the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars. Nashville: Broadman &
Holman, 1998.
_____. The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable and Relevant? Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2001.
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Kidner, Derek. Genesis: An Introduction & Commentary in Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Downers Grove,
IL: InterVarsity Press, 1967.
Lamoureux, Denis O. Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2008.
Comprehensive; not for beginners.
_____. Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes! Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. Compact.
_____. Science & Religion 101 (online course). https://www.douglasjacoby.com/excellent-science-religion-course-denis-
lamoureux/
Larson, Edward J., and Michael Ruse. On Faith and Science. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2017.
McCall, Henrietta. Mesopotamian Myths. London: British Museum Press, 1990.
McGuiggan, Jim. Genesis and Us. Fort Worth: Star Bible Publishers, 1988.
McGrath, Alister. The Big Question: Why We Can’t Stop Talking about Science, Faith and God. New York: St. Martin’s
Press, 2015.
Miller, Kenneth R. Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution. New York:
Harper Perennial, 1999.
Moreland, J.P. and John Mark Reynolds, eds. Three Views on Creation and Evolution. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Numbers, Ronald L. The Creationists: The Evolution of Scientific Creationism. Berkeley: University California Press, 1992.
Price, Randall. The Stones Cry Out: What Archaeology Reveals about the Truth of the Bible. Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House,
1997.
Rosenberg, David, ed. Genesis As It Was Written. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1996.
Sailhamer, John. Genesis Unbound. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Books, 1996.
Ward, Keith. God, Chance and Necessity. 1996.
Wenham, Gordon J. Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15. Waco: Word, 1987.
Young, Davis A. The Biblical Flood: A Case Study of the Church’s Response to Extrabiblical Evidence. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1995.

Debate series
Does God Exist? - debate with Michael Shermer (2007) (DVD)
The True Legacy of Abraham - Debate with Shmuley Boteach and Shabir Ally (2008) (DVD)
Evolution & Creation - 2nd debate with Michael Shermer at the U. of Florida (2009)
Judaism & Christianity: Which is the Religion of Peace? - 2nd debate with Shmuley Boteach and Elie Abadie (2009)
Jesus: Man, Myth, or Messiah? (2010) - debate with Robert Price at Houston Baptist University
Is Christianity Rational? - debate with Robert Brotherus in Helsinki (2011)
Jesus Christ: Apocalyptic Messiah or Failed Prophet? – debate with Richard Carrier in Sacramento
Is Faith Rational? – debate with Michael Shermer at UCLA (2012)
Violence, the Bible & the Qur'an - debate with Sheikh Shabir Ally in Toronto (2017)
Jesus Christ: Prophet or Son of God? – debate with Sheikh Shabir Ally in Atlanta (2018)
Born again in Baptism? – debate with Thomas Ross in Milwaukee (2020)
Once Saved, Always Saved? – debate with Thomas Ross in Milwaukee (2020)

Helpful Websites for Christian Evidences

Alister E. McGrath—users.ox.ac.uk/~mcgrath

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American Scientific Affiliation—www.asa3.org
Ben Witherington—www.benwitherington.com and benwitherington.blogspot.com
Bethinkinging.org Engage with Culture (UCCF: The Christian Unions) —www.bethinking.org
Beyond the Firmament – Understanding Science and the Theology of Creation (Gordon Glover) —
www.blog.beyondthefirmament.com/welcome/
Bible.org—bible.org
Bible Gateway: A Searchable online Bible in over 100 versions and 50 languages—http://www.biblegateway.com
Bible Contradictions—www.kingdavid8.com/Contradictions/Home.html
The BioLogos Foundation (Francis Collins) —www.biologos.org
Brainbank Other Reference–Religion —www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OtherReference/Religion/ ReligionIndex.html
Christian Classics Ethereal Library— ccel.wheaton.edu/
Craig Evans—www.craigaevans.com
Dean Overman—www.deanoverman.com
Denis Lamoureux—www.ualberta.ca/~dlamoure/index.htm
Does God Exist? —www.DoesGodExist.org
Dr. Gary R. Habermas: Online Resources for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ—www.garyhabermas.com
The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion—www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/index.php
Evidence for Christianity (Teaching Ministry of John Oakes) —www.evidenceforChristianity.org
International Teaching Ministry of Douglas Jacoby —www.douglasjacoby.com
Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts —www.stg.brown.edu/projects/mss/overview.html
John Lennox —John Lennox.org
John Polkinghorne—www.polkinghorne.net
Greg Koukl: STR.org
Larry Hurtado – Devotion to Jesus Course Web site—www.wesleyministrynetwork.com/DJ/Texts.html
N.T. Wright—www.ntwrightpage.com
J. Warner Wallace — ColdCaseChristianity.com
Offline Resources —www.megabaud.fi/~osmosa/index.htm
Outside the Box Blog: Cliff Martin —cliff-martin.blogspot.com
Paul Copan: Paul Copan.com
Putting Jesus in His Place—www.deityofchrist.com
Random Designer (Richard Colling) —www.randomdesigner.com
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries —www.rzim.org
Reasonable Faith with William Lane Craig—www.reasonablefaith.org
Reasons to Believe —www.reasons.org/index.shtml
Religion/Religions/Religious Studies —www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/
Religious and Sacred Texts — webpages.marshall.edu/~wiley6/rast.htmlx
Religium/Religion Index — www.teleport.com/~arden/religium.htm
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies —www.hivolda.no/asf/kkf/rel-stud.html
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Risen Jesus: The Apologetics Ministry of Mike Licona —www.risenjesus.com
Science and Theology: Exploring the Nexus —sites.google.com/a/drvinson.net/science
Society of Christian Philosophers —www.societyofchristianphilosophers.com/membership/
Theological Texts —www.mcgill.pvt.k12.al.us/jerryd/cm/thltxt.htm
A time to tear down | A Time to Build Up (Peter Enns) — peterennsonline.com
The Veritas Forum — www.veritas.org
Walking Thru the Bible — fly.hiwaay.net/~wgann/walk.htm#nt
World Wide Study Bible — ccel.wheaton.edu/wwsb/

LEADERSHIP / CHURCH BUILDING

Allen, Tom. Congregations in Conflict. Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1991.
Allit, Patrick. The Art of Teaching (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Anderson, Lynn. They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
Chan, Francis. Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2001.
Clark, Ron. Emerging Elders: Developing Shepherds in God’s Image. Abilene: Leafwood, 2008.
Coleman, Robert E. The Master Plan of Evangelism. Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1963.
Collins, Jim. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, 2001.
Cook, Arnold L. Historical Drift: Must My Church Die? How to Detect, Diagnose and Reverse the Trends. Christian
Publications, 2000.
Covey, Stephen R. The Speed of Trust: the One Thing that Changes Everything
Davis, F. Barton, Closer Than a Brother: Unlocking the One Another Way
Ferguson, Gordon. Discipling: God’s Plan to Train and Transform His People. Woburn, MA: Discipleship Publications
International, 1997.
_____ and Wyndham Shaw. Golden Rule Leadership. Woburn, Mass: DPI, 2001.
FitzGibbon, Matthew. A Practical Guide to Ministry Growth: Ministry Leadership 101. 2012.
Friedman, Edwin. A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix
Geiger, Eric and Kevin Peck. Designed to Lead: The Church and Leadership Development. Nashville, TN: B&H,
2016.
Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970, ASIN: 0802816126.
Harrington, Bobby & Patrick, Josh. The Disciple Maker’s Handbook: 7 Elements of a Discipleship Lifestyle. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2017.
Haugk, Kenneth C. Antagonists in the Church: How To Identify and Deal With Destructive Conflict, 1988.
Heath, Chip and Dan. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. New York: Random House Publishing group,
2007.
Jennings, Alvin. How Christianity Grows in the City. Fort Worth: Bible Publications, 1985.
Lencioni, Patrick. The Advantage
_____. Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Loritts, Crawford W. Leadership as an Identity. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2009.

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Lukaszewski, Michael. Stream Line: How to Create Healthy Church Systems. Caufield and Finch, 2016.
MacDonald, Gordon. Ordering Your Private World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.
Martin, Neale. The 95% of Behavior Marketers Ignore. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: FT Press, 2008.
McChrystal, Stanley. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World. New York: Portfolio /
Penguin, 2015.
McIntyre, Valerie J. Sheep in Wolves' Clothing: How Unseen Need Destroys Friendship and Community and What to
Do about It, 1999.
Ogden, Greg. Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life In Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Osborne, Larry. Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series). HarperCollins, 2008.
Parsons, George and Speed B. Leas. Understanding Your Congregation As a System. Bethesda: The Alban Institute,
1993.
Peterson, Eugene H. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing
Co, 1987.
Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry. Nashville: Broadman & Holman
Publishers, 2002.
Putnam, Jim and Bobby Harrington. DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples.
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Rainer, Thom S. Breakout Churches: Making the Leap. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
_____ and Eric Geiger. Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples. Broadman & Holman,
2011.
Rediger, G. Lloyd. Clergy Killers: Guidance for Pastors and Congregations under Attack, 1994.
Reese, Jack R. The Body Broken: Embracing the Peace of Christ in a Fragmented Church. Abilene, TX: Leafwood,
2005.
Sanders, Oswald J. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer. Chicago: Moody, 2007.
Sedler, Michael D. Stop the Runaway Conversation: Take Control Over Gossip and Criticism. Chosen Books, 2001.
Smith, F. LaGard. Who is My Brother? Facing a Crisis of Identity and Fellowship, 2003.
Stanley, Andy. Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2012.
Stevens, R. Paul. The Equipping Pastor: A Systems Approach to Congregational Leadership. Rowman & Littlefield,
1993.
Strauch, Alexander. Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership. Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Lewis and Roth Publishers, 2003.
_____. Minister of Mercy: The New Testament Deacon. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Lewis & Roth Publishers, 1992.
Susek, Ron. Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts, 1999.
Viola, Frank. Rethinking the Wineskin: the Practice of the New Testament Church. Present Testimony Ministry, 2001.
Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Wilson, Todd and Gerald Hiestand, eds. Becoming a Pastor Theologian: New Possibilities for Church Leadership. Downers
Grove IL: InterVarsity Academic, 2016.
Yohannan, K.P. Revolution in World Missions. Gospel for Asia, 1994.

MARRIAGE, PARENTING, FAMILY, DATING, & SINGLENESS

Barna, George. Generation Next: What You Need to Know About Today's Youth. Regal, 1996.
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Beam, Joe and Nick Stinnett. Fantastic Families: 6 Proven Steps to Building a Strong Family, 2008.
Boger, Lee. But What About the Children? Livermore, California: Bookshelf Press, 2005. ISBN 1-59594-008-1.
Boteach, Shmuley. Shalom in the Home: Smart Advice for a Peaceful Life. Des Moines: Meredith Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-
696-23507-8.
Brodzinsky, David M, Marshal D. Schechter, and Robin Marantz Henig. Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self. New
York: Random House, 1992. ISBN 0-385-41426-9.
Campbell, Ross. How to Really Love Your Teen. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications, 2004. ISBN 0-7814-3913-2.
Castleman, Robbie. Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children into the Joy of Worship. Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 2013.
ISBN 978-0-8308-3777-9
Chancey, Dudley and Ron Bruner. Owning Faith: Reimagining the Role of Church & Family in the Faith Journey of
Teenagers. Abilene, TX: Leafwood Publishers, 2017.
Chapman, Gary and Ross Campbell. The Five Love Languages of Children. Chicago: Northfield, 1997. ISBN 1-881273-65-2.
Cloud, Henry and John Townsend. Boundaries. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. ISBN 0-310-24745-4.
_____. Boundaries in Marriage.
_____. Boundaries with Kids. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. ISBN 0310243157.
Crouch, Andy. The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place. Grand Rapids: Baker
Books, 2017.
Curtis, Brent & Eldredge, John. The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God. Nashville: Thomas Nelson
Publishers, 1997.
Dobson, James. Love Must be Tough: New Hope for Families in Crisis. Dallas: Word, 1996. ISBN 0-8499-1341-1.
_____. The New Dare to Discipline. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale, 1996. ISBN 0-8423-0506-8.
_____. The New Hide or Seek: Building Self-Esteem in Your Child. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. ISBN 0-8007-5680-0.
_____. The New Strong-Willed Child. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale, 2001. ISBN 0842336222.
_____. Parenting Isn’t For Cowards. Dallas: Word, 1987. ISBN 0-8499-40140-1.
_____ and Gary Bauer. Children At Risk. Dallas: Word, 1990. ISBN 084-9935-849.
Evans, Debra. Kindred Hearts: Nurturing the Bond between Mother and Daughter. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1997. ISBN: 1-5617-
9437-6.
Everson, Eva Marie and Jessica Everson. Sex, Lies, and the Media: What Your Kids Know and Aren’t Telling You. Life
Journey. ISBN 6781441951.
Farrar, Steve. King Me: What Every Son Wants and Needs from His Father. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2005. ISBN 0-8024-
3319-7.
Faulkner, Paul. Raising Faithful Kids in a Fast-Paced World. West Monroe, Louisiana: Howard, 1995. ISBN 1-878990-52-7.
Friedman, Edwin H. Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue, 1985.
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ. New York: Bantam, 1995), ISBN 0-553-37506-7.
Harley, Willard F. His Needs, Her Needs.
_____. Love Busters: Overcoming Habits That Destroy Romantic Love, 2013.
Harris, Joshua. Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah, 2000.
_____. I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Romance and Relationships. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah,
1997.
Hitchen, Danielle, and Jessica Blanchard (pictures). Holy Week: An Emotions Primer. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2019.
(Ages 0-4, although the book’s material can easily be adapted for children many years older.)

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Hitchen, Danielle, and Jessica Blanchard (pictures). Psalms of Praise: A Movement Primer. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2019.
(Ages 0-4, although the book’s material can easily be adapted for children many years older.)
Huggins, Kevin. Parenting Adolescents: A Biblical Model for Parents. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1989. ISBN
0891096973.
_____ and Phil Landrum. Guiding Your Teen to a Faith That Lasts: A Blueprint for Building a Relationship with God, 1994.
Hunter, Lynda. A Comprehensive Guide to Parenting on Your Own. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. ISBN 0-310-21309-6.
Instone-Brewer, David. Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities, 2006.
Jacoby, Douglas and Victoria Jacoby. Principle Centered Parenting. Spring, TX: IPI, 2017.
Jones, Jerry Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Seen Through the Character of God and the Mind of Jesus, 2016.
Konzen, Tim & Dr. Konzen, Jennifer. The Art of Intimate Marriage: A Christian Couple’s Guide to Sexual Intimacy. San
Diego, CA: Konzen Publishing, 2016.
Laing, Sam and Geri Laing. Friends and Lovers: Marriage As God Designed It. Woburn, Mass: DPI, 1996.
_____. Raising Awesome Kids in Troubled Times. Woburn, Mass.: DPI, 1994. ISBN 1-884552-23-0.
_____ and Elizabeth Laing Thompson. The Wonder Years: Parenting Preteens & Teens. Billerica, Mass.: DPI, 2001. ISBN
157782599.
Laing, Elizabeth. Glory Days: Real Life Answers for Teens. Woburn, Mass.: DPI, 1999. ISBN 1-57782-060-6.
Lewis, Paul. 40 Ways to Teach Your Child Values. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. ISBN 0-3102-1699-0.
Misja, Michael and Chuck. Thriving Despite A Difficult Marriage. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2009.
The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids #1. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. ISBN 084235087X.
The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids #2. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1995. ISBN 0842345922.
The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids #3. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1997. ISBN 0842346627.
Ramsey, David. Financial Peace Revisited. New York: Viking, 2003, ISBN 0-670-03208-5.
Rosemond, John. John Rosemond's New Parent Power! Andrews McMeel, 2001.
_____. Making the "Terrible" Twos Terrific, 1993.
_____. Parenting by The Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child, 2007.
_____. Teen-Proofing: Fostering Responsible Decision Making in Your Teenager. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing,
2001. ISBN 978-0-7407-1021-6.
Sax, Leonard. The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups, 2015.
Schlesinger, Laura. Parenthood By Proxy: Don’t Have Them If You Won’t Raise Them. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. ISBN
0-06-019125-2.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2002. ISBN 0-
395-97789-4.
Schmitt, Lois. Scriptures to Grow On: A Family Handbook, 2000.
Shaw, Jeanie. Jacob’s Journey. Billerica, Mass: Discipleship Publications International, 2001.
Shelly, Rubel. Divorce and Remarriage: A Redemptive Theology, 2011.
Smalley, Gary. The Key to Your Child’s Heart. Dallas: Word, 1992. ISBN 0-8499-0947-3.
Smith, Adam and Bethany. Singlehood Redefined. Spring Hill, TN: Discipleship Publications International, 2012.
Stinnett, Nick and Nancy, and Joe and Alice Beam. Fantastic Families: 6 Proven Steps to Building a Strong Family. New
York: Howard Books, 1999. ISBN 1-58229-080-6.
Thomas, Gary. Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make us Holy More Than to Make us Happy? Grand
Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
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Tripp, Paul David. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 1997. ISBN 0-8755-
2605-5.
Tripp, Tedd. Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9663786-0-1.
Verrier, Nancy. The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child. Lafayette, California: Nancy Verrier, 1993. ISBN 0-
9636480-0-4.
Wilkinson, Bruce H. Family Walk: 52 Weekly Devotions for Your Family. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991. ISBN 0-310-
54241-3.
Ziegler, Tom & Lori. As For Me and My House: 50 Easy-to-Use Devotionals for Families. Woburn, Mass.: DPI, 2003. ISBN
1-5778-2187-4.

Blended families

Deal, Ron. L. The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family (rev. ed.) Bethany House, 2014.

Debrincat, Gina. Matrix of the Blended Family. Word Alive Press, 2010.

Houpe, Steve and Donna. Becoming One Family: Bringing Blended Families Together. Tulsa: Harrison House, 2008.

Marsolini, Maxine. Raising Children in Blended Families: Helpful Insights, Expert Opinions, & True Stories. Kregel, 2006.

Patty, Sandi. Life in the Blender: Blending Families, Lives and Relationships with Grace. Thomas Nelson, 2009.

Petherbridge, Laura. 101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom: Expert Advice from One Stepmom to Another. Bethany House, 2014.

Useful Websites for Parents and Teachers

http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/christian-advice-for-blended-families-7-helpful-tips/
https://www.gotquestions.org/blended-families.html
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/does-the-bible-discuss-blended-families-a-christian-study/
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/marriage-challenges/remarriage-and-blended-families/the-smart-blended-marriage
https://www.2equal1.com/advice/biblical-foundations-for-blended-families/

http://www.aacc.net
Website of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Applications of biblical counseling principles to family
relationships.
http://www.barna.org
Homepage for The Barna Group. Well thought through and factually substantiated resources relating to families and much
more.
http://www.family.org
While you and I may not agree with everything James Dobson teaches, most of our readers will agree with most of it. His
website is the official site of Focus on the Family.
http://familydoctor.org
From the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site offers health information for the whole family.
www.familydnyamics.org
The website of the Family Dynamics Institute. Changes in the marriage inevitably lead to changes in family dynamics;
everyone wins.
http://www.familylife.com
Family Life contains a wide array of material on marriage, parenting, singles, and life issues.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
This is the site of Family Village, which provides information for those parenting children with special needs.
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http://www.obscenitycrimes.org/espforparents/espforparents2004-04.cfm
Morality in Media, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that works through constitutional means to curb illegal traffic in obscenity
and uphold standards of decency in media.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5285.html
This is the Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet (Family and Consumer Sciences) on Quality Family Time, HYG-5285-
95, by Treva Williams.
http://screenit.com
A helpful website for reviewing movies and music, new or old. Categories rated include alcohol/drugs, blood/gore,
disrespect/bad attitude, frightening/tense scenes, guns/weapons, music, profanity, sex/nudity, smoking, and violence.
http://www.svparent.com/index.htm
Susquehanna Valley Parent Magazine. Excellent site, covering every aspect of childhood and parenting.
http://www.teachingvalues.com
One of the most extensive sources on the web for parents, teachers, and anyone involved with character education for children.
http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Over 150 titles, each of these children’s books (also helpful for grownups) focuses on a single person, such as Alexander
Hamilton, Bob Marley, Leif Erikson, and Venus & Serena Williams.

PREACHING & TEACHING

Goldsworthy, Graeme. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository
Preaching, 2000.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Martyn. Preaching & Preachers. Trafalgar Square, 2000, ISBN: 0340206624.
Keller, Timothy. Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism. New York, NY: Penguin, 2015.
Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching, 3rd Ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.
Piper, John. The Supremacy of God in Preaching, 2004.
Reid, Robert Stephen and Lucy Lind Hogan. The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching: Becoming Responsible for the Faith We
Proclaim. Abingdon, 2012.
Richards, Lawrence O., Bredfeldt, Gary J. Creative Bible Teaching. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1998.
Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Grand Rapids: Baker
Academic, 2001.
_____ and Torrey W. Robinson. It's All in How You Tell It: Preaching First-Person Expository Messages, 2003.
Stott, John. Biblical Preaching Today (includes The Preacher’s Portrait and Between Two Worlds), 2001.
_____. Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.
Thielicke, Helmut. A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, 1962.
Van Harn, Roger E. For People Who Listen to Sermons: Pew Rights. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 1992.

PUBLISHING A BOOK
Deval, Jacqueline. Publicize Your Book (Updated): An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book the Attention It Deserves, 2008.
Eager, Rob. Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer's Guide to Marketing and Publicity, 2012.
Frishman, Rick and Robyn Freedman Spizman. Author 101 Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider's Guide to Selling Your
Work, 2005.
Levinson, Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, Michael Larsen, and David L. Hancock. Guerrilla Marketing for Writers: 100
No-Cost, Low-cost Weapons for Selling Your Work. New York, NY: Morgan James, 2010.

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Ross, Marilyn, and Tom Ross. Jump Start Your Book Sales: A Money-Making Guide for Authors, Independent Publishers and
Small Presses, 1999.
Warren, Lissa. The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity: A Comprehensive Resource—from Building the Buzz to Pitching
the Press, 2003.
Whalin, Terry W. Book Proposals That Sell: 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success, 2005.

RACIAL ISSUES
Burns, Michael. Crossing the Line: Culture, Race, and Kingdom. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2017.
_____. Crossing the Line: Culture, Race, and Kingdom. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2019.

Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me. New York, NY: One World, 2015.
DiAngelo, Robin and Michael Eric Dyson. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Boston,
MA: Beacon Press, 2018.
DuBois, W. E. B. The Souls of Black Folk. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1994.
Du Mez, Kristin Kobes. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. New
York, NY: Liveright Publishing, 2020.
Griffin, John Howard. Black Like Me. New York, NY: Penguin, 1962.
Harris, Antipas L. Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?: How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color. Downers
Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2020.
Hill, Daniel. White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2017.
Jacobs, Harriet and Linda Brent. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2001.
Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. New York: NY,
Liveright, 2015.
Sowell, Thomas. Black Rednecks and White Liberals. Encounter Books, 2005.
Stephenson, Bryan. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. New York, NY: Spiegel & Grau, 2014.

RELIGION AND CULTURE IN THE BROADER BIBICAL WORLD

Brier, Bob. The History of Ancient Egypt (48 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Gafni, Isaiah. The Beginnings of Judaism (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Holland, Glenn. Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World (48 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The
Teaching Company)

SPIRITUAL LIFE
Anton, Edward J. Repentance: A Cosmic Shift of Mind and Heart. IPI, 2005.
Arterburn, Stephen & Stoeker, Fred. Everyman’s Battle: Every Man’s Guide to Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One
Victory at a Time. Colorado Springs, Colorado: WaterBrook Press, 2000.
Augustine, The Confessions
Barton, Ruth Haley. Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God’s Transforming Presence). Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity, 2010.
Baumeister, Roy F. and John Tierney. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin Press,
2011.
Bercot, David. Secrets of the Kingdom Life. Amberson, PA: Scroll Publishing, 2014.

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Brother Lawrence. The Practice of the Presence of God. New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 1982.
Brown, Steve. A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel. West Monroe, Louisiana: Howard Publishing Co.,
2004.
Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim’s Progress. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1967.
Carson, D. A. A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1992.
Claiborne, Shane. The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. HarperCollins, 2006.
Crabb, Larry. The Safest Place on Earth. Thomas Nelson, 1999.
Edwards, Gene. Crucified by Christians, SeedSowers Publishing House, 1994.
_____. A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokenness. Tyndale House, 1992.
Ferguson, Gordon. The Power of Gratitude. Woburn, MA: DPI, 1999.
_____. The Power of Spiritual Thinking. Woburn, MA: DPI, 2000.
Friesen, Garry and J. Robin Maxson. Decision Making and the Will Of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View.
Multnomah, 1980.
Gaultiere, Bill and Kristi. Journey of the Soul: A Practical Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Growth. Grand Rapids, MI:
Revell, 2021.
Gorman, Michael J. Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001.
Harris, Randy. Life Work: Confessions of an Everyday Disciple. Abilene, TX: Leafwood, 2014.
____. Soul Work: Confessions of a Part-Time Monk. Abilene, TX: Leafwood, 2011.
Hession, Roy. The Calvary Road. CLC Publications, 1980.
Hummel, Charles E. The Tyranny of the Urgent. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1994.
Hummel, Charles E. Freedom from the Tyranny of the Urgent. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1997.
Hughes, R. Kent. Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003.
Jacoby, Douglas. Anchored for Life: Faith Without Compromise (audio). Spring, TX: IPI, 2006.
_____. The Letters of James, Peter, John, Jude: Life to the Full. Spring, TX: IPI, 1995, 2006. Also available in Chinese.
_____. Thrive! Using Psalms to Help You Flourish. Spring, TX: IPI, 2014.
_____. When God is Silent: The Problem of Human Suffering. Spring, TX: IPI, 2018.
Jones, Thomas A., ed. A Man in All Seasons: A Handbook for Faithful Living, Volumes 1-2. DPI, 2001
_____. Strong in the Grace: Reclaiming the Heart of the Gospel. Billerica, MA: Discipleship Publications International, 2004.
_____ and Michael Fontenot. The Prideful Soul's Guide to Humility. DPI, 1998.
_____ and Sheila Jones. Teach Us to Pray. Woburn, MA: Discipleship Publications International, 1995.
Kelly, Thomas. A Testament of Devotion
à Kempis, Thomas. The Imitation of Christ. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc. 1984.
Laing, Sam. Be Still My Soul: A Practical Guide to a Deeper Relationship with God. Woburn, MA: DPI, 1998.
_____. Mighty Man of God. Woburn, MA: Discipleship Publications International, 1999.
_____. The Seven People Who Help You to Heaven. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2017.
Law, William. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. London: The Aldine Press, 1955.
McGuiggan, Jim. The God of the Towel. Lubbock, TX: Montex, 1984.
Miller, Calvin. Once Upon a Tree: Answering the Ten Crucial Questions of Life. Howard Books, 2002.
Nouwen, Henri. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1994.
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_____. The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society. New York: Doubleday, 1972.
Ortberg, John. Eternity is Now in Session: A Radical Rediscovery of What Jesus Really Taught About Salvation, Eternity, and
Getting to the Good Place. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2018.
Osborne, Larry. Accidental Pharisees: Avoiding Pride, Exclusivity, and the Other Dangers of Overzealous Faith. Grand
Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012.
Ortiz, Juan Carlos. Disciple. Carol Stream, IL: Creation House, 1975.
Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, 2002.
Platt, David. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from The American Dream. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2010.
Rivers, Francine. And the Shofar Blew. Tyndale House, 2004.
Rolheiser, Ronald. The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. New York, NY: Image, 2014.
_____. Sacred Fire: A Vision for A Deeper Human and Christian Maturity. New York, NY: Image, 2014.
Sanders, Oswald J. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer. Chicago, IL: Moody, 2007.
Taliaferro, Mike. The Killer Within. DPI, 1997.
_____. The Lion Never Sleeps: Preparing Those You Love for Satan’s Attacks. Woburn, MA: Discipleship Publications
International, 1996.
Taylor, Richard S. The Disciplined Life: The Mark of Christian Maturity, 2002.
Thompson, Elizabeth Laing. When God says Wait: Navigating Life’s Detours and Delays Without Losing Your Faith, Your
Friends, or Your Mind. Uhrichsville, OH: Imprint of Barbour Publishing, 2017.
Tickle, Phyllis. The Divine Hours. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Volf, Miroslav and Matthew Croasmun. For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference. Grand Rapids, MI:
Baker, 2019.
Walton, Charlie. When There Are No Words: Finding Your Way to Cope with Loss and Grief. Pathfinder, 1991.
Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.
Waters, Lanelle. The One Another Way. Gainesville, FL: 1979.
Willard, Dallas. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1998.
_____. Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
_____. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ (Designed for Influence). Tyndale House, 2002.

Evangelism
Chan, Francis, and Danae Yankoski. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, 2008.
Coleman, Robert E. The Master Plan of Evangelism. Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1963.
Georges, Jason. The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures. Timē Press, 2017.
Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1970.
Hybels, Bill and Mark Mittelberg. Becoming a Contagious Christian. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.
Jacoby, Douglas. Campus Core: How to Have an Impact on Your Campus, Get Good Grades, and Figure Our Your
Future. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2018.
_____. Till the Nets Are Full: An Evangelism Handbook for the 21st Century (formerly Shining Like Stars, 1987-2017).
Spring, TX. IPI, 2018.

Wealth, Possessions, & Poverty

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Blair, Patrick. Faith and Finances: A 21st Century Biblical Guide to Growing, Protecting, and Using Your Money.
Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2019.
Blomberg, Craig L. Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, 2000.
Claiborne, Shane & Haw, Chris. Jesus for President. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
Frank, H. B. From Riches to Poverty to Glory. Fort Worth, TX: Star Bible Publications, 1985.
Getz, Gene. Rich in Every Way: Everything God says about Money and Possessions, 2004.
Grudem, Wayne & Barry Asmus. The Poverty of Nations. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013.
Jacoby, Douglas and Douglas Arthur. I Was Hungry! The Christian Response to Poverty. London, 1987, 1988.
Law, William. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. London: The Aldine Press, 1955.
Lupton, Robert D. Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help. New York: HarperCollins Publishers
Inc., 2011.
Sider, Ronald J. _____. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity, 1977.
_____. The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why are Christians living just like the rest of the world? Grand Rapids:
Baker Publishing Group, 2005.
Wuthnow, Robert. Poor Richard's Principle: Recovering the American Dream through the Moral Dimension of Work,
Business, & Money. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.

THEOLOGY
Barclay, William. The Mind of Jesus, 1976.
Bates, Matthew W. The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in the New Testament & Early Christian Interpretation of
the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Advanced.
_____. Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos/Renew, 2019.
_____ and Scot McKnight. Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King. Grand
Rapids, MI: Baker, 2017. Advanced.
Carter, Stephen L. The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion, 1994.
Date, Christopher and Ron Highfield, eds. A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge.
Wipf & Stock, 2015.
Davis, John J. Biblical Numerology: A Basic Study of the Use of Numbers in the Bible, 1968.
Dodd, Brian J. The Problem with Paul, 1996.
Driver, John. How Christians Made Peace with War: Early Christian Understandings of War. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock,
2007.
Eliade, Mircea. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion, 1968.
Ellul, Jacques. Presence in the Modern World (Lisa Richmond, tr). Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016.
Friesen, Garry and J. Robin Maxson. Decision Making and the Will Of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View.
Multnomah, 1980.
Graham, Billy. Angels: God’s Secret Agents, 1975.
Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God, 2000.
Grudem, Wayne, Richard B. Gaffin, Stanley N. Gundry, Sam Storms, and Doug Oss. Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four
Views. HarperCollins, 1996.
Gundry, Stanley N., Black, Amy E. Five Views on The Church and Politics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
_____. What’s the Truth About Heaven and Hell? Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House, 2013.
Hicks, John Mark. Searching for the Pattern: My Journey in Interpreting the Bible, 2019.
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Highfield, Ron. The New Adam: What the Early Church Can Teach Evangelicals (and Liberals) about the Atonement. Eugene,
OR: Wipf & Stock, 2021.
Jefferson, Charles Edward. Jesus—The Same: The Compelling Christ Yesterday, Today and Forever. DPI, 1997 (original
1908).
Jones, Tom A. and Steve D. Brown. The Kingdom of God, Volume I: The Future Breaks In. Spring, TX: IPI, 2011.
_____. The Kingdom of God, Volume II: The Sermon and the Life. Spring, TX: IPI, 2011.
_____. The Marvelous Kingdom of God: The Future Breaks Into the Here and Now. Amberson, PA: Scroll, 2010.
Linnemann, Eta and Robert W. Yarbrough. Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology: Reflections of a
Bultmannian Turned Evangelical. Kregel, 2001.
McGuiggan, Jim. The Kingdom of God and the Planet Earth. Star Bible Publications, 1978.
_____. The Reign of God: A Study of the kingdom of God. Star Bible Publications, 1992.
Mehl-Laituri, Logan. Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience. Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity, 2012.
Overstreet, Daren. Wildfire: How Progressive Theology is Impacting the Church. Spring, TX: IPI, 2022.
Shank, Robert. Elect in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Election, 1989.
_____. Life in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Perseverance, 1989.
Smith, F. LaGard. After Life: A Glimpse of Eternity Beyond Death's Door. Cotswold, 2004.
_____. Angels, Demons, and the Devil: A Conversation with Michael the Archangel about Celestial Beings. Murfreesboro, TN:
Cotswold Publishing, 2012.
_____. Troubling Questions for Calvinists.
Taylor, Aaron D. Alone with a Jihadist: A Biblical Response to Holy War. Foghorn Publishers, 2009.
Thielicke, Helmut. A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, 1962.
Willard, Dallas. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God. Hyperion, 1998.
Wright, N.T. Surprised By Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. New York, New York:
HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
Yancey, Philip. What's So Amazing About Grace? Grand Rapids, MI: HarperCollins, 2002.

Baptism

Beasley-Murray. G.R. Baptism in the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962. A theological tome written by a
theological heavyweight.
Cottrell, Jack. Baptism: A Biblical Study. College Press, 1996.
Ferguson, Everett. Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2013. (Excellent, though over 900 pages.)
Geissler, Rex. Born of Water: What the Bible Really Says About Baptism, 1996.
Hicks, John Mark. Down in the River to Pray: Revisioning Baptism as God's Transforming Work, 2004.
_____. Enter the Water, Come to the Table: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in Scripture’s Story of New Creation. Abilene, TX:
Abilene University Press, 2014.
Jacoby, Douglas. Baptism: The Water that Divides [DVD] (2009). One hour in length—presentation live at the University of
Georgia.
Smith, F. LaGard Smith. Baptism: The Believer’s Wedding Ceremony, 1993.

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Holy Spirit / Miracles

Bruner, Frederick Dale. A Theology of the Holy Spirit, 1997.

Budgen, Victor. The Charismatics and the Word of God, 2001.
Chan, Francis. Forgotten God: The Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2009.
_____. Letters to the Church. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2018.
Fee, Gordon D. Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1996.
Gundry, Stanley N., ed. Are Miraculous Gifts for Today: Four Views. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996.
Hanegraaff, Hank. Counterfeit Revival: Looking for God in All the Wrong Places. Dallas: Word, 2001.
Hoekema, A. A. Holy Spirit Baptism. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1972.
Jacoby, Douglas. The Spirit: Presence & Power, Sense & Nonsense. Spring, TX: IPI, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2017. Also available
in Spanish (El Espíritu) from IPI.
Keener, Craig S. Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (2 vols). Grand Rapids: Baker Academic,
2013.
Lewis, C.S. Miracles: How God Intervenes in Nature and Human Affairs. New York: Touchstone Books, 1996.
MacArthur, John. Charismatic Chaos, 1993.
Stott, John. Baptism and Fullness: The Work of the Holy Spirit Today. IVP Classics, 2006.
Strobel, Lee. The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates the Miraculous. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018.
Warfield, Benjamin B. Counterfeit Miracles. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1918.

Pacifism / Non-Resistance
Bailie, Gil. Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads. Crossroad, 1996.
Marbeck, Pilgram, Peter M. Hoover, and Edsel Burdge.The Triumph, Peace, and Power of True Christianity: An Early
Anabaptist Tract on Defenselessness and Fidelity to Christ. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Benchmark Press, 2001.
Russell, Stephen. Overcoming Evil God’s Way: The Biblical and Historical Case for Nonresistance. Guys Mills, Pennsylvania:
Faith Builders Resource Group, 2008.
Sider, Ronald J. Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Really Tried.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015.
Yoder, Edward, Jesse W. Hoover & Harold S. Bender, Do Followers of Jesus Fight? Shippensburg, PA: Benchmark Press,
2003.
Yoder, John Howard. What Would You Do? A Serious Answer to a Standard Question (Expanded ed.). Scottdale, PA: Herald
Press, 1992.

Women
Gates, Melinda. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. New York, NY: Flatiron Books, 2019.
Although this is not a Christian book (though many parts qualify), the author makes numerous important points.
Hicks, John Mark. Women Serving God: My Journey in Understanding Their Story in the Bible. John Mark Hicks, 2020.
Higgs, Liz Curtis. Bad Girls of the Bible: And What We Can Learn from Them. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, 1999.
Ilan, Tal. Jewish Women In Greco-Roman Palestine. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1995.
Keener, Craig S., Belleville, Linda L., Schreiner, Thomas R., and Bowman, Ann L. Two Views on Women in Ministry. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001.
Lee-Barnewall, Michelle. Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2016.

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Lightfoot, Neil R. The Role of Women: New Testament Perspectives. Memphis: Mercury Printing, 1978.
Osburn, Carroll. Women in The Church: Reclaiming the Ideal. Abilene, TX: ACU Press, 2001.
Pomeroy, Sarah. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity, 1995.
Shaw, Jeanie. The View from Paul’s Window: Paul’s Teachings of Women. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers,
2019.
Witherington, Ben. Women in The Ministry of Jesus. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984.

WORLD RELIGIONS / WORLDVIEWS

Al Ghazoli, Mohammed. Christ, Muhammad and I
Ali, Ayaan Hirsi. Infidel. New York, NY: Atria, 2007.
Atallah, Abu and Kent A. Van Til. From Cairo to Christ: How one Muslim’s Faith Journey Shows the Way for
Others. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2017.
Beaver, R.P. Eerdmans’ Handbook to the World’s Religions. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1982.
Brier, Bob. The History of Ancient Egypt (48 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Bradley, David G. A Guide to the World’s Religions. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963.
Burn, Lucilla. Greek Myths (Legendary Past), 1990.
Confucius. The Analects
Donin, Hayim J., ed. To Be a Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life (Revised ed.)
Eerdmans’ Handbook to the World’s Religions. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1982.
Farhadian, Charles. Introducing World Religions: A Christian. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015.
Gafni, Isaiah. The Beginnings of Judaism (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
García Martínez, Florentino and Eibert J, C, Tigchelaar. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Study Edition (2 volumes). Grand Rapids, MI:
Eerdmans, 1997 (vol. 1) and 1998 (vol. 2).
Gardner, Jane F. Roman Myths (Legendary Past)
Gearon, Eamonn. The Islamic Golden Age (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Geisler, Norman and Abdul Saleeb. Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross.
Goldsmith, Martin. What About Other Faiths? London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.
Haleem, M. A. S. Abdel. The Qur’an: A New Translation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Hardy, Grant. Great Minds of the East (36 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
_____. Sacred Texts of the World (36 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Hart, George. Aztec and Maya Myths (Legendary Past), 1997.
Holland, Glenn. Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World (48 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The
Teaching Company)
Holland, Tom. In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World. London:
Abacus, 2012.
Jacoby, Douglas. 12 podcasts on world religions at https://www.douglasjacoby.com/category/podcasts/various/world-
religions/
_____. Aziz Sarah. Jesus and Islam. Spring, TX: Illumination Publishers, 2009.

Lutzer, Erwin W. The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent: An Informed Response to Islam’s War With Christianity. Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 2013.

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Man, John. Saladin: The Life, the Legend, and the Islamic Empire. London: Corgi, 2015.
Masood, Steven. Into the Light
McDermott, Gerald R. Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?: Jesus, Revelation & Religious Traditions. Downers
Grove, Intervarsity, 2000.
Oakes, John M. and Douglas A. Jacoby. Mormonism: What Do the Evidence and Testimony Reveal? Spring, TX: Illumination
Publishing, 2013.
The Qur'an: A Translation from Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, 2001.
Qureshi, Nabeel. Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
_____. No God but One: Allah or Jesus?: A Former Muslim Investigates the Evidence for Islam and Christianity. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
_____. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog (4th Edition). Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2004.
Smith, Joseph. The Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1830.
Tanner, Jerald and Sandra. The Changing World of Mormonism: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Changes in Mormon
Doctrine and Practice. Wheaton: Moody, 1979.
Taube, Karl. Aztec and Maya Myths (Legendary Past), 1993.
Taylor, Aaron D. Alone With a Jihadist: A Biblical Response to Holy War
Yousef, Mosan Hassan. Son of Hamas
Zacharias, Ravi. Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message. HarperCollins, 2002.

WORSHIP
Kriete, Henry. Worship the King. Woburn, MA: DPI, 2003.
Morgan, Robert J. Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World’s Greatest Hymn Stories. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003.
Rognlien, Bob. Experiential Worship. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2005.
Tozer, A. W. Whatever Happened to Worship? A Call To True Worship. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania: Christian Publications,
1985.

MISCELLANEOUS
Allegretti, Joseph G. The Lawyer's Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice, 1996.
Allit, Patrick. The Art of Teaching (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company).
Benyei, Candace R. and Harold G Koenig. Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems: Scapegoating, Family
Secrets, and the Abuse of Power. Routledge, 1998.
Biddle, Perry. A Funeral Manual, 1994. [These three little handbooks make a highly practical set.]
______. A Hospital Visitation Manual, 1994.
______. Perry, A Marriage Manual, 1990.
Bowman, Sheridan. Radiocarbon Dating (Interpreting the Past), 1999.
Burns, Michael. Crossing the Line: Culture, Race, and Kingdom. Spring, TX: IPI Books, 2017.
Crabb, Larry. Shattered Dreams: God’s Unexpected Pathway to Joy. Colorado Springs, Colorado: WaterBrook Press, 2001.
Gelb, Michael J. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 1998.

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Hargrave, Terry. Boomers on the Edge: Three Realities That Will Change Your Life Forever. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan,
2008.
Harris, Richard C. One Nation Under Curse. Peoria, AZ: Intermedia Publishing Group, 2009.
Healey, John F. The Early Alphabet (Reading the Past), 1990
Hodges, Andrew G. Jesus: An Interview Across Time: A Psychiatrist Looks at Christ’s Humility. Grand Rapids: Kregel
Publications, 2003.
Holt, Stephen. Hunter: Caught in the Crosshairs, 2015.
Jackson, Ralph. Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire. University of Oklahoma Press, 1988.
Jacoby, Douglas. The Ultimate Bible Quiz Book. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2011.
Janzen, David. The Intentional Christian Community Handbook: For Idealists, Hypocrites, and Wannabe Disciples of Jesus,
2012.
Jones, Thomas A. No One Like Him: Jesus and His Message. Billerica, MA: DPI, 2002
Keller, Timothy. Jesus The King: Understanding the Life and Death of The Son of God. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2011.
Kinnard, Steve G. King Jesus: A Survey of the Life Ministry, and Teaching of Jesus the Messiah. Spring, TX: IP, 2013.
Laing, Sam. The Guilty Soul’s Guide to Grace. Billerica, MA: Discipleship Publications International, 2005.
Liulevicius, Vejas Gabriel. Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The
Teaching Company)
MacDonald, James. When Life is Hard. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Meyer, Marvin. The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels, 1986.
Millard, Alan. Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus. NYU Press, 2000.
Moll, Rob. The Art of Dying: Living Fully into the Life to Come. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2010.
Nicolson, Adam. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. 2005.
Schürer, Emil. A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (5 volume set), 1993.
Shermer, Michael. Skepticism 101 (24 audio lectures and book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Silk, Danny. Keep Your Love On: Connection, Communication & Boundaries. Nashville, TN:Thomas Nelson, 2013.
Le:
Solomon, Robert and Kathleen Higgins. The Will to Power: The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (24 audio lectures and
book), in The Great Courses (The Teaching Company)
Stanford, Matthew S. Grace for the Afflicted. Colorado Springs, CO: Paternoster Publishing, 2008.
Tripp, Paul David. Dangerous Calling. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012.
Walker, C. B. F. Cuneiform (Reading the Past), 1987.
Ward, Mark. Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018.
Weir, Alison. Against our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel.
IfAmericansKnew.org, 2014.
Yancey, Philip. What's So Amazing About Grace? HarperCollins, 2002.

OTHER MATERIALS

AUDIO CDs

1-2 Timothy & Titus: Culture, Conformity, or Conviction (2007)

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Back from the Edge: A Study of Hebrews (2010)
Chariots of Fire: The Radical Life of the Prophet Elijah (2013)
Christianity & the Paranormal (ARS Conference) (2011)
Escape: Addictive Behaviors (2016)
Egypt in the Bible (2008 International Teachers' Seminar)
The Faith Unfurled: New Testament Survey (2005)
Foundations for Faith: Old Testament Survey (2004)
How We Got the Bible (2005)
The Lion Has Roared: The Prophet Amos (2016)
The Lost Books of the Bible (2006)
The Muslim Challenge (2007)
New Testament Leadership: Preachers, Teachers, Elders, Servants (2007)
Night of Redemption: A Study of Exodus (2011)
The Problem of Human Suffering (2014)
The Psalms (2005)
Revelation & the End of the World (2006)
Thy Kingdom Come! (2008)
Understanding Islam (2007) (DVD)
What Happens After We Die? (2006)
Who Is My Brother? (2006 International Teachers' Seminar)
The Wisdom Literature (2004)

DVDs
Baptism: The Water that Divides (2009)
Early Church History (2008)
Friend or Foe? (2007) (DVD)
Science & Faith: Enemies or Allies? (DVD) (2013)
Athens Institute topics:
• Apologetics
• Christ & Culture
• Church Building (seven 5-hour units)
• Church History
• Family Life
• Holy Spirit
• Homiletics: Preaching & Teaching
• New Testament Interpretation
• New Testament Survey
• NT Interpretation: Hebrews
• Old Testament Interpretation
• Old Testament Survey
• OT Interpretation: Amos
• Sound Doctrine
• Spiritual Life
• World Religions / Worldviews

USB Drives (available from IPI)

USB1 – The New Testament (over 70 lessons, including 60 pages of NT Chapter Notes on Revelation + the book James, Peter,
John, Jude: Life to the Full
USB2 – Evidences (40 lessons, including the DVD Science & Faith: Enemies or Allies? + the book Jesus & Islam.
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