There are many books that we could recommend with the help of others who have read more. Here is a large list of books to read. Much more could be added. Our goal is for these books and those like it will draw many more readers to a deeper love for the Author of life Himself. Easier to read books are in bold.
(Compiled with the help of Capitol Hill Baptist Church)
Introductory Books
Author, Title
- Lewis, Mere Christianity
- Stott, Basic Christianity
Bible Study Aids
Author, Title
- Carson, New Testament Commentary Survey
- Carson, Moo, Morris An Introduction to the New Testament
- Dillard & Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament
- Fee & Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
- IVP New Bible Dictionary
Biographies
Author, Title
- Bainton, Here I Stand
- Bunyan, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
- Colson, Born Again
- Dallimore, Spurgeon
- Dallimore, George Whitefield
- Elliott, A Chance to Die
- Foxe, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
- Grant, Vanya
- Hathaway, The Heavenly Man
- Marsden, Jonathan Edwards: A Life
- Muller, The Autobiography Of George Muller
- Piper, The Hidden Smile of God
- Piper, The Legacy of Sovereign Joy
- Piper, The Roots of Endurance
- Ryle, Five English Reformers
- Spurgeon, C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859
- Spurgeon, C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography, Volume 2: The Full Harvest 1860-1892
- Taylor, Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret
- Ten Boom, The Hiding Place
Christ and Culture
Author, Title
- Augustine, The City of God
- Behe, Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
- Colson, God and Government
- Geisler, Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross
- Guinness, Dining with the Devil: The Megachurch Movement Flirts with Modernity
- Johnson, Darwin on Trial
- Johnson, Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture
- Johnson, Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law & Education
- Johnson, The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism
- Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
- Nash, Worldviews in Conflict
- Schaeffer, Escape from Reason
- Schaeffer, Trilogy
- Schmidt, Straight & Narrow?: Compassion & Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate
- Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles
- Sproul, Lifeviews
- Sproul, Playing God: Dissecting Biomedical Ethics and Manipulating the Body
- Strobel, The Case For A Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
- Wells, God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams
- Wells, Losing Our Virtue
- Wells, No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?
Christian Living
Author, Title
- Alcorn, Money, Possessions, and Eternity
- Bonar, Words to Winners of Souls
- Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
- Bunyan, All Loves Excelling: The Saints’ Knowledge of Christ’s Love
- Bunyan, The Holy War
- Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress
- Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
- Carlson, The welfare of my neighbor: Living out Christ’s love for the poor
- Carson, Call to Spiritual Reformation, A: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
- Carson, How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil
- Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
- Colson, How Now Shall We Live?
- Edwards, Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions: And Advice to Young Converts
- Grudem, Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business
- Harris, Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World
- Jensen/Payne, Guidance and the Voice of God
- Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure
- Lundgaard, The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin
- Mahaney, The Cross-Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
- Mahaney, Humility: True Greatness
- Mahaney, Worldliness
- Metzger, Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel Wholly by Grace Communicated Truthfully & Lovingly
- Packer, Growing in Christ
- Packer, Keep in Step with the Spirit: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with God
- Packer, Meeting God (Lifeguide Bible Studies)
- Packer, A Passion for Faithfulness: Wisdom From the Book of Nehemiah (Living Insights Bible Study)
- Packer, Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God
- Peterson, Lifestyle Discipleship: Encouraging Others to Spiritual Maturity
- Piper, The Dangerous Duty of Delight
- Piper, Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
- Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life
- Piper, Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God
- Piper, God’s Passion for His Glory
- Piper, The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God
- Piper, The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God’s Delight in Being God
- Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
- Powlison, Seeing with New Eyes
- Edwards, Charity and Its Fruits: Christian Love as Manifested in the Heart and Life
- Edwards, Jonathan Edwards: On Revival
- Ryle, Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots
- Sande, The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
- Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
- Sproul, Ultimate Issues
- Spurgeon, Finding Peace in Life’s Storms
- Spurgeon, John Ploughman’s Pictures or Plain Talk for Plain People
- Spurgeon, John Ploughman’s Talks
- Spurgeon, The Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life (Christian Living Classics
- Spurgeon, Praying Successfully
- Stiles, Mack & Leeann’s Guide to Short-Term Missions
- Stiles, Speaking of Jesus: How To Tell Your Friends the Best News They Will Ever Hear
- Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change
- Watson, Heaven Taken by Storm
- Webster, Selling Jesus: What’s Wrong with Marketing the Church
- Welch, When People are Big and God is Small
- Westberg, Good Grief
- Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Church & Worship
Author, Title
- Adams, Handbook of Church Discipline: A Right and Privilege of Every Church Member
- Armstrong-Ed., The Coming Evangelical Crisis: Current Challenges to Authority of Scripture and the Gospel
- Carson, Worship by the Book
- Clowney, Called to the Ministry
- Clowney, The Church (Contours of Christian Theology)
- Dagg, Manual of Church Order
- Hull, Disciple-Making Church
- Johnson, Reformed Worship
- Kauflin, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God
- Murray, Invitation System
- Piper, Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership
- Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition
- Piper, Supremacy of God in Preaching
- Stott, What Christ Thinks of the Church: An Exposition of Revelation 1-3
- Wells, Bleeding of Evangelical Church:
- Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines within the Church: Participating Fully in the Body of Christ
- Wray, Biblical Church Discipline
Commentaries
Author, Title
- Boice, Romans (4 Volume Set)
- Calvin, Commentary on Romans
- Carson, Jesus and His Friends
- Carson, Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians, 12-14
- IVP,New Bible Commentary
- Morris,The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians
- Stott, The Letters of John (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (IVP Numbered))
- IVP, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Set)
- IVP/Erdman’s,New International Commentary on the Old Testament (set of 24 volumes)
- Tyndale, Tyndale New Testament Commentary, 20 Vol. Set
Devotional Aids
Author, Title
- Bennett, Valley of Vision (Leather): A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
- Spurgeon, Morning & Evening
- Carson, For the Love of God (Vol. 1, Trade Paperback): A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word
- Carson, For the Love of God, Volume 2: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word
History
Author, Title
- Billingsley, Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform
- Birkett, The Essence of the Reformation
- Catherwood, Church History: A Crash for the Curious
- Costen, African American Christian Worship: 2nd Edition
- Davies, The Worship of the American Puritans
- Dowley, Introduction to the History of Christianity
- George & Dockery-Ed., Theologians of the Baptist Tradition
- Murray, Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000
- Murray, Revival and Revivalism
- Nettles, Teaching Truth, Training Hearts: The Study of Catechisms in Baptist Life
- Raboteau, Slave Religion: The “Invisible Institution” in the Antebellum South
Marriage & Family
Author, Title
- Brandt, Old Paths for Little Feet
- Chapell, Each for the Other: Marriage as It’s Meant to Be
- Crabb, The Marriage Builder: A Blueprint for Couples and Counselors
- Grudem & Piper, Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
- Gundersen, Your Child’s Profession of Faith
- Harris, Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
- Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
- Lindvall, Read Aloud Bible Stories, Volumes 1-4
li> - Murray, Divorce
- Piper, Treasuring God in Our Traditions
- Priolo, Complete Husband: A Practical Guide to Biblical Husbanding
- Priolo, Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children
- Schoolland, Leading Little Ones to God: A Child’s Book of Bible Teachings
- Scott, The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective
- Stanton, Why Marriage Matters: Reasons to Believe in Marriage in Postmodern Society (Experiencing God)
- Stiles, 17 Things My Kids Taught Me about God: Parables of Spiritual Sight
- Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy
- Tripp, Shepherding a Child’s Heart
- Vos, The Child’s Story Bible
Theology
Author, Title
- Armstrong, Roman Catholicism
- Beckwith/Selman-Ed, Sacrifice in the Bible:
- Belcher, A Journey In Grace (Theological Journey Series)
- Berkhof, Manual of Christian Doctrine
- Berkhof, Systematic Theology
c - Blomberg, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels
- Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
- Bruce, The Message of the New Testament
- Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion
(Vol. 1 & 2) - Carson, The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
- Carson, Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Biblical Perspective in Tension
- Carson, Love in Hard Places
- Cheeseman, Saving Grace
- Ferguson, The Christian LIfe: A Doctrinal Introduction
- Ferguson, The Grace of Repentance
- George, Theology of the Reformers
- Goldsworthy, The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel & Kingdom, Wisdom & Revelation
- Gray/English, Potted Guide to Theology
- Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
- Holwerda, Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or Two?
- Judson, <emChristian Baptism
- Kaiser, The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable & Relevant?
- Kuyper, Lectures on Calvinism
- Luther, Bondage of the Will
- Morris, The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance
- Packer, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
- Packer, “Fundamentalism” and the Word of God
- Packer, God Has Spoken: Revelation and the Bible
- Packer, Knowing God
- Packer, Truth & Power: The Place of Scripture in the Christian Life
- Palmer, Five Points of Calvinism
- Pink, The Attributes of God
- Sproul, Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
- Stott, Christian Mission in the Modern World
- Tada & Estes, When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty
- Ware, God’s Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism
Women
Author, Title
- Elliott, Passion and Purity
- Fitzpatrick/Cornish, Women Helping Women: A Biblical Guide to Major Issues Women Face
- Fitzpatrick, Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone
- Kostenberger, Women in the Church: An Analysis and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
- Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother
- Peace, The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective
- Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward