Christian Theology
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis 1. Full Citation Lewis, C.S. (1952) Mere Christianity. New York: Macmillan Publishing. 2. Introduction Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is a profound and widely accessible apologetic work that seeks to present and defend the core beliefs of the Christian faith. Originally delivered as a series of BBC radio broadcasts during…
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The Cost of Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1. Full Citation Bonhoeffer, D. (1937) The Cost of Discipleship. Translated by R.H. Fuller. London: SCM Press. 2. Introduction The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a seminal work on Christian ethics, discipleship, and grace. Written during the rise of Nazi Germany, it presents a radical challenge…
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Confessions
Confessions – St. Augustine 1. Full Citation Augustine of Hippo (c. 397–400) Confessions. Translated by Henry Chadwick (1991). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Introduction St. Augustine’s Confessions is one of the most enduring and influential works in Christian literature. Written as both a personal spiritual autobiography and a theological reflection, the work bridges classical philosophy…
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin 1. Full Citation Calvin, J. (1536; final edition 1559) Institutes of the Christian Religion. Translated by Henry Beveridge (2008). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. 2. Introduction John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion stands as one of the most influential theological works of the Reformation and a cornerstone…
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The City of God
The City of God – St. Augustine 1. Full Citation Augustine of Hippo (c. 413–426) The City of God. Translated by Henry Bettenson (2003). London: Penguin Classics. 2. Introduction The City of God is a monumental work of Christian apologetics, philosophy, and theology written by St. Augustine in response to the sack of Rome in…
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Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica – Thomas Aquinas 1. Full Citation Aquinas, T. (1265–1274) Summa Theologica. Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (1920). New York: Benziger Bros. [Reprinted variously in modern editions]. 2. Introduction Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica is a monumental work of medieval theology and arguably the most comprehensive and systematic presentation of Christian doctrine…
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The Knowledge of the Holy
The Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer 1. Full Citation Tozer, A.W. (1961) The Knowledge of the Holy. New York: Harper & Row. 2. Introduction A.W. Tozer’s The Knowledge of the Holy is a concise yet profound devotional classic that explores the attributes of God in a spirit of reverence, awe, and spiritual depth.…
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The Pursuit of God
The Pursuit of God – A.W. Tozer 1. Full Citation Tozer, A.W. (1948) The Pursuit of God. Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, Inc. 2. Introduction A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God is a deeply influential devotional work that urges believers to seek an intimate, experiential relationship with God beyond mere formal religion. Written in a…
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Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem 1. Full Citation Grudem, W. (1994) Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic. 2. Introduction Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology has become a modern evangelical staple for theological education. Aimed at students, pastors, and lay readers, this comprehensive volume organises key Christian doctrines into a logical and…
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Concise Theology
Concise Theology – J.I. Packer 1. Full Citation Packer, J.I. (1993) Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers. 2. Introduction J.I. Packer’s Concise Theology is a compact yet theologically rich resource aimed at equipping believers with an accessible overview of core Christian doctrines. Without sacrificing depth, Packer covers over…
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Everyone’s a Theologian
Everyone’s a Theologian – R.C. Sproul 1. Full Citation Sproul, R.C. (2014) Everyone’s a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology. Lake Mary, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing. 2. Introduction In Everyone’s a Theologian, R.C. Sproul provides a clear, concise, and accessible introduction to systematic theology from a Reformed perspective. Designed for lay readers, new believers, and…
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What Christians Ought to Believe
What Christians Ought to Believe – Michael F. Bird 1. Full Citation Bird, M.F. (2016) What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic. 2. Introduction Michael F. Bird’s What Christians Ought to Believe presents Christian doctrine through the lens of the Apostles’ Creed. Written…
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The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation
The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation – Richard Rohr 1. Full Citation Rohr, R. with Morrell, M. (2016) The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation. London: SPCK. 2. Introduction In The Divine Dance, Franciscan priest Richard Rohr invites readers into a mystical, relational understanding of the Trinity, shifting focus from abstract doctrine…
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The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology
The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology – Kevin J. Vanhoozer 1. Full Citation Vanhoozer, K.J. (2005) The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. 2. Introduction Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine proposes a groundbreaking theological method by fusing doctrinal theology with dramatic…
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Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense – N.T. Wright 1. Full Citation Wright, N.T. (2006) Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense. London: SPCK. 2. Introduction Simply Christian by N.T. Wright is a modern apologetic and theological primer that rearticulates the core tenets of Christian faith in a postmodern world. Intended as a contemporary counterpart to…
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The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ
The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ – Fleming Rutledge 1. Full Citation Rutledge, F. (2015) The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. 2. Introduction Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion is a monumental theological work that reclaims the centrality and scandal of the cross for contemporary Christian thought. With theological…
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Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony – Richard Bauckham 1. Full Citation Bauckham, R. (2006) Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. 2. Introduction Richard Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses is a groundbreaking study in Gospels scholarship that challenges the dominant model of anonymous oral tradition…
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The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited
The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited – Scot McKnight 1. Full Citation McKnight, S. (2011) The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 2. Introduction In The King Jesus Gospel, Scot McKnight critiques the modern evangelical tendency to reduce the gospel to a salvation formula and calls…
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The Resurrection of the Son of God
The Resurrection of the Son of God – N.T. Wright 1. Full Citation Wright, N.T. (2003) The Resurrection of the Son of God. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. 2. Introduction The Resurrection of the Son of God is the third volume in N.T. Wright’s monumental Christian Origins and the Question of God series. In this work,…
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The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain – C.S. Lewis 1. Full Citation Lewis, C.S. (1940) The Problem of Pain. London: Geoffrey Bles. 2. Introduction In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis tackles one of the most persistent challenges to Christian belief: why a good and omnipotent God permits suffering. Written during the early stages of World War…