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Reformed & Puritan Reading Guides

The best books on 75 topics, tiered from beginner introductions to advanced study. 942 titles, hand-picked for pastors, students, and serious readers.

Reformed Theology

What Is Reformed Theology? Understanding the Basics by R. C. Sproul
Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology by R. C. Sproul
Chosen by God by R. C. Sproul

Reformed Theology

12 books

Five Points: Towards a Deeper Experience of God's Grace by John Piper
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
TULIP: The Five Points of Calvinism in the Light of Scripture by Duane Edward Spencer

Five Points of Calvinism

12 books

Why I Am Not a Calvinist by Jerry L. Walls and Joseph R. Dongell
Chosen But Free by Norman L. Geisler
The Potter's Freedom by James White

Arminianism

12 books

Introducing Covenant Theology by Michael S. Horton
What Is Covenant Theology? Tracing God's Promises through the Son, the Seed, and the Sacraments by Ryan M. McGraw
The Fulfillment of the Promises of God: An Explanation of Covenant Theology by Richard P. Belcher Jr.

Covenant Theology

12 books

Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
What Is Predestination? by R.C. Sproul
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

Free Will

12 books

The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink
Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul

Decrees of God

12 books

Confessions by Augustine; trans. Henry Chadwick
Augustine: A Very Short Introduction by Henry Chadwick
Augustine on the Christian Life: Transformed by the Power of God by Gerald Bray

Augustine & Pelagius

13 books

Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again by John Piper
All of Grace by Charles H. Spurgeon
What Is Regeneration? by Matthew Barrett

Regeneration

12 books

The Five Points of Calvinism

Five Points: Towards a Deeper Experience of God's Grace by John Piper
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
TULIP: The Five Points of Calvinism in the Light of Scripture by Duane Edward Spencer

Five Points of Calvinism

12 books

Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology by R. C. Sproul
The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken
The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented by David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn

Total Depravity

12 books

What Is Predestination? by R.C. Sproul
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink

Predestination & Election

12 books

TULIP: The Five Points of Calvinism in the Light of Scripture by Duane Edward Spencer
The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented by David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul

Limited Atonement

12 books

Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented by David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn
The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken

Irresistible Grace

12 books

Doctrine & Theology

Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs by J.I. Packer
Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know by Wayne Grudem and Elliot Grudem
Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story by Michael S. Horton

Doctrine & Theology

12 books

Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer

Doctrine of God

14 books

Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges

Sovereignty of God

12 books

Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
Behind a Frowning Providence by John J. Murray
The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink

Providence of God

12 books

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
Who Is Jesus? by R.C. Sproul
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper

Christology

15 books

The Truth of the Cross by R.C. Sproul
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
In My Place Condemned He Stood by J.I. Packer

The Atonement

12 books

Who Moved the Stone? by Frank Morison
The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection by Lee Strobel
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona

Resurrection

12 books

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard
Who Am I? Identity in Christ by Jerry Bridges

Doctrine of Man

12 books

Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification by R.C. Sproul
How Can I Be Right with God? by R.C. Sproul
Counted Righteous in Christ by John Piper

Justification

12 books

Who Is the Holy Spirit? by R.C. Sproul
The Nature and Work of the Holy Spirit by Ra McLaughlin
Knowing the Holy Spirit: Ten Classic Sermons by Charles Spurgeon

The Holy Spirit

13 books

Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves
What Is the Trinity? by R.C. Sproul
The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott R. Swain

The Trinity

13 books

Call the Sabbath a Delight by Walter Chantry
Celebrating the Sabbath: Finding Rest in a Restless World by Bruce A. Ray
The Sabbath as Rest and Hope for the People of God by Guy Prentiss Waters

The Sabbath

12 books

The Ten Commandments: What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them by Kevin DeYoung
Keeping the Ten Commandments by J.I. Packer
How Does God's Law Apply to Me? by R.C. Sproul

The Law of God

12 books

Taking God at His Word by Kevin DeYoung
Can I Trust the Bible? by R.C. Sproul
Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul

The Word of God

13 books

The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey
Tactics by Gregory Koukl

Apologetics

12 books

The Doctrine of God

Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer

Doctrine of God

14 books

The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
None Like Him by Jen Wilkin
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

Attributes of God

14 books

Knowing God by J.I. Packer
None Like Him by Jen Wilkin
Genesis in Space and Time by Francis Schaeffer

God the Creator

13 books

Salvation

What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology by R. C. Sproul

Salvation

15 books

Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification by R.C. Sproul
How Can I Be Right with God? by R.C. Sproul
Counted Righteous in Christ by John Piper

Justification

12 books

Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert

Evangelism

12 books

The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

Sanctification

15 books

The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson
The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
All of Grace by Charles H. Spurgeon

Repentance

12 books

Can I Be Sure I'm Saved? by R. C. Sproul
Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith by Joel R. Beeke
Heaven on Earth: Assurance in the Christian Life by Thomas Brooks

Assurance

12 books

The Christian Life

Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney

Christian Life

12 books

The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
Holiness by J.C. Ryle

Personal Holiness

13 books

My Utmost for His Highest (Updated Edition) by Oswald Chambers
Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon
The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett (ed.)

Devotional Life

12 books

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller
Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney
A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer by John Piper

Prayer & Fasting

15 books

The Mark of the Christian by Francis Schaeffer
The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond
Loving the Way Jesus Loves by Philip Graham Ryken

Love & Charity

12 books

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

Sin & Temptation

13 books

The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment by Tim Challies
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices by Thomas Brooks
Reckless Faith: When the Church Loses Its Will to Discern by John MacArthur

Discernment

12 books

Modest: Men and Women Clothed in the Gospel by Tim Challies and R.W. Glenn
Modesty: More Than a Change of Clothes by Martha Peace and Kent Keller
Fashioned by Faith by Rachel Lee Carter

Christian Modesty

12 books

Knowing Scripture by R. C. Sproul
Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds by Jen Wilkin
Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough by Kevin DeYoung

Bible Study

12 books

Church & Ministry

What Is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever
The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership by Alexander Strauch

Church Ministry

12 books

Preaching and Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Between Two Worlds by John Stott
The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper

Preaching

14 books

A Taste of Heaven: Worship in the Light of Eternity by R.C. Sproul
Reformed Worship: Worship That Is According to Scripture by Terry L. Johnson
Worship, Community and the Triune God of Grace by James B. Torrance

Worship

12 books

Revival: A People Saturated with God by Brian H. Edwards
Revival by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy by Iain Murray

Revival

12 books

On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work by Derek Prime and Alistair Begg
Called to the Ministry by Edmund P. Clowney
The Pastor's Ministry: Biblical Priorities for Faithful Shepherds by Brian Croft

Pastoral Ministry

13 books

Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus by Jeramie Rinne
Am I Called? The Summons to Pastoral Ministry by Dave Harvey
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever

Leaders & Elders

12 books

What Is the Lord's Supper? by R. C. Sproul
What Is the Lord's Supper? (Basics of the Reformed Faith) by Richard D. Phillips
The Lord's Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant by Guy Prentiss Waters

Lord's Supper

12 books

Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus by Jonathan Leeman
A Guide to Church Discipline by J. Carl Laney
Biblical Church Discipline by Daniel E. Wray

Church Discipline

12 books

The Church: The Gospel Made Visible by Mark Dever
Church Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus by Jonathan Leeman
What Is a Healthy Church Member? by Thabiti M. Anyabwile

The Church

14 books

Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction by Kevin DeYoung
50 Crucial Questions: An Overview of Central Concerns about Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper
True Woman 101: Divine Design by Mary A. Kassian and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Role of Women

12 books

Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four Views by Wayne Grudem (ed.)
Strange Fire by John MacArthur
Practicing the Power by Sam Storms

Charismatic Movement

12 books

Church History

Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley (with Marshall Shelley)
Sketches from Church History by S. M. Houghton
The Church in History by B. K. Kuiper

Church History

14 books

The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett (ed.)
Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were by Leland Ryken

Puritans & Puritanism

14 books

Sounds from Heaven: The Revival on the Isle of Lewis, 1949-1952 by Colin and Mary Peckham
A Narrative of Surprising Conversions by Jonathan Edwards
Revival: A People Saturated with God by Brian H. Edwards

Accounts of Revival

12 books

Know the Creeds and Councils by Justin S. Holcomb
The Apostles' Creed: Discovering Authentic Christianity in an Age of Counterfeits by R. Albert Mohler Jr.
The Westminster Confession of Faith for Study Classes by G. I. Williamson

Creeds & Confessions

14 books

The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement by Anthony L. Chute, Nathan A. Finn, and Michael A.G. Haykin
Why I Am a Baptist by Tom J. Nettles and Russell D. Moore (eds.)
Baptists Through the Centuries: A History of a Global People by David W. Bebbington

The Baptists

12 books

All of Grace by Charles H. Spurgeon
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Other Sermons by Jonathan Edwards
Old Paths by J.C. Ryle

Sermons & Tracts

13 books

Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth by Alister McGrath
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment by Tim Challies
Fool's Gold?: Discerning Truth in an Age of Error by John MacArthur, ed.

False Teachers

12 books

Last Things

Are These the Last Days? by R.C. Sproul
Whatever Happened to Hell? by John Blanchard
The Momentous Event by W.J. Grier

Eschatology

14 books

Dispensationalism by Charles C. Ryrie
There Really Is a Difference! A Comparison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology by Renald E. Showers
Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? by Keith A. Mathison

Dispensationalism

12 books

A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger
The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views by Robert G. Clouse (ed.)
The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation by Vern S. Poythress

Amillennialsm

12 books

Heaven Misplaced: Christ's Kingdom on Earth by Douglas Wilson
The Millennium by Loraine Boettner
Victory in Jesus: The Bright Hope of Postmillennialism by Greg L. Bahnsen and Robert R. Booth

Postmillennialism

12 books

Are These the Last Days? by R.C. Sproul
The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views by Robert G. Clouse (ed.)
Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

Revelation 20

14 books

Erasing Hell by Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards
Love Wins by Rob Bell

Eternal Punishment

13 books

The Last Days According to Jesus by R.C. Sproul
Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church by Gary DeMar
End Times Fiction by Gary DeMar

Partial Preterism

12 books

The Second Coming: Signs of Christ's Return and the End of the Age by John MacArthur
The Last Days According to Jesus by R. C. Sproul
Coming Events and Present Duties by J. C. Ryle

The 2nd Coming

12 books

Home & Family

Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney
A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home by Jason Helopoulos
Family Worship by Joel R. Beeke

Family Worship

13 books

This Momentary Marriage by John Piper
The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller
What Did You Expect? by Paul David Tripp

Marriage

13 books

Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
Don't Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard
Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

Christian Parenting

12 books

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Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas
John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace by Jonathan Aitken
Spurgeon: A New Biography by Arnold Dallimore

Biographies

12 books

Can I Trust the Bible? by R.C. Sproul
Taking God at His Word by Kevin DeYoung
How We Got the Bible by Timothy Paul Jones

Inspiration of Scripture

12 books

40 Questions About Arminianism by J. Matthew Pinson
Willing to Believe: The Controversy over Free Will by R.C. Sproul
Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism by David L. Allen and Steve W. Lemke, eds.

Prevenient Grace

12 books

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