The Best 100 Christian Books Ever Written

What This List Is and Isnt

I consider these books to be the best Christian works ever written in the 20th and 21st centuries. (I
didnt list older books in order to keep the list to 100.) These are the core books in my library. Not
the most popular, the best known, or the hottest. But those that I regard as exceptional.
Mission & Ministry Shelf
The Stewardship of the Mystery by T. Austin Sparks
Ultimate Intention by DeVern Fromke
Created for Community by Stanley J. Grenz
Destined for the Throne by Paul E. Billheimer
The Character of Gods Workman by Watchman Nee
Prophetic Ministry by T. Austin Sparks
Nudge by Leonard Sweet
Simply Jesus by N. T. Wright
The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee
What Shall This Man Do? by Watchman Nee
The School of Christ by T. Austin Sparks
The Eternal Purpose of God by Lance Lambert
The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman
The Community Life of God by Milt Rodriguez
Church Life Shelf
Pauls Idea of Community by Robert J. Banks
Gods Spiritual House by T. Austin Sparks
The Normal Christian Church Life by Watchman Nee
0-58 by Jon Zens
A Church Building Every Mile by Jon Zens
Community 101 by Gilbert Bilezikian
The Community of the King by Howard A. Snyder
Body Politics by John Howard Yoder
Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Going to the Root by Christian Smith
Christian Community by Hal Miller
Creating Communities of the Kingdom by David W. Shenk
Sanctorum Communio by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Subversion of Christianity by Jacques Ellul
The Pastor Has No Clothes by Jon Zens
Spiritual Growth Shelf
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Sit Walk Stand by Watchman Nee
Experiencing God Through Prayer by Jeanne Guyon
Unto Full Stature by DeVern Fromke
Lifes Ultimate Privilege by DeVern Fromke
Prayer by Rosalind Rinker
Everything by Mary Demuth
Changed Into His Likeness by Watchman Nee
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Love Not the World by Watchman Nee
Classic Christianity by Bob George
The Misunderstood God by Darin Hufford
Satisfy Your Soul by Bruce Demarest
Spending Time with the Lord by Bill Freeman
The Butterfly in You by Milt Rodriguez
Gods Chosen Fast by Andrew Wallis
The Saving Life of Christ and The Mystery of Godliness by Major W. Ian Thomas
Life on the Highest Plane by Ruth Paxson
Victory in Christ by Charles Trumbull
Christ Esteem by Don Matzat
What Matters Most by Leonard Sweet
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas Willard
The Spirit of Christ by Andrew Murray
The Supplied Life by Bill Freeman
The Splendor of His Ways by Stephen Kaung
The Songs of Degrees by Stephen Kaung
Gods Plan of Redemption by Mary E. McDonough
Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning
The Singer by Calvin Miller
Bone of His Bone by F. J. Huegel
Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Root of the Righteous by A. W. Tozer
Reclaiming Christianity by A. W. Tozer
God Tells the Man Who Cares by A. W. Tozer
His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley, Jr.
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Benefit of the Doubt by Gregory A. Boyd
The Deeper Christian Life by Andrew Murray
The Key to Triumphant Living by Jack R. Taylor
A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian D. McLaren
Church History Shelf
The Reformers and Their Stepchildren by Leonard Verduin
The Torch of the Testimony by John W. Kennedy
Paul Apostle of the Heart Set Free by F. F. Bruce
Lost Heritage by Kim Tan
The Pilgrim Church by E. H. Broadbent
Biblical Tools Shelf
Chronological Life Application Study Bible by Tyndale
The Chronological Study Bible by Thomas Nelson
The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order by F. LaGard Smith
The Message of the New Testament by F. F. Bruce
Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible by John R. Kohlenberger III
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament by Craig S. Keener
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews &
Mark W. Chavalas
Comparative Study Bible by Zondervan
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels by Joel B. Green, Jeannine K. Brown & Nicholas Perrin
Dictionary of Paul and his Letters by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin & Daniel G. Reid
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments by Ralph P. Martin & Peter H. Davids
Dictionary of New Testament Background by Craig A. Evans & Stanley E. Porter
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New Bible Dictionary by I. Howard Marshall, A. R. Millard, J. I. Packer & D. J. Wiseman
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature by Frederick
William Danker & Walter Bauer
Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible by John Haley
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit & Tremper Longman III
The New Testament by Kenneth S. Wuest
The ESV Study Bible by Crossway Bibles
HCSB Study Bible by Holman Bible Editorial Staff
Jesus, In His Own Words by Robert H. Mounce
Genesis to Deuteronomy by C. H. Mackintosh
Tools for Writers
Sally Stuarts Guide to Getting Published by Sally Stuart
On Writing by Stephen King
The Classic Guide to Better Writing by Rudolf Flesch