Tier 2 Reading List
Old Testament/New Testament Studies
Introduction to Old Testament Theology – John Sailhamer
The Message of the Old Testament – Mark Dever
The Message of the New Testament – Mark Dever
*Introduction to New Testament Theology – Henry Theissen
Making Sense of the New Testament – Craig Blomberg
New Testament Theology – Tom Schreiner
Paul and His Letters – John Polhill
*Theological Dictionary of the Bible – Walter Elwell
Hermeneutics
*A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible– Robert Stein
Living by the Book – Howard Hendricks
Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics – Graeme Goldsworthy
*Rightly Divided, Readings in Hermeneutics – ed. Roy Zuck
The Hermeneutical Spiral – Grant Osbourne
Hermeneutics, Authority and Canon – D.A. Carson/John Woodbridge
Systematic Theology
*Basic Theology – Charles Ryrie
Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin
*Lectures in Systematic Theology – Henry Thiessen
*Systematic Theology ( 4 Volume Set) – Norm Geisler
Christian Theology – Millard Ecrickson
Doctrine of the Bible
Christianity and Liberalism – J. Gresham Machen
*Doctrine of the Bible – David Dockery
*General Introduction to the Bible – Norm Geisler
God, Revelation and Authority 6 vol – Carl Henry
*Inerrancy – Norm Geisler
Knowing Scripture – R.C. Sproul
The Inspiration of Authority of the Bible – B.B. Warfield
*Why I Believe the Bible – John Macarthur
Doctrine of God
*Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer
No One Like Him – John Feinberg
*Our Awesome God – John MacArthur
The Doctrine of God – John Frame
The Existence and Attributes of God – Stephen Charnock
The Forgotten Trinity – James White
Understanding the Trinity – Alister McGrath
Doctrine of Man and Sin
Sin and Temptation – John Owen
The Bondage of the Will – Martin Luther
The Christian View of Man – J. Gresham Machen
*The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness – John MacArthur
Christology
On the Incarnation - Athanasius
*The Battle for the Resurrection – Norman Geisler
The Cross of Christ – John Stott
The Glory of Christ – John Owen
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – N.T. Wright
*The Virgin Birth of Christ – J. Gresham Machen
Doctrine of Salvation
How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian? – Don Whitney
Justification and the New Perspective on Paul – Guy Walters
*Our Sufficiency in Christ – John MacArthur
The Cross-Centered Life – C.J. Mahaney
*The Gospel According to Jesus – John MacArthur
The Great Exchange – Jerry Bridges
Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
*Baptism, Filling, and Gifts of the Holy Spirit – W.A. Criswell
God’s Indwelling Presence – Hamilton
Showing the Spirit – D.A. Carson
Spirit Life – Jerry Vines
The Holy Spirit – Robert Gromacki
Ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church)
*Ashamed of the Gospel – John MacArthur
Believers Baptism – Tom Schreiner and Shawn Wright
Elders and Congregational Life – Phil Newton
*Fresh Wind Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala
Membership Matters – Chuck Lawless
Polity – Mark Dever
Prophetic Untimliness – Os Guiness
*Surprising Insights from the Unchurched – Thom Rainer
The Deliberate Church – Mark Dever
*Dining with the Devil – Os Guinness
Eschatology
The Coming Prince – Sir Robert Anderson
*The Second Coming – John MacArthur
*Things to Come – Dwight Pentecost
Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond – ed. Gundry and Bock
Church History
*Baker History of the Church 5 vol – Woodbridge/Wright
Christianity’s Dangerous Idea – Alister McGrath
Creeds of Christendom 3 vol – Philip Schaff
Getting to Know the Church Fathers – Brian Litfin
*Heresies – Harold Brown
Surprising Work of God – Jonathan Edwards
The History of the Christian Church 8 vol – Philip Schaff
*The Light and the Glory – Peter Marshall
The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History – Curtis, Lang & Peterson
The Rise of Evangelicalism – Mark Noll
*Two Kingdoms – Clouse/Pierard/Yamauchi
Baptist Distinctives
*A Hill on Which to Die – Paul Pressler
Baptist Faith and Message 2000 – Douglas Blount and Joseph Wooddell
*Baptists and the Bible – Russ Bush and Tom Nettles
The Anabaptist Story – William Estep
The Baptists 3 vol. – Tom Nettles
*Why I’m a Baptist – Tom Nettles and Russell Moore
Ministry/Preaching
*Biblical Preaching – Haddon Robinson
Brothers We Are Not Professionals – John Piper
Criswell’s Guidebook for Pastors – W.A. Criswell
*Expository Preaching – John MacArthur
Lectures to My Students – Charles Spurgeon
*Pastoral Ministry – John MacArthur
Preaching and Preachers – Martin Lloyd-Jones
The Reformed Pastor – Richard Baxter
*A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders – C. Barry McCarty
*Leading and Managing Your Church – Carl George/Robert Logan
Counseling
*Biblical Counseling – John MacArthur
*Billy Graham Christian Worker’s Handbook
Boundaries – Henry Cloud/John Townsend
Competent to Counsel – Jay Adams
Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically – John MacArthur
Fearing Death – Billy Graham
Heaven – Criswell/ Patterson
*Psychology as Religion – Paul Vitz
Theology of Christian Counseling – Jay Adams
Evangelism/Missions
An Enquiry – William Carey
Exploring Evangelism – Mendell Taylor
Salvation to the Ends of the Earth – Andreas Kostenberger
The Soul Winner – Charles Spurgeon
Worship
*The Ultimate Priority – John MacArthur
Worship by the Book – D.A. Carson
Apologetics
*Christian Apologetics – Norm Geisler
*New Evidence That Demands a Verdict – Josh McDowell
*To Everyone an Answer – Beckwith, Craig & Moreland
Reasons for Faith – Scott Oliphint
*Reasonable Faith – William Lane Craig
*What if Jesus Had Never Been Born? – D. James Kennedy
*What if the Bible Had Never Been Written? – D. James Kennedy
*When Critics Ask – Norm Geisler
*When Skeptics Ask – Norm Geisler
*Christian Apologetics – Norm Geisler
*What’s So Great about Christianity – Dinesh D’Souza
Culture
A Christian Manifesto – Francis Shaeffer
Above all Earthly Powers – David Wells
All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes – Kenneth Myers
*Amusing Ourselves to Death – Neil Postman
*Black and Right – Faryna/Stetson/Conti
*Cosmic Justice – Thomas Sowell
Christ and Culture Revisted – D.A. Carson
*Fit Bodies Fat Minds – Os Guiness
God In the Wasteland – David Wells
Losing our Virtue – David Wells
*No Place for Truth – David Wells
*Slouching Towards Gomorrah – Robert Bork
The Courage to be Protestant – David Wells
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind – Mark Noll
Total Truth – Nancy Pearcey
How Now Shall We Live – Charles Colson / Nancy Pearcey
Art
*Art and the Bible – Francis Shaeffer
*Modern Art and the Death of a Culture – H. R. Rookmaker
*State of the Arts – Gene Veith
Politics/Government
Beyond Good Intentions – Doug Bandow
Citizen Christians – Richard Land / Russell Moore
*Coercing Virtue – Robert Bork
*Democracy by Decree – Ross Sandler/David Schoenbrod
*Evangelicals in the Public Square – J. Budziszewski
God and Government – Chuck Colson
Has Democracy Had Its Day? – Carl Henry
*Scalia Dissents – Kevin Ring
The Clash of Civilizations – Samuel Huntington
*The Culture of Disbelief – Stephen Carter
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism – Carl Henry
*Why Religion Still Matters – Huston Smith
Reading
*How to Read a Book – Mortimer Adler
How to Read Slowly – James Sire
Reading Between the Lines – Gene Veith
Education
*Closing of the American Mind – Allan Bloom
*Left Back – Diane Ravitch
*Psychology as Religion – Paul Vitz
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning – Doug Wilson
The Case for Classical Christian Education – Doug Wilson
*The Language Police – Diane Ravitch
Tyranny Through Public Education – William Cox
Economics/Finances
*Basic Economics – Thomas Sowell
*Money, Possessions and Eternity – Randy Alcorn
The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples – Larry Burkett
The Total Money Makeover – Dave Ramsey
The Treasure Principle – Randy Alcorn
Ethics
*Christian Ethics - Norm Geisler
*Evangelical Ethics – John Jefferson Davis
How to be a Christian in a Brave New World – Nigel Cameron & Joni Tada
The Doctrine of the Christian Life – John Frame
Abortion
*Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life – Francis Beckwith
Politically Correct Death – Francis Beckwith
*Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments – Randy Alcorn
The Hand of God – Bernard Nathanson
Why Pro-Life? – Randy Alcorn
Homosexuality
The Homosexual Agenda – Alan Sears/Craig Osten
The Truth About Same Sex Marriage – Erwin Lutzer
Science
*Darwin on Trial – Phillip Johnson
*Dawkins’ GOD – Alister McGrath
Defeating Darwinism – Philip Johnson
*In Six Days – John Ashton
*Law, Darwinism, and Public Education – Francis Beckwith
*Limitations of Scientific Truth – Nigel Brush
Redeeming Science – Vern Poythress
*Refuting Compromise – Jonathan Sarfati
*The Battle for the Beginning – John MacArthur
*The Dawkins Delusion – Alister McGrath
*The Design Revolution – William Dembski
*The Devil’s Delusion – David Bellinski
*The Reenchantment of Nature – Alister McGrath
The Soul of Science – Nancy Pearcey
*The Spiritual Brain – Mario Beauregard/Denyse O’Leary
*The Structure of Scientific Revolutions – Thomas Kuhn
Other Religions/Cults
*Kingdom of the Cults – Walter Martin
*Mormonism Unmasked – Phil Roberts
*Roman Catholics and Evangelicals – Norm Geisler
*The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge – John Ankerberg/John Weldon
*Unmasking the New Age – Doug Groothuis
*Unveiling Islam – Ergun and Emir Caner
Open Theism
Beyond the Bounds – John Piper
God’s Lesser Glory – Bruce Ware
No Other God – John Frame
Pluralism/Relativism
Gagging of God – D.A. Carson
Relativism – Francis Beckwith & Greg Koukl
Postmodernism/Emerging Church
*Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church – D.A. Carson
*Postmodern Times – Gene Veith
*The Challenge of Postmodernism – David Dockery
Truth and the New Kind of Christian – R. Scott Smith
Why We’re Not Emergent (by two guys who should be) – Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck
The Charismatic Movement
*Charismatic Chaos – John MacArthur
Christianity in Crisis – Hank Hanegraaff
The Agony of Deceit – ed. Michael Horton
*Tongues in Biblical Perspective – Charles Smith
*Understanding Spiritual Gifts – Robert Thomas
Spiritual Life
A Hunger for God – John Piper
A Passion for Prayer – Tom Elliff
Desiring God – John Piper
Pursuit of Holiness – Jerry Bridges
Respectable Sins – Jerry Bridges
Simplify Your Spiritual Life – Don Whitney
Spiritual Depression – Martin Lloyd-Jones
The Call – Os Guinness
The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer – E.M. Bounds
The Godly Man’s Picture - Thomas Watson
*The Keys to Spiritual Growth – John MacArthur
*The Pillars of Christian Character – John MacArthur
The Purity Principle – Randy Alcorn
*The Pursuit of God – A.W. Tozer
When God Doesn’t Make Sense – James Dobson
Leadership
*Spiritual Leadership – J. Oswald Sanders
*The Book on Leadership – John MacArthur
Discipleship
Basic Christianity – John Stott
*Master Plan of Evangelism – Robert Coleman
*Spiritual Discipleship - J. Oswald Sanders
*The Cost of Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Training of the Twelve – A.B. Bruce
Men
Disciplines of a Godly Man – Kent Hughes
Every Man’s Battle – Steven Arterburn
Sex is Not the Problem (lust is) – Josh Harris
Tender Warrior – Stu Webber
Women
Evangelical Feminism – Wayne Grudem
Fearlessly Feminine – Jani Ortlund
Feminine Appeal – Carolyn Mahaney
Passion and Purity – Elisabeth Elliot
Marriage/Family/Parenting
Bringing Up Boys – James Dobson
Family-Driven Faith – Voddie Baucham
*Raising a Modern-Day Knight – Robert Lewis
*Sacred Parenting – Gary Thomas
Sex, Romance and the Glory of God – C.J. Mahaney
The Act of Marriage – Tim LaHaye
The Marriage Builder – Larry Crabb
When Sinners Say ‘I do’ – Dave Harvey
God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage – Daniel Akin
Christian Classics/Literature
*Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis
City of God - Augustine
Confessions - Augustine
Great Books of the Christian Tradition – Terry Glaspey
*Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton
Pensees – Blaise Pascal
Pilgrims Progress – John Bunyan
*Screwtape Letters – C.S. Lewis
The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
Till We Have Faces – C.S. Lewis
*More Than Conquerors, ed. John Woodbridge
Biography
Augustine
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
David Brainerd
John Bunyan
John Calvin
William Carey
Amy Carmichael
Chuck Colson
Jonathan Edwards
Jim Elliot
John “Praying Hyde”
Carl Henry
Adoniram Judson
John Knox
C.S. Lewis
David Livingston
Martin Luther
J. Gresham Machen
D.L. Moody
George Mueller
John Newton
John Patton
Francis Shaeffer
Charles Spurgeon
C.T. Stud
The Cambridge Seven
Hudson Taylor
William Tyndale
John Wesley
George Whitefield
William Wilberforce
John Wycliffe