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Apologetics
- Contend: Defending The Faith in a Fallen World
- God’s Not Dead: Evidence For God in An Age of Uncertainty
- Christianity & World Religions
- Is God a Moral Monster?
- The Gospel in The Marketplace of Ideas: Paul’s Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Can You Believe Its True? Christian Apologetics In A Modern & Postmodern Era
- Meaning At The Movies
- Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith
- Covenantal Apologetics: Principles and Practice In of Our Faith
- Mapping The Origins Debate: 6 Models of The Beginning of Everything
- God or Godless? 1 Atheist. 1 Christian. 20 Controversial Questions
- The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context
- A Shot of Faith To The Head
- Recovering Classic Evangelicalism
- The Mysterious Epigenome
Biblical Theology
- Introducing Covenant Theology (also called God of Promise)
- The Temple and The Church’s Mission (NSBT)
- Now My Eyes Have Seen You (NSBT)
- Dominion and Dynasty (NSBT)
- The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus (NSBT)
- Recovering the Unity of the Bible
- The Promise-Plan of God
- A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters (BTNT)
- Christ-Centered Biblical Theology
- Understanding Biblical Theology
- Kingdom Through Covenant
- Jesus The Messiah: Tracing the Promises, Expectations, and Coming of Israel’s King
- Between Babel and Beast: America and Empire in Biblical Perspective
- A Theology of Luke and Acts (BTNT)
- A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in The Words of Jeremiah (NSBT)
- The God Who Became Human: A Biblical Theology of Incarnation (NSBT)
- Paul and The Law: Keeping The Commandments of God (NSBT)
- A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude (BTNT)
- Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery
- With The Clouds of Heaven: The Book of Daniel In Biblical Theology (NSBT)
- God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to The Ends of The Earth
Christian Worldview
- Redeeming Science
- Politics According To The Bible
- Redeeming Sociology
- The Writings of Chuck Klosterman
- The Tipping Point
- The Shack: An Extended Critical Review
- Why Johnny Can’t Preach
- Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
- Republocrat
- The Next Story
- From the Garden to the City
- The World-Tilting Gospel
- Drops Like Stars
- Hipster Christianity
- The Reason For Sports
- Christianity and Literature
- Business For the Common Good
- Education For Human Flourishing
- Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear To Tread
- Liberal Arts For The Christian Life
- Popologetics: Pop Culture in Christian Perspective
- The End of Our Exploring
- Words For Readers and Writers
- Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media, and Entertainment
- Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and The Arts
- The Big Story: How The Bible Makes Sense Out of Life
- Renewing The Evangelical Mission
- The New Calvinism Considered: A Personal and Pastoral Assessment
- Gray Matters: Navigating The Space Between Legalism and Liberty
- Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret: Why Serial Innovators Succeed Where Others Fail
- iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives
- Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology
- A Brief Theology of Sport
- Touchdowns For Jesus: Lifting The Veil on Big-Time Sports
- Health As Virtue: Thomas Aquinas and The Practice of Habits of Health
- Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith: An Introductory Guide
- Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist
Christian Living
- The Greener Grass Conspiracy
- Am I Really A Christian?
- Practicing Affirmation
- Jesus + Nothing = Everything
- Marriage Matters
- When Will My Life Not Suck?
- “We’re Just Friends” and Other Dating Lies
- What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care?
- Branded
- Playing Hurt
- Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself
- Disciple: Getting Your Identity From Jesus
- Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support
- Heart of The Matter: Daily Reflections For Changing Hearts and Lives
- Nothing Is Impossible With God
- Who Do You Think You Are? Finding Your True Identity in Christ
- Real Marriage
- Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men To Love and Lead Their Families
- Death By Living: Life Is Meant To Be Spent
- A Neglected Grace: Family Worship In The Christian Home
- Finally Free: Fighting For Purity With The Power of Grace
- Reading The Christian Spiritual Classic: A Guide for Evangelicals
- Awakening Faith: Daily Devotions From The Early Church
- Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome
- Those Who Can, Teach: Teaching As Christian Vocation
- Taking God At His Word: Why The Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough and What That Means for You and Me
- Beloved Dust: Drawing Close to God By Discovering The Truth About Yourself
Commentaries
- Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
- A Commentary on the Psalms Vol. 1
- James (ZECNT)
- Proverbs: Wisdom That Works
- Paul’s Letter to The Romans (PNTC)
- The Book of Judges (NICOT)
- Song of Solomon: An Invitation to Intimacy
- Ephesians (ZECNT)
- Romans (Teach The Text)
- The Epistle to The Hebrews (NICNT)
- Matthew (ZECNT)
- Galatians (ZECNT)
- Colossians/Philemon (ZECNT)
- 1 & 2 Thessalonians (ZECNT)
- Luke (ZECNT)
- Acts (ZECNT)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentaries
- The Sermon on The Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary)
- Job (Teach The Text)
- 1, 2, 3 John (ZECNT)
- Obadiah (HMS)
- Jonah (HMS)
- Luke (Teach The Text)
- 1 Corinthians (Teach The Text)
- Mark (ZECNT)
Historical Theology
- Histories and Fallacies
- Rediscovering the Church Fathers
- Right Reason and The Princeton Mind
- Trinitarian Spirituality
- Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?
- Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine
- Reading Scripture With The Reformers
- RetroChristianity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
- The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context
- Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books
- Theologian Trading Cards
- The Creedal Imperative
- The Quest For The Trinity
- Calvin and The Reformed Tradition
- Churches, Revolutions, and Empires
- The Unrelieved Paradox
- Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really Says
- Classical Christian Doctrine
- Church History Volume 2: From Pre-Reformation to Present Day
- The Theology of Augustine: A Introduction to His Most Important Works
- The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture: What The Early Church Can Teach Us
Hermeneutics
- In the Beginning Was the Word: Language – A God-Centered Approach
- Theological Commentary: Evangelical Perspectives
- Invitation to Biblical Interpretation
- Practicing Theological Interpretation
- The Character of Christian Scripture
- Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views
- Reading the Bible With The Dead
- All Roads Lead To The Text
- Handbook On The New Testament Use of The Old Testament
- Prepositions and Theology in The Greek New Testament
- The Invention of The Biblical Scholar
- 40 Questions About Interpreting The Bible
- Interpreting The Pauline Letters: An Exegetical Handbook
- Horizons in Hermeneutics and The Future of Biblical Interpretation
- The Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon
- Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading the Bible Critically in Faith
- The Bible and The Believer: How to Read The Bible Critically and Religiously
- How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth
- How To Read The Bible Book by Book
- Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation
Old Testament
- The Beginning and End of Wisdom
- Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?
- The Evolution of Adam (read the important preliminaries first)
- Psalms as Torah
- Genesis and Christian Theology
- An Old Testament Theology
- The Gospel According to Isaiah 53
- Hearing The Old Testament
- Return Of The Chaos Monster
- Christ and The Desert Tabernacle
- Exploring The Religion of Ancient Israel
- The Unfolding Mystery of The Divine Name
- Jesus On Every Page
- What The Old Testament Authors Really Cared About
- The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ In The Old Testament
- In The Beginning We Misunderstood: Interpreting Genesis 1 in Its Original Context
- Four Views on The Historical Adam
- The Psalms: Language For All Season of The Soul
- The Adam Quest
- The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority
- Death Before The Fall: Biblical Literalism and The Problem of Animal Suffering (expanded version)
- The Theology of The Book of Isaiah: Diversity and Unity
- Old Testament Today: A Journey From Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance
- Old Testament Essentials: Creation, Conquest, Exile, and Return
New Testament
- The King Jesus Gospel
- Jesus, Paul and the People of God
- Jesus and The Victory of God
- The Resurrection of The Son of God
- Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament
- Theology of the New Testament
- Four Views On The Apostle Paul
- Paul and Union With Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study
- Devotions on The Greek New Testament
- Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours
- God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology
- Simon Peter: In Scripture and Memory
- Charts on The Book of Hebrews
- Charts on Paul’s Letters
- Jesus Is Lord: Caesar Is Not
- Preaching The New Testament
- Jesus Is The Christ: The Messianic Testimony of The Gospels
- The Final Days of Jesus
- Apostle of The Last Days: The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul
- Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: The Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships
- The Question of Canon: Challenging The Status Quo in The New Testament Debate
- Paul & Judaism Revisited: A Study of Divine and Human Agency in Salvation
- Studies in The Pauline Epistles: Essays in Honor of Douglas J. Moo
Philosophy
- Doctrine of the Knowledge of God
- God With Us
- Paradox in Theology
- Doing Philosophy as A Christian
- God Without Parts
- God and Morality: Four Views
- Logic: A God-Centered Approach
- Philosophy: A Student’s Guide
- Christian Philosophy: A Systematic and Narrative Introduction
- Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians
- How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology
- Loving God With Your Mind: Essays in Honor of J. P. Moreland
Practical Theology
- Addiction and Virtue: Beyond Models of Disease and Choice
- Think
- The Gospel and The Mind
- Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything
- Lit! (part 2, part 3)
- Velvet Elvis (part 2)
- Why O God? Suffering and Disability in the Bible and the Church
- Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith
- Redemption: Freed by Jesus From the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry
- Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing For Victims of Sexual Assault
- Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue
- The Explicit Gospel
- Lifted: Experiencing The Resurrection Life
- Equipping Counselors For Your Church
- Charity and Its Fruit
- Life of God In The Soul of The Church
- Everyday Church: Gospel Communities On Mission
- Center Church & Gospel Treason
- Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling
- Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Four Views
- Sex & Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies
- Outreach and The Artist: Sharing The Gospel With The Arts
- Prepared By Grace, For Grace
- Saving Eutychus: How To Preach God’s Word and Keep People Awake
- Formed For The Glory of God
- Is God Anti-Gay?
- Preaching? Simple Teaching on Simply Preaching
- What is The Meaning of Sex?
- Minding The Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation
- What’s Best Next: How The Gospel Transforms How We Get Things Done
- Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation With Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists
- Can I Really Trust The Bible?
- Spiritual Formation in Early Adulthood: A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry
- Scripture and Counseling: God’s Word For Life In A Broken World
- Gospel Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives
- God’s Battle Plan For The Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation
- Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing The Drama of Doctrine
Systematic Theology
- The Future of Justification
- Pierced For Our Transgressions (part 2, part 3, part 4)
- The Deep Things of God
- Justification and the New Perspective on Paul (part 2)
- The Doctrine of the Word of God
- Union With Christ: In Scripture, History, and Theology
- Union With Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church
- The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology For Pilgrims on the Way
- Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe
- Death by Love: Letters From the Cross
- The Drama of Doctrine
- Five Views on Justification
- Salvation Accomplished By The Son: The Work of Christ
- 40 Questions About The End Times
- God is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology
- Forsaken: The Trinity, The Cross, and Why It Matters
- Mapping Modern Theology
- The Eternal Generation of The Son
- Did God Really Say?
- Delighting In The Trinity
- Sojourner and Strangers: The Doctrine of The Church
- The Mystery of God: Theology For Knowing the Unknowable
- Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples
- Rethinking The Trinity and Religious Pluralism
- Justification By Grace Through Faith
- Four Views on The Role of Works At The Final Judgment
- The God of The Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology
- Five Points: Toward A Deeper Experience of God’s Grace
- Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy
- Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology
- The Nature of The Atonement: Four Views
- Essential Eschatology: Our Present and Future Hope
- Justification Reconsidered: Rethinking A Pauline Theme
- Justification and The Gospel: Understanding the Contexts and Controversies
- PROOF: Finding Freedom Through The Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace
- The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account
- Predestination and Free Will: Four Views of Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom
- Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification
- Exploring Christian Theology: The Church, Spiritual Growth, and The End Times
- Exploring Christian Doctrine: A Guide to What Christians Believe
- Atonement, Law, and Justice: The Cross in Historical and Cultural Contexts
- Advancing Trinitarian Theology: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics
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