What books would you recommend for the following categories?

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What books would you recommend to put on a Church website as 'suggested reading' or 'book recommendations'? And Under which category would you put it?

Here are the categories:

God/Trinity (Theology)
Systematic Theology (General)
Scripture
Christology
Ecclesiology
Eschatology
Sacramentology
Soteriology
Worship
Psalters/Hymnals
Historical Theology
Holiness/Piety
Pastoral Theology/Preaching
Bibles
Bible Reference
Commentaries
Missions/Evangelism
Culture/World
Biography
Parenting/Family
Marriage
Men
Women
Ethics
 
Holiness/Piety:

A Door Opening Unto Everlasting Life - Andrew Gray

Men:

Tender Warrior - I can't remember

Christology:

Rock of Our Salvation
- William Plumer
 
Biography:

George Whitefield by Arnold Dallimore

Holiness/Piety:

The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
Communion with God by John Owen
 
The Bible, you heathen. :p

Sola Scriptura at its finest!


God/Trinity (Theology) BIBLE
Systematic Theology (General) BIBLE
Scripture BIBLE
Christology BIBLE
Ecclesiology BIBLE
Eschatology BIBLE
Sacramentology BIBLE
Soteriology BIBLE
Worship BIBLE
Psalters/Hymnals BIBLE
Historical Theology BIBLE
Holiness/Piety BIBLE
Pastoral Theology/Preaching BIBLE
Bibles BIBLE
Bible Reference BIBLE
Commentaries BIBLE
Missions/Evangelism BIBLE
Culture/World BIBLE
Biography BIBLE
Parenting/Family BIBLE
Marriage BIBLE
Men BIBLE
Women BIBLE
Ethics BIBLE
 
Biography:

Shadow of the Almighty(Jim Elliot)- Elizabeth Elliot

No Compromise(Keith Green)- Melody Green

No Compromise inspired me to begin my study of theology which led to my becoming Reformed. Ironic for a book written about a devotee of Charles Finney!
 
Well if this is going to be a recommendation for a church website then i would suggest any of the puritan paperback series. You can get good info and glean alot all the while at a cheap price! You really cant go wrong
 
Systematic Theologies

A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith by Robert Reymond

Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem

Systematic Theology by Louis Berkof
 
Psalter: The Comprehensive Psalter (Blue Banner Books)

Holiness/Piety: Thomas Watson's "The Godly Man's Picture"; Thomas Brooks's "Precious Remedies"; John Owen "Mortification of Sin".

Bibles: Geneva Bible (Tolle Lege)
 
Historical Theology - William Cunningham (2 Vols.)

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God/Trinity

Letham, Robert. The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship. Philipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, 2005.

Holiness/Piety

Campbell, Ian. On the First Day of the Week: God, the Christian, and the Sabbath. Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2005.

Pipa, Joseph A., Jr. The Lord's Day. Fearn, Ross-shire, UK: Christian Focus, 2008.

Robertson, Don W. The Christian Sabbath. Coulterville, IL: New Creation Publications, 2001.

Church of Scotland. The Directory for Family Worship. Greenville, SC: Southern Presbyterian Press.

Psalters/Hymnals

Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise of the Canadian Reformed Churches. The Book of Praise: Anglo-Genevan Psalter. Winnipeg, MB: Premier Printing, Ltd., 1984.
 
For commentaries, you can't go wrong with Banner's 'Geneva Series of Commentaries'... Calvin, Haldane, Bridges, Dickson, Hodge, et al.

-----Added 5/30/2009 at 09:58:29 EST-----

The Bible, you heathen. :p

Sola Scriptura at its finest!


God/Trinity (Theology) BIBLE
Systematic Theology (General) BIBLE
Scripture BIBLE
Christology BIBLE
Ecclesiology BIBLE
Eschatology BIBLE
Sacramentology BIBLE
Soteriology BIBLE
Worship BIBLE
Psalters/Hymnals BIBLE
Historical Theology BIBLE
Holiness/Piety BIBLE
Pastoral Theology/Preaching BIBLE
Bibles BIBLE
Bible Reference BIBLE
Commentaries BIBLE
Missions/Evangelism BIBLE
Culture/World BIBLE
Biography BIBLE
Parenting/Family BIBLE
Marriage BIBLE
Men BIBLE
Women BIBLE
Ethics BIBLE

More like Solo Scriptura...:cool:
 
Women

Jones III, Brother Deacon Fred. Puttin' the Skirts in Their Place: What the Bible Says About How Your Wife Needs to Shut Her Trap at Church. Podunk, SC: Praise The Lord Publications, 1955.

Trust me on this one, fellas. ;)
 
What books would you recommend to put on a Church website as 'suggested reading' or 'book recommendations'? And Under which category would you put it?

Here are the categories:

God/Trinity (Theology)
Systematic Theology (General)
Scripture
Christology
Ecclesiology
Eschatology
Sacramentology
Soteriology
Worship
Psalters/Hymnals
Historical Theology
Holiness/Piety
Pastoral Theology/Preaching
Bibles
Bible Reference
Commentaries
Missions/Evangelism
Culture/World
Biography
Parenting/Family
Marriage
Men
Women
Ethics

God/Trinity-----The Trinity by St Augustine
Systematic Theology-----Berkhof's ST
------God, Revelation And Authority By Carl Henry
Scripture-------Inspiration of Scripture by Warfield
Christology-----The Two Natures of Christ By Martin Chemnitz(Lutheran)
-----The Divinity of our Lord by Liddon
------The Virgin Birth by Machen
Ecclesiology-----The Church of Christ by Bannerman
Eschatology------The Days of Vengence by David Chilton
Sacramentology------The Lord's Supper by Martin Chemnitz(Lutheran)
------Believers and their seed by Herman Hoeksema
-------A Comprehensive Explanation of Holy Baptism and the
Lord's Supper by Johann Gerhard(Lutheran)
Soteriology------The Death of Death by John Owen
------Justification by Buchanan
-------Genuine Salvation By A.W. Pink
--------Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
--------Gospel Mystery of Sanctification By Walter Marshall
--------The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel by
C.F.W. Walter(Lutheran)
Hymnal------Trinity Hymnal
Historical Theology-------History of Doctrine By Shedd
-------Historical Theology by Cunningham
Holiness/Piety-------Holiness by J.C. Ryle
-------Mortification of Sin by John Owen
Bibles------Tolle Lege Edition of 1599 Geneva Bible
Commentaries-----Commentary on the Bible by John Gill
------Calvin's Commentaries
------Commentary on Galatians by Martin Luther
------All the Geneva Series of Commentaries
published by Banner of Truth
:2cents::)
 
God/Trinity: Letham and volume 3 of Muller's Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics is all you need to have an excellent education on the Trinity.

ST in general: Calvin, a'Brakel, Turretin, and Bavinck

Scripture: William Whitaker's Disputations, Muller's volume 1 of PRRD.

Christology: Smeaton on the Atonement, Owen's works (this is probably the best source on Christology in existence)

Ecclesiology: Bannerman, Horton's People and Place, Clowney

Eschatology: Vos's works (especially Biblical Theology), Mathison's From Age to Age, Hoekema's The Bible and the Future, Venema's book as well.

Sacraments: Peter Martyr on the Lord's Supper (he is without equal), and Marcel on infant baptism. John Fesko has a great book on baptism coming out in the next year or so (which I proofed for him).

Soteriology: on justification, read Owen, volume 5, Buchanan on justification, and Fesko on justification; on sancification, read Walter Marshall's Gospel Mystery of Sanctification

Worship: I agree that Terry Johnson is a master on this subject. Read the Directory for Public Worship and get it ingrained into you as well. Hughes Oliphint Old has some interesting things as well.

Psalters/Hymnals: the two Trinity hymnals, the Trinity Psalter, the CRC gray Psalter, the Geneva Psalter, the Scottish Psalter

Historical Theology: Cunningham and Pelikan are quite good, and sufficient for most things.

Holiness: Owen on the mortification of sin, and J.C. Ryle's book on holiness, as well as Ferguson's book The Christian Life. Sproul is also good on this.

Pastoral Theology: Fairbairn, Baxter

Bibles: I would get Bibleworks, version 8 for study, and use the ESV and HCSB in devotions.

Bible Reference: Again, Bibleworks, as well as ISBE, second edition, and maybe the new Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (not complete). The 8-volume IVP reference set is beautiful, though doesn't necessarily have everything (7 volumes are out so far). What it does have is of exceptional quality.

Commentaries: see here and here.

Missions/Evangelism: Bavinck, Kuiper's God-Centered Evangelism

Culture/World: David Wells Tetralogy, D. A. Carson's two books Gagging of God and his other book on Christ and Culture.

Biography: good grief- get good biographies on guys who interest you. :p

Parenting/Family: Paul and Tedd Tripp's books

Marriage: Kostenberger, Harvey's "When Sinners Say 'I Do'"

Men: G.A. Henty

Women: Elsie Dinsmore series, Jane Austen

Ethics: John Frame, John Murray
 
Women

Jones III, Brother Deacon Fred. Puttin' the Skirts in Their Place: What the Bible Says About How Your Wife Needs to Shut Her Trap at Church. Podunk, SC: Praise The Lord Publications, 1955.

Trust me on this one, fellas. ;)

:eek: loving title...how about the book itself?
 
Women

Jones III, Brother Deacon Fred. Puttin' the Skirts in Their Place: What the Bible Says About How Your Wife Needs to Shut Her Trap at Church. Podunk, SC: Praise The Lord Publications, 1955.

Trust me on this one, fellas. ;)

:eek: loving title...how about the book itself?

It's amazing. Although not quite as good as fellow esteemed 1950's Podunk theologian Farmer Ezekiel Pendegrass' It's Adam and Eve, Not Adam and Steve: What the Holy Writ Says About Them Hellbound Hermasesseurls.
 
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