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Christian Life (Doctrine & Applied Theology)
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I Have Read These Books

If a book is on this list, it means that I've read it. I may not 100% endorse the book, or even personally like it, but if it is here, then I think the content has something useful to offer. Books are alphabetical by title within each category. 

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Christian Life (Applied Theology)

The Biblical Doctrine of the Church by William Robinson, 1997
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone, 2013: Written Review, ​Video Review
Disunity in Christ by Christina Cleveland, 2013​
For the Love of Women by Dorothy Littell Greco, 2025: Written Review
​The Justice of Jesus by Joash P. Thomas, 2025: Written Review, Video Review
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1978
Ministry and Money by Janet T. Jamieson and Philip D. Jamieson, 2009
Money and Possessions by Walter Brueggemann, 2016
Not Your Parents' Offering Plate by J. Clif Christopher, 2015
Pastor by William H. Willimon, 2016
A Spirituality of Fundraising by Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2010
Sustaining Ministry by Sondra Wheeler, 2017
The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen, 1979

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Church & Christian History

Backgrounds of Early Christianity by Everett Ferguson, 2003
Barton Stone: A Spiritual Biography by D. Newell Williams, 2000: ​Video Review
Carved in Ebony by Jasmine Holmes, 2022
The Greco-Roman World by James S. Jeffers, 1999
Life in Year One by Scott Korb, 2011
The Making of the New Testament by Arthur G. Patzia, 2011
Renewal for Mission by W Dennis Helsabeck and Others, 2010
Sacred Seasons by Danielle Hitchen, 2023 

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Theology (What Christians Think About God)

Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop, 2019
Every Woman a Theologian by Phylicia Masonheimer, 2024
In the End - The Beginning by Jürgen Moltmann, 2004
A Little Exercise for Young Theologians by Helmut Thielicke, 1962
Spiritual Theology by Simon Chan, 1998

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