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Recommended resources for reformationally-minded Christians. Not sure what to read or watch next? Use this list as a jumping off point.
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BookNon-fictionThe State
A Defense of Liberty against Tyrants
by Junius Brutus
When lesser magistrates may resist a tyrant.
Resistance
BookNon-fictionThe Second Coming
A History of the Work of Redemption
by Jonathan Edwards
God's work of redemption in history.
Redemption
BookNon-fictionThe State
A Holy Commonwealth
by Richard Baxter
Baxter on a Christian commonwealth.
Commonwealth
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
A Primer on Worship and Reformation
by Douglas Wilson
Worship, and why it needs reforming.
Worship
BookNon-fictionThe Family
A Weed in the Church
by Scott Brown
Against age-segregated youth ministry.
Youth Ministry
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
Against the Church
by Douglas Wilson
Idols we set up inside the church.
Church
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Against the Waves
by Jon Harris
Christian order in a liberal age.
Liberalism · Christian Order
Website
American Reformer
Substack on Protestant politics.
Politics
BookNon-fictionChrist
Biblical Reasoning
by R. B. Jamieson and Tyler Wittman
Christ and the Trinity in Bible reading.
Christ
BookNon-fictionChristian Living
Blood-Bought World
by Toby J. Sumpter
Jesus, idols, and the Bible.
Masculinity · Making Godly Trouble
BookNon-fictionScripture
Can We Trust the Gospels?
by Peter Williams
A case for the four Gospels.
Gospels
Publisher
Canon Press
Outfitters of the Reformation.
Practical Christianity · Christian Education
BookNon-fictionScripture
Canon Revisited
by Michael Kruger
Why these New Testament books belong.
Canon
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Children of the Promise
by Robert Booth
The baptism of covenant children.
Covenant Children
BookNon-fictionChrist
Christ Alone
by Stephen Wellum
Christ the only mediator.
Christ
BookNon-fictionScripture
Christ from Beginning to End
by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter
Christ through the whole Bible.
Christ
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Christian Economy
by William Perkins
Calling, work, and the household.
Household
BookNon-fictionMan & Sin
Created in God's Image
by Anthony Hoekema
Man made in the image of God.
Image of God
BookNon-fictionScripture
Creation Regained
by Albert Wolters
Creation, fall, and redemption.
Creation
BookNon-fictionThe Spirit
Creator Spirit
by Stephen Guthrie
The Spirit and what it is to be human.
Holy Spirit
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Defenders of the West
by Raymond Ibrahim
Christian heroes against Islam.
Christendom · The West
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Defending Constantine
by Peter Leithart
A defense of the first Christian emperor.
Constantine · Church and State
BookNon-fictionGod
Delighting in the Trinity
by Michael Reeves
The Trinity as good news.
Trinity
BookNon-fictionGod
Desiring God
by John Piper
Joy in God as the Christian life.
Christian Hedonism
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
by Mark Hall
The faith of the American founders.
American Founding
BookNon-fictionThe State
Divine Law and Human Nature
by Richard Hooker
Hooker on law and human nature.
Natural Law
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Domestical Duties
by William Gouge
A Puritan guide to household life.
Household
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Family Worship
by Donald Whitney
Scripture, prayer, and song at home.
Family Worship
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Family-Driven Faith
by Voddie Baucham
Raising children who walk with God.
Family
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Father Hunger
by Doug Wilson
Why fathers must love and lead.
Fatherhood
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Future Men
by Douglas Wilson
Raising boys to fight giants.
Sons
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
God Dwells Among Us
by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim
From Eden to the ends of the earth.
Temple
BookNon-fictionThe Spirit
God's Indwelling Presence
by James Hamilton
The Spirit's indwelling, old and new.
Holy Spirit
BookNon-fictionThe Second Coming
He Shall Have Dominion
by Kenneth Gentry
The kingdom growing in history.
Postmillennialism
BookNon-fictionThe Second Coming
Heaven Misplaced
by Douglas Wilson
Christ's kingdom come on earth.
Eschatology
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Honor Thy Fathers
by Zachary Garris
The Reformers on male headship.
Fathers
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Hot Protestants
by Michael Winship
Puritans in England and New England.
Puritanism · Church History
BookNon-fictionReading
How to Read a Book
by Andy Naselli
Advice for Christian readers.
Bible Reading
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
It's Good to Be a Man
by Michael Foster
A handbook for godly masculinity.
Masculinity
BookNon-fictionThe State
King of Kings
by James Baird
Civil government under Christ.
Christendom
BookNon-fictionThe Second Coming
Kingdom Come
by Sam Storms
An amillennial account of the kingdom.
Eschatology
BookNon-fictionGod
Knowing God
by J. I. Packer
Knowing God, and being known by him.
Knowing God
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Leadership and Emotional Sabotage
by Joe Rigney
Anxiety that wrecks leaders and churches.
Leadership
BookNon-fictionThe State
Lex Rex
by Samuel Rutherford
The law is king.
Law
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Loving the Little Years
by Rachel Jankovic
Motherhood in the trenches.
Motherhood
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Man of the House
by C. R. Wiley
Building a household that will last.
Household
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Masculine Christianity
by Zachary Garris
A defense of male headship.
Masculinity
BookNon-fictionThe State
Mere Christendom
by Douglas Wilson
Christian faith in public life.
Christendom
BookNon-fictionGod
None Greater
by Matthew Barrett
The undomesticated attributes of God.
God
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Offensive Christianity
by Chase Davis
Strength for men in a soft age.
Courage
BookNon-fictionGod
On God and Christ
by Gregory Nazianzus
Orations on Father, Son, and Spirit.
Trinity
BookNon-fictionChrist
On the Incarnation
by Athanasius
Why the Son of God took on flesh.
Incarnation
BookNon-fictionThe State
Politica
by Johannes Althusius
Politics built on covenant.
Politics
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
Reformed Is Not Enough
by Douglas Wilson
The covenant is public, not private.
Covenant
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Reforming Marriage
by Douglas Wilson
Gospel living for husbands and wives.
Marriage
BookNon-fictionGod
Rejoice and Tremble
by Michael Reeves
The good fear of the Lord.
Fear of God
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
Return of the Strong Gods
by R. R. Reno
The return of nation, home, and loyalty.
Nationalism · Culture
BookNon-fictionSalvation
Saved by Grace
by Anthony Hoekema
Salvation by grace from first to last.
Grace
BookNon-fictionReading
Saving the Bible from Ourselves
by Glenn Paauw
Reading the Bible as one book.
Bible Reading
BookNon-fictionThe State
Slaying Leviathan
by Glen Sunshine
Limited government in Christian thought.
Limited Government
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
by Donald Whitney
Practices that grow a Christian.
Piety
BookNon-fictionThe Family
Standing on the Promises
by Douglas Wilson
A handbook of biblical childrearing.
Childrearing
BookNon-fictionThe State
The Case for Christian Nationalism
by Stephen Wolfe
A case for a Christian nation.
Christian Nationalism
BookNon-fictionThe Family
The Case for Classical Christian Education
by Douglas Wilson
Why a Christian education is classical.
Education
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
The Church Impotent
by Leon Podles
How Western Christianity was feminized.
Masculinity
BookNon-fictionThe Family
The Covenant Household
by Douglas Wilson
The Christian home under covenant.
Household
Website
The Faith Received
by Mere Orthodoxy
Primary sources from church history.
Church History
BookNon-fictionGod
The Holiness of God
by R. C. Sproul
The holiness of God, and our awe.
Holiness
BookNon-fictionThe Spirit
The Holy Spirit
by Sinclair Ferguson
The person and work of the Spirit.
Holy Spirit
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
The Lord's Service
by Jeffrey Meyers
Sunday worship as covenant renewal.
Worship
BookNon-fictionThe Family
The Myth of Adolescence
by David Black
Adolescence is not a biblical stage.
Adolescence
BookNon-fictionGod
The Quest for the Trinity
by Stephen Holmes
How the doctrine of the Trinity took shape.
Trinity
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
by Carl R. Trueman
How the modern self was made.
Modern Self · Culture
BookNon-fictionScripture
The Shape of Sola Scriptura
by Keith Mathison
What the Reformers meant by Scripture alone.
Sola Scriptura
BookNon-fictionPersonal Piety
The Sin of Empathy
by Joe Rigney
When compassion becomes a counterfeit.
Empathy
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
The Story of Christianity
by Justo Gonzalez
Two volumes of church history.
Church History
BookNon-fictionGod
The Trinity
by Augustine
The one God in three persons.
Trinity
BookNon-fictionGod
The Trinity
by Scott Swain
A short introduction to the Trinity.
Trinity
BookNon-fictionHistory & Culture
The White Horse King
by Benjamin Merkle
The life of Alfred the Great.
Biography · Medieval History
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
We Become What We Worship
by G. K. Beale
We grow like the gods we serve.
Idolatry
BookNon-fictionScripture
Words of Life
by Timothy Ward
Scripture as the living word of God.
Scripture
BookNon-fictionThe Church & Worship
You Are What You Love
by James K. A. Smith
Worship shapes what the heart loves.
Worship