Theological Directory - Recommended Offline Resources
These works are generally worth reading and tend to be very helpful. That is not to say, however, that are all perfect
or contain no error. The fact that we have listed them here does NOT imply that we condone EVERYTHING
their authors say. It does, however, imply that these resources are for the most part worthwhile.
Theology Proper (The Doctrine of God)
- The Forgotten Trinity by James R. White
Christology
- The Glory of Christ by R.C. Sproul
The Doctrines of Grace
- The Doctrines of Grace by James M. Boice
- Easy Chairs, Hard Words by Douglas Wilson
- The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen
- The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
Bible Resources
Old Testament
- John Calvin's Exegesis of the Old Testament by David Lee Puckett
- Joshua and the Flow of Biblical History by Francis Schaeffer
- Psalm 119 by Charles Bridges
New Testament
- Introduction to the New Testament by D.A. Carson
- Behold the Man by R. Kent Hughes
- Commentary on Acts by Horatio B. Hackett
- St. Paul the Traveler and the Roman Citizen by William Mitchell Ramsey
- 2 Peter and Jude: An Introduction and Commentary by Michael Green
- The Letters of John: An Introduction and Commentary by John Stott
- The Book of Revelations: An Introduction and Commentary by Leon Morris
Eschatology
Amillenialism
- Amilleniallism Today by William Cox
- The Kingdom of God and the Church by Geerhardus Vos
- MacArthur's Millennial Manifesto by Samuel E. Waldron
- The Book of Revelations: An Introduction and Commentary by Leon Morris
Anthropology
- The Christian View of Man by J. Gresham Machen
Evangelism
- God-Centered Evangelism by R.B. Kuiper
Apologetics
- Christian Apologetics by Cornelius Van Til
- Is Christianity Good For The World? by Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Wilson
- Collision [DVD] by Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Wilson
- Letter from a Christian Citizen - A Response to "Letter to a Christian Nation" by Douglas Wilson
- The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer
- Truth With Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer by Brian A. Follis
- Persausions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief by Douglas Wilson
- The One and the Many by R.J. Rushdoony
Ecclesiology/Worship
- What Is A Healthy Church Member by Voddie Baucham
- Mother Kirk by Douglas Wilson
Pastoral Issues
- Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
- Pulpit Crimes by James R. White
Gender
- Future Men by Douglas Wilson
- Manly Dominion by Mark Chanski
- Womanly Dominion by Mark Chanski
- Thoughts for Young Men by J.C. Ryle
Marriage/Family/Relationships/Purity
- Future Men by Douglas Wilson
- Getting Serious About Getting Married: Rethinking the Gift of Singleness by Debbie Maken
- Her Hand In Marriage: Biblical Courtship in the Modern World by Douglas Wilson
- I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris
- Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship by Joshua Harris
- What He Must Be -- If He Wants To Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham
- Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart by John Ensor
- Whom Shall I Marry? by Andrew Swanson
- Not Even a Hint by Josh Harris
Spiritual Disciplines (Prayer/Fasting/Feasting/Reading/etc)
- Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
- Hunger for God by John Piper
- Drinking With Calvin and Luther by Jim West
Technology
- The Soul in Cyberspace by Douglas Groothius
Misc. Christian Living
- A Lifting Up For The Downcast by William Bridge
- Trouble of Mind and the Disease of Melancholy by Timothy Rogers
- How To Overcome Loneliness by Elizabeth Elliot
- The Mark of the Christian by Francis Schaeffer
- Humility: True Greatness by C.J. Mahaney
- Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
- Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment by Brian Godawa
History/Biographies/Letters/Memoirs
- Meet the Puritans by Joel Beeke
- Five English Reformers by J.C. Ryle
- Forgotten Spurgeon by Ian Murray
- Letters of Samuel Rutherford by Samuel Rutherford
- The Humanness of John Calvin by ?
- A Life of John Calvin by Alister McGrath
- Luther by Richard Friedenthal
- L'Abri by Edith Schaeffer
- Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer: Spiritual Reality in the Personal Christian Life by Francis Schaeffer
Fiction
- Holy War by John Bunyan
- Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
- Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- The Gravedigger Files: Papers on the Subversion of the Church by Os Guinness
- Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevski
Humor/Satire/Parody
- Right Behind: A Parody of Last Days Goofiness by Nathan Wilson
- The Mantra of Jabez: A Christian Parody by Douglas Jones