Essential Theology Books for a Seminary Education

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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity 4.36 avg rating β€” 447,064 ratings
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Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating β€” 71,260 ratings
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The Cost of Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship 4.30 avg rating β€” 48,818 ratings
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The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce 4.32 avg rating β€” 175,029 ratings
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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church 4.31 avg rating β€” 15,274 ratings
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Knowing God
Knowing God 4.33 avg rating β€” 62,967 ratings
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The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain 4.13 avg rating β€” 70,782 ratings
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The Prophetic Imagination
The Prophetic Imagination 4.33 avg rating β€” 4,536 ratings
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The Imitation of Christ
The Imitation of Christ 4.23 avg rating β€” 25,678 ratings
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The Practice of the Presence of God
The Practice of the Presence of God 4.33 avg rating β€” 55,779 ratings
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The Wounded Healer
The Wounded Healer 4.23 avg rating β€” 12,805 ratings
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Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine 4.22 avg rating β€” 16,966 ratings
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Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy 4.19 avg rating β€” 41,131 ratings
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How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth 4.13 avg rating β€” 13,274 ratings
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The Screwtape Letters: Also Includes "Screwtape Proposes a Toast"
The Screwtape Letters: Also Includes "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" 4.31 avg rating β€” 7,479 ratings
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The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ 4.28 avg rating β€” 12,358 ratings
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating β€” 167,102 ratings
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Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica 4.13 avg rating β€” 4,053 ratings
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Dogmatics in Outline
Dogmatics in Outline 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,500 ratings
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Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,428 ratings
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion 4.14 avg rating β€” 11,765 ratings
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Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision
Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,619 ratings
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In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership 4.30 avg rating β€” 13,018 ratings
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Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon 4.29 avg rating β€” 3,354 ratings
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A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament & Other Early Christian Literature
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament & Other Early Christian Literature 4.57 avg rating β€” 880 ratings
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Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist 4.18 avg rating β€” 46,459 ratings
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The Politics of Jesus
The Politics of Jesus 4.04 avg rating β€” 3,525 ratings
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The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society 4.17 avg rating β€” 2,403 ratings
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating β€” 499,670 ratings
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The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God 4.23 avg rating β€” 15,395 ratings
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Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth 4.20 avg rating β€” 39,522 ratings
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Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: A Comprehensive Bible Commentary on Old Testament Quotations, Allusions & Echoes That Appear from Matthew through Revelation
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: A Comprehensive Bible Commentary on Old Testament Quotations, Allusions & Echoes That Appear from Matthew through Revelation 4.44 avg rating β€” 1,459 ratings
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John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology
John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology 4.18 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
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Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation 4.31 avg rating β€” 2,591 ratings
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Christian Theology
Christian Theology 4.03 avg rating β€” 3,485 ratings
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On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation 4.35 avg rating β€” 14,570 ratings
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Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul
Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul 4.32 avg rating β€” 339 ratings
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The Pursuit of God
The Pursuit of God 4.39 avg rating β€” 84,243 ratings
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Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile 3.93 avg rating β€” 2,987 ratings
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How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture 4.18 avg rating β€” 14,259 ratings
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The Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans 4.15 avg rating β€” 798 ratings
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The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was & Is
The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was & Is 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,995 ratings
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Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux 4.43 avg rating — 19,748 ratings
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Paul: In Fresh Perspective
Paul: In Fresh Perspective 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,348 ratings
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Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament
Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,429 ratings
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The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology
The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology 4.19 avg rating β€” 215 ratings
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The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,455 ratings
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The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ As the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology
The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ As the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,665 ratings
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How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels 4.26 avg rating β€” 3,340 ratings
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The First Epistle to the Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians 4.50 avg rating β€” 606 ratings
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Ψ§Ω„Ω‚Ψ±Ψ’Ω† Ψ§Ω„ΩƒΨ±ΩŠΩ…
Ψ§Ω„Ω‚Ψ±Ψ’Ω† Ψ§Ω„ΩƒΨ±ΩŠΩ…
by: Anonymous
4.38 avg rating β€” 71,370 ratings
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New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors
New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors 4.15 avg rating β€” 919 ratings
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading 3.98 avg rating β€” 27,056 ratings
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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man 4.37 avg rating β€” 7,306 ratings
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The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament 4.36 avg rating β€” 685 ratings
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A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection 3.93 avg rating β€” 551 ratings
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Allah: A Christian Response
Allah: A Christian Response 3.92 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
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Night
Night 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,334,204 ratings
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The Major Works
The Major Works 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,113 ratings
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The New Testament and the People of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #1)
The New Testament and the People of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #1) 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,748 ratings
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Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics
Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics 4.09 avg rating β€” 170 ratings
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Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy 4.21 avg rating β€” 309 ratings
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The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God
The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God 4.29 avg rating β€” 1,050 ratings
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Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 4.67 avg rating β€” 1,059 ratings
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Evangelical Theology: An Introduction
Evangelical Theology: An Introduction 3.97 avg rating β€” 864 ratings
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Jami' At-Tirmidhi
Jami' At-Tirmidhi 4.67 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
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Sunan An-Nasa'i
Sunan An-Nasa'i 4.61 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
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Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 4.52 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
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Systematic Theology, Vol 1
Systematic Theology, Vol 1 4.04 avg rating β€” 556 ratings
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The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?
The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami? 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,278 ratings
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Systematic Theology, Vol 2: Existence and the Christ
Systematic Theology, Vol 2: Existence and the Christ 4.11 avg rating β€” 272 ratings
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The Living God: Systemic Theology: Volume One (Systematic Theology, Vol 1)
The Living God: Systemic Theology: Volume One (Systematic Theology, Vol 1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
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How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions
How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions 4.11 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
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Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology (Kingswood Series)
Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology (Kingswood Series) 4.34 avg rating β€” 208 ratings
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What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity?
What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,032 ratings
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To What End Exegesis?: Essays Textual, Exegetical, and Theological
To What End Exegesis?: Essays Textual, Exegetical, and Theological 4.10 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
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The Translation of the Meanings of Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari: Arabic-English
The Translation of the Meanings of Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari: Arabic-English 4.60 avg rating β€” 2,225 ratings
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Jesus and the Disinherited
Jesus and the Disinherited 4.50 avg rating β€” 6,699 ratings
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The Pursuit of Holiness
The Pursuit of Holiness 4.34 avg rating β€” 24,834 ratings
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Sunan Abu Dawud
Sunan Abu Dawud 4.60 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
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The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers 4.29 avg rating β€” 8,759 ratings
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A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Eerdmans Language Resources
A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Eerdmans Language Resources 4.22 avg rating β€” 255 ratings
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Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity
Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity 4.22 avg rating β€” 5,366 ratings
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Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology
Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology 4.07 avg rating β€” 600 ratings
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The Living Reminder: Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ
The Living Reminder: Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ 4.27 avg rating β€” 342 ratings
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Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Backgrounds of Early Christianity 4.12 avg rating β€” 571 ratings
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Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World 4.24 avg rating β€” 15,087 ratings
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Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament
Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,378 ratings
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The Weight of Glory
The Weight of Glory 4.38 avg rating β€” 25,178 ratings
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Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation
Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation 3.86 avg rating β€” 128 ratings
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Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Volume IX)
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Volume IX) 4.40 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
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Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God 4.36 avg rating β€” 10,114 ratings
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Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
by: John Foxe
4.26 avg rating β€” 19,729 ratings
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God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict
God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict 4.23 avg rating β€” 448 ratings
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A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years 4.11 avg rating β€” 6,542 ratings
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Abandonment to Divine Providence
Abandonment to Divine Providence 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,643 ratings
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The Bondage of the Will
The Bondage of the Will 4.14 avg rating β€” 8,534 ratings
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Free to Shine: Opening the gift of tongues
Free to Shine: Opening the gift of tongues 4.42 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
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Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry
Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry 3.97 avg rating β€” 435 ratings
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Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
by: Anonymous
4.62 avg rating β€” 611 ratings
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