Church Times 100 Best Christian Books

1.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating — 71,260 ratings
2.
Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica 4.13 avg rating — 4,053 ratings
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,103 ratings
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City of God
City of God 3.94 avg rating — 13,448 ratings
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Dark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul 4.17 avg rating — 10,933 ratings
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity 4.36 avg rating — 447,065 ratings
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The Lion@@ the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia@@ Book 2) (The Chronicles of Narnia)
The Lion@@ the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia@@ Book 2) (The Chronicles of Narnia) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,150 ratings
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating — 499,671 ratings
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Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy 4.19 avg rating — 41,131 ratings
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The Practice of the Presence of God
The Practice of the Presence of God 4.33 avg rating — 55,779 ratings
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The Cost of Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship 4.30 avg rating — 48,818 ratings
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The Complete Introduction to The Devout Life
The Complete Introduction to The Devout Life 4.39 avg rating — 6,956 ratings
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The man born to be king
The man born to be king 4.51 avg rating — 843 ratings
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The Complete Poems
The Complete Poems 4.28 avg rating — 105,232 ratings
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Surprised by Joy
Surprised by Joy 4.06 avg rating — 67,530 ratings
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Revelations of Divine Love
Revelations of Divine Love 3.97 avg rating — 7,747 ratings
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Pensées
Pensées 3.94 avg rating — 14,064 ratings
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The Imitation of Christ
The Imitation of Christ 4.23 avg rating — 25,677 ratings
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George Herbert: The Complete English Poems
George Herbert: The Complete English Poems 4.18 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
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Four Quartets
Four Quartets 4.37 avg rating — 19,408 ratings
21.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Apologia Pro Vita Sua 4.10 avg rating — 1,584 ratings
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Church Dogmatics, 14 Vols
Church Dogmatics, 14 Vols 4.66 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Centuries of Meditations
Centuries of Meditations 4.44 avg rating — 255 ratings
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Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Major Works
Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Major Works 4.37 avg rating — 651 ratings
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The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works
The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works 4.03 avg rating — 685 ratings
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Christ and Culture (Torchbooks)
Christ and Culture (Torchbooks) 3.91 avg rating — 2,824 ratings
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
by: Bede
3.83 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
28.
Letters and Papers from Prison
Letters and Papers from Prison 4.31 avg rating — 3,780 ratings
29.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,517 ratings
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Personal Writings
Personal Writings 4.03 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Interior Castle: The Classic Text With a Spiritual Commentary
Interior Castle: The Classic Text With a Spiritual Commentary 4.16 avg rating — 9,143 ratings
32.
The Philokalia, Volume 1: The Complete Text
The Philokalia, Volume 1: The Complete Text 4.50 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
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Selected Poems
Selected Poems 3.85 avg rating — 181 ratings
34.
Waiting for God
Waiting for God 4.17 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
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Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas
Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas 4.40 avg rating — 324 ratings
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Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics
Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics 4.11 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
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A Theology of Liberation: Scm Classics Series
A Theology of Liberation: Scm Classics Series 4.16 avg rating — 2,383 ratings
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In Memory of Her
In Memory of Her 4.11 avg rating — 393 ratings
39.
Christianity and Social Order
Christianity and Social Order 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,957 ratings
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The Prayers and Meditations of Saint Anselm with The Proslogion
The Prayers and Meditations of Saint Anselm with The Proslogion 4.05 avg rating — 134 ratings
42.
The Quest of the Historical Jesus
The Quest of the Historical Jesus 3.82 avg rating — 527 ratings
43.
The Idea of the Holy
The Idea of the Holy 4.03 avg rating — 1,504 ratings
44.
The Christian Priest Today
The Christian Priest Today 4.33 avg rating — 273 ratings
45.
After Virtue
After Virtue 4.18 avg rating — 6,177 ratings
46.
The Seven Storey Mountain
The Seven Storey Mountain 4.08 avg rating — 20,436 ratings
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An Essay in Aid of A Grammar of Assent
An Essay in Aid of A Grammar of Assent 4.30 avg rating — 184 ratings
48.
Love's Endeavour, Love's Expense: The Response of Being to the Love of God
Love's Endeavour, Love's Expense: The Response of Being to the Love of God 4.10 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Wound of Knowledge (new edition): Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St. John of the Cross
The Wound of Knowledge (new edition): Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St. John of the Cross 4.35 avg rating — 215 ratings
50.
The Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans 4.15 avg rating — 798 ratings
51.
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 — 1,665 ratings
52.
Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church
Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church 4.34 avg rating — 474 ratings
53.
Journal of a Soul
Journal of a Soul 4.28 avg rating — 359 ratings
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Mystical Theology/The Celestial Hierarchies
Mystical Theology/The Celestial Hierarchies 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying
The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Grace Abounding: with Other Spiritual Autobiographies
Grace Abounding: with Other Spiritual Autobiographies 3.69 avg rating — 75 ratings
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On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus
On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus 4.39 avg rating — 981 ratings
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The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics
The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics 4.17 avg rating — 723 ratings
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An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 4.45 avg rating — 505 ratings
60.
God of Surprises
God of Surprises 4.31 avg rating — 294 ratings
61.
A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed 4.22 avg rating — 91,671 ratings
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God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity'
God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity' 4.15 avg rating — 386 ratings
63.
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming 4.38 avg rating — 24,937 ratings
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Old Testament Theology Volume One
Old Testament Theology Volume One 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession
Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession 4.23 avg rating — 1,067 ratings
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The Foolishness of God
The Foolishness of God 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,015 ratings
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The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church
The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church 4.08 avg rating — 275 ratings
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True Wilderness
True Wilderness 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings
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The Stature of Waiting
The Stature of Waiting 4.30 avg rating — 88 ratings
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The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory 3.98 avg rating — 42,535 ratings
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Naught For Your Comfort
Naught For Your Comfort 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Lux Mundi; A Series of Studies in the Religion of the Incarnation
Lux Mundi; A Series of Studies in the Religion of the Incarnation 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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On Being a Christian
On Being a Christian 4.08 avg rating — 334 ratings
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Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #4)
Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 557 ratings
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The Christian Faith
The Christian Faith 3.64 avg rating — 118 ratings
77.
Principles of Christian Theology
Principles of Christian Theology really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57 ratings
78.
The Courage to Be (The Terry Lectures Series)
The Courage to Be (The Terry Lectures Series) 4.09 avg rating — 3,794 ratings
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Basic Christianity: Who is Jesus? Why the Cross? Why is it Relevant Today?
Basic Christianity: Who is Jesus? Why the Cross? Why is it Relevant Today? 4.14 avg rating — 11,476 ratings
80.
Evil and the God of Love
Evil and the God of Love 4.02 avg rating — 127 ratings
81.
Foxe's Book of Martyrs: Select Narratives
Foxe's Book of Martyrs: Select Narratives
by: John Foxe
4.26 avg rating — 19,729 ratings
82.
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 4.26 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
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Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels
Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels 3.86 avg rating — 270 ratings
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Readings in St.John's Gospel: 1st and 2nd Series
Readings in St.John's Gospel: 1st and 2nd Series 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard 3.91 avg rating — 120 ratings
86.
Love Almighty and Ills Unlimited
Love Almighty and Ills Unlimited 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Ninety-Six Sermons by the Right Honourable and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, Sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester, Vol. I
Ninety-Six Sermons by the Right Honourable and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, Sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester, Vol. I it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Diary of a Country Priest
The Diary of a Country Priest 3.95 avg rating — 3,808 ratings
89.
The Vision of God: Christian Doctrine of the "Summum Bonum"
The Vision of God: Christian Doctrine of the "Summum Bonum" 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
90.
Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason
Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason 4.10 avg rating — 226 ratings
91.
The Gospel and the Catholic Church: Recapturing a Biblical Understanding of the Church as the Body of Christ
The Gospel and the Catholic Church: Recapturing a Biblical Understanding of the Church as the Body of Christ 4.44 avg rating — 127 ratings
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The Glass Of Vision
The Glass Of Vision 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties towards Mankind
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties towards Mankind really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,211 ratings