The Books I Read in 2019

Brian Seagraves | Dec 31, 2019 min read

With 2019 coming to a close, and since I have benefited from seeing what others read, I’m posting the books I read completely in 2019. While a book’s inclusion is not indicative of agreement, I do give most of these books at least 3/5 stars. You can see individual ratings on my Good Reads page.

Title Author
Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion McLaughlin, Rebecca
Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family Tripp, Paul David
On the Incarnation Athanasius of Alexandria
The Knowledge of the Holy Tozer, A.W.
The Doctrine of God Frame, John M
Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science Dyck, Drew
Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God Crabtree, Sam
Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation Beale, G.K.
From Chaos to Cosmos: Creation to New Creation Greidanus, Sidney
Can We Trust the Gospels? Williams, Peter J.
We Are All Philosophers: A Christian Introduction to Seven Fundamental Questions Frame, John M
The Porn Problem Roberts, Vaughan
Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians Ashford, Bruce
Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe Epstein, Greg M.
Aspects Of Christian Social Ethics Henry, Carl F.H.
Christian Worldview Bavinck, Herman
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Christensen, Clayton M.
Godly Conversation: Rediscovering the Puritan Practice of Conference Jung, Joanne J.
Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview Wolters, Albert M.
What Is Humanism and Why Does It Matter? Pinn, Anthony B.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Thiel, Peter
Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil (Princeton Theological Monograph Series Book 0) Bignon, Guillaume
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Newport, Cal
By This Standard: The Authority of God’s Law Today Bahnsen, Greg L.
Letters to an American Christian Ashford, Bruce Riley
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology Postman, Neil
The Apostles’ Creed: Discovering Authentic Christianity in an Age of Counterfeits Mohler Jr., R. Albert
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism DiAngelo, Robin
Our Triune God: Living in the Love of the Three-in-One Ryken, Philip Graham
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation Dreher, Rod
A Justice Primer Wilson, Douglas
Letters to a Mormon Elder White, James R.
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Haidt, Jonathan
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Coyle, Daniel
New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ Schreiner, Thomas R.
How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age Leeman, Jonathan
Critical Race Theory:: An Introduction Delgado, Jean Stefancic Richard
Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation Doriani, Daniel M.
Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design Meyer, Stephen C.
Mark (Commentary) Strauss, Mark L.
1 Peter (Commentary) Grudem, Wayne A.
Work and Our Labor in the Lord Hamilton Jr., James M.
Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice Klink III, Edward W.
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice Mason, Eric
The Gospel-Driven Church: Uniting Church Growth Dreams with the Metrics of Grace Wilson, Jared C.
He Is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World Mohler Jr., R. Albert
The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel Inserra, Dean
Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America Rothman, Noah
1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus (Commentary) Thomas, Robert L.
Preaching in the New Testament Griffiths, Jonathan
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You Reinke, Tony
The Very Best of Spurgeon’s Sermons from the Book of Romans Spurgeon, Charles Haddon
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism Tisby, Jemar
A Peculiar Glory: How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness Piper, John
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling Crouch, Andy
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon Chapell, Bryan
Spurgeon: A New Biography Dallimore, Arnold A.
Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science Dyck, Drew
The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed (Davenant Guides #2) Littlejohn, W. Bradford
Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends Vanhoozer, Kevin J.