Pastor Mike’s Books Worth Reading
(for whatever it’s worth)
Berkhof, Louis. Manuel of Christian Doctrine, Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Boettner, Loraine. The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination, Phillipsburg: Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co.
Boice, James, M. Foundations of the Christian Faith, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion (various publishers - but a rather large work).
Calvin’s Treatise on the Lord’s Supper
Clowney, Edmund, P. The Church, part of the ‘Contours of Christian Theology’ series. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press
Ferguson, Sinclair. The Holy Spirit, part of the ‘Contours of Christian Theology’ series. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
---------- The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction, Carlisle, Penn.: The Banner of Truth Trust.
Hart, D.G. Recovering Mother Kirk: The Case for Liturgy in the Reformed Tradition, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic.
Horton, Michael. Putting Amazing Back into Grace, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Pub.
Lewis, C.S. My favorite author from the 20th Century, his fiction & his prose is very thoughtful.
Machen, J. Gresham. Christianity & Liberalism, Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
-------- He also wrote several other books on basic Christian doctrine worth your time. Call RTS Bookstore or P & R Publishing Co.
MacLeod, Donald, Behold Your God, Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications Ltd (you can obtain a copy quite easily from the Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) Bookstore at 1.800.749.5770. Tell them that Pastor Mike Philliber sent you).
Mathison, Keith, A. Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper, Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing Co.
Pink, A.W. The Sovereignty of God. I don’t know who publishes it now. You might check the RTS Bookstore, or Amazon.com, etc.
Packer, James, I., Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. An excellent study on what evangelism really is, & how it fits in with a high view of God's Sovereignty.
Schaeffer, Francis, A. Just about anything of his you can get your hands on & your mind into. A bit heady, but you’ll be enriched nonetheless.
Schenk, Lewis, B. The Presbyterian Doctrine of Children in the Covenant, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Pub.
Wallace, Ronald, S. Calvin’s Doctrine of the Word & Sacrament, Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers.
Williamson, G. I. Any of his works where he is commenting on the Westminster Larger or Shorter Catechisms, the Heidelberg Catechism. All of which can be obtained through P & R Publishing or RTS Bookstore.
Please understand that this is a simple list. I have left out too many books. If you have a specific topic you’d like me to address then feel free to email me:
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