Non-Fiction Christian Book Reviews

It may be no accident that the book of Psalms is in the center of the Christian Bible. The psalms express the heart and soul of the conversation between God and His people.

I have been using the same study Bible for almost a decade and wanted to share a little more information about the one I use, in case you are in the market for buying a new one. I also had my husband share some about the study Bible he uses, in case that might be a better fit for you.

With so many good books on marriage available to us, I see no reason to recommend this one.

Wycliffe Bible Translators agreed to new standards in a debate over contextualizing Scripture for Muslim settings.

Calvin is too important to leave him frozen in caricature, and he’s too significant to leave him simply to his tribe of theological partisans. He offers rich insight to all in the Christian tradition, including those who consider themselves the furthest away from “Calvinism.”

Theology professor Gordon Kaufman, author of God the Problem in 1972, died around the same time as John Stott. Similarities between the two men end there.

Too many people have been taught that Christians—true Christians, good Christians, real Christians—don’t get depressed or that depression is always the outworking of serious sin.

Woven throughout Tebow's new memoir, Through My Eyes, is the bone-deep religious side of the evangelical young quarterback and missionary kid.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas has been named the ECPA's 2011 Christian Book of the Year as well as Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

When the 1611 King James Bible was published, it was a book that summed up and refined the preceding tradition of English Bible translation. It wasn't entirely new, but it certainly wasn't old.

Blogger Kevin DeYoung finds Bruce Gordon's biography of John Calvin to be chock full of practical advice for today's Christian.

In Scars of a Chef, the story of top chef Rick Tramonto’s “rags to riches” journey from high school dropout to award-winning chef does not disappoint.

“It is unspeakably sad when those called to be ministers of the Word distort the gospel and deceive the people of God with false doctrine.” Why would Justin Taylor feel the need to issue such a warning about a book by popular pastor Rob Bell?

In his memoir, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lee Stanley shares his inspiring quest to create and produce documentaries starring, and helping, juvenile delinquents. Battling the courts and prison officials, he persistently worked the system until the first project was approved and produced.

Thomas a’ Kempis’s Imitation of Christ is an old book that deserves renewed attention, and William C. Creasy’s A New Reading provides both scholarly and practical readers a fresh look at one of Christianity’s classics.

Yes, Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti's Hotel Montana tells a fascinating, true survival story. But Dan Woolley shared his experience so readers will discover or be reminded that God can not only rescue physically, but he also wants to renew you spiritually.

McGrath's latest book provides an excellent introduction for believers who want to know more about how theology both impacts Christian living and provides responses to contemporary objections against Christianity.

Dan Woolley woke up after Haiti's massive earthquake to find himself trapped under six stories of rubble. More than two days later, he was still trapped and close to death. That's when God spoke to him.

In The Shelter of God's Promises, Sheila Walsh searches Scripture for what God has promised us, what God's promises mean, and how encounters with Christ are the eternal fulfillment of His unrelenting commitment to us.

The best thing about this new book from tobyMac is that it delivers something many Christians, particularly younger ones, are in desperate need of: good role models who have striven to inspire others through their faith.