
Resources
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Disclaimer: These recommendations are broadly reformed. Some of them advocate conflicting views, but by and large they agree. In the spirit of irenicism, I hope to recommend worthwhile resources, even if I disagree with them.
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Commentaries
Broadmann Bible Commentary
Reformed Expository Commentary Series, currently being expanded
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, currently being expanded
New International Commentary on the New/Old Testament
John Calvin's Commentaries
General Theology
Concise Theology, J. I. Packer
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R. C. Sproul
The Wonderful Works of God, Herman Bavinck
A Body of Divinity, Thomas Watson
The Doctrines of the Christian Religion, Comprising a Complete Body of Divinity, Thomas Boston
Delighting In God and All His Ways, William McEwen
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology, Louis Berkhof (1 volume)
Systematic Theology, John Frame (1 volume)
Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin (2 volumes)
Reformed Systematic Theology, Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley (4 volumes)
Reformed Dogmatics, Herman Bavinck (4 volumes)
The Christian's Reasonable Service, Wilhelmus á Brakel (4 volumes)
Attributes of God
The Identity and Attributes of God, Terry L. Johnson
The Attributes of God: An Introduction, Gerald Bray
The Incomprehensibleness of God, George Swinnock
The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer
The Existence and Attributes of God, Stephen Charnock (2vols)
Christ
The Person of Christ, John Owen
The Glory of Christ, John Owen
On the Incarnation, Athanasius
On God and Christ, St. Gregory
Christ Set Forth, Thomas Goodwin
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, Dane Ortlund
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, Robert Letham
Who Is the Holy Spirit? Malcom Yarnell
The Deep Things of God, Fred Sanders
Man and Sin
An Unregenerate Man's Guiltiness Before God (Vol. 10 in The Works of Thomas Goodwin), Thomas Goodwin
Vanity of Thoughts Discovered, Thomas Goodwin
The Mortification of Sin, John Owen
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Body, Soul, and Life Everlasting, John Cooper
Created In God's Image, Anthony Hokema
Doctrine of Scripture
For the Mouth of the Lord Has Spoken, Guy Prentiss Waters
The Doctrine of Scripture: An Introduction, Mark Thompson
Battle for the Bible, Harold Lindsell
Scribes and Scripture, John Meade & Peter Gurry
Covenant Theology
Sacred Bond, Michael Brown & Zach Keele (Presbyterian)
Christ of the Covenants, O. Palmer Robertson (Presbyterian)
The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology, Pascal Denault (Baptist)
The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom, Samuel Renihan (Baptist)
A View of the Covenant of Grace from the Sacred Records, Thomas Boston (Presbyterian)
The Fulfillment of the Promises of God, Richard P. Belcher (Presbyterian)
Law and Gospel
A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel, John Colquhoun
The Whole Christ, Sinclair Ferguson
Christian Living
The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer
Christian Love, Hugh Binning
The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan
Thriving in Grace, Joel Beeke & Brian Hedges
God's Battle Plan for the Mind, David Saxton
The Church
The Primary Mission of the Church, Brian Estelle
Devoted to God's Church, Sinclair Ferguson​
Preaching & Pastoral Ministry
The Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges
The Christian Pastor's Manual, compiled by John Brown of Edinburgh
Theology for Ministry, ed. Edwards, Ferguson, and Van Dixhoorn
The Art of Prophesying, William Perkins
Simplicity in Preaching, J. C. Ryle
Called to Preach, Steven Lawson
The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper
Worship
Worship In Song, Scott Aniol
By the Waters of Babylon, Scott Aniol
What Happens When We Worship, Jonathan Landry Cruse
A Better Way, Michael Horton
Church History
Church History, Everett Ferguson (2 volumes)
2000 Years of Christ's Power, Nick Needham (5 volumes)
Documents of the Christian Church, ed. Henry Bettenson & Chris Maunder
Puritan Writings and Resources
The Works of John Owen (23 volumes)
The Works of Thomas Goodwin (12 volumes)
The Works of Jonathan Edwards (2 volumes)
The Works of Stephen Charnock (5 volumes)
The Works of John Bunyan (3 volumes)
The Works of Thomas Manton (22 volumes)
The Works of Thomas Boston (12 volumes)
The Works of Richard Sibbes (7 volumes)
The Works of John Flavel (6 volumes)
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Meet the Puritans, Joel Beeke & Randall Pederson
A Guide to the Puritans, Robert P. Martin
Christian Biography
Meet the Puritans, Joel Beeke & Randall Pederson
C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography, by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon, by Arnold Dallimore
To the Golden Shore, by Courtney Anderson (Adoniram Judson)
A Chance to Die, by Elizabeth Elliott (Corrie ten Boom)
Christian Heroes Then and Now (children's set), by Youth With a Mission