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Faculty Favorites: All Recommended Titles

The books which are highly recommended for reading as well as those written by the TMU Faculty including their respective theses and dissertations.

Books Recommended by the The Master's University Faculty Arranged by Professor

 

Professor

Favorite Book

Every Christian Ought to Read

        Every College Graduate       Ought to Read

Most Influential Book

Kai Akagi

Biblical Studies

 

Grant MacAskill, “Union with Christ in the New Testament”.

234 M119u

 

Michael Holmes, “The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations”.

281.1 Ap46h

 

James H. Charlesworth, ed., “Old Testament Pseudepigrapha”.

229.91 OL1c

John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion”.

284.2 C139im

 

Strunk & White, “Elements of Style”.

808.042 St89e

 

Whatever helps me to understand the Bible better.

 

Daniel Wallace, “Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament: with Scripture, Subject, and Greek Word Indexes”.

487.4 W155g

Jason Beals

Biblical Studies

“The one I’m reading now” – Michael Vlach, “He Will Reign forever: A Biblical Theology of the Kingdom of God

231.72 V841h

AND

J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit

823.9 T577h

“Every Christian should own this: John F. Walvoord, Roy B. Zuck and Dallas Theological Seminary, “The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures””

221.7 B471w

Matt Perman, “What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done

248.88 P422w

Howard G. Hendricks and William Hendricks, “Living by the Book

220.07 H384L

John Beck

Business; Communication

C. S. Lewis, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

823.9 L585ch

Paul David Tripp, “Dangerous Calling

253 T737d;

Also, EBSCO eBook

David Allen, “Getting Things Done

658.4093 AL53g

Wayne Grudem, “Business for the Glory of God

261.85 G921b

Greg Behle

Biblical Studies

“The one I’m currently reading”

Howard G. Hendricks, “Living by the Book

220.97 H384L

J. Oswald Sanders, “Spiritual Leadership

253.2 Sa56s

Francis A. Schaeffer, “How Should We Then Live?

909 Sch13h;

909 Sch13h CD;

909 Sch13h DVD;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

Todd Bolen

Biblical Studies

John Piper, “Future Grace

234.2 P661p

Jerry Bridges, “Trusting God

231.7 B764t;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

John MacArthur, “Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong

241 M118r

Alva McClain, “The Greatness of the Kingdom

231.72 M132g

Christopher Chambers

Biology

Bruce Catton, “The Civil War Trilogy: The Coming Fury; The Terrible, Swift Sword; and Never Call Retreat” aka “The Centennial History of the Civil War

973.7C297c

John Piper, “Don’t Waste Your Life

248.4 P661d;

Also, EBSCO eBook;

Also, EBSCO Audiobook

 

 

Abner Chou, Grant Horner, Will Varner, et. al., “What Happened in the Garden

222.11 W556c

 

John Piper, “Don’t Waste Your Life

248.4 P661d;

Also, EBSCO eBook;

Also, EBSCO Audiobook

 

Esther Chua

English Literature

Charlotte Brontë, “Villette”

EBSCO eBook

D. A. Carson, “Love in Hard Places”

241.4 C239L

Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren, “How to Read a Book”

028 Ad59h

John Milton, “Areopagitica”

323.445 M642a

Also, EBSCO eBook

Bob Dickson

Communication

J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings”

823.9 T577Lo

John MacArthur, “The Gospel According to Jesus

234.6 M118g

William Zinsser, “On Writing Well”

808.042 Z66o

- Professionally (writing) - William Zinsser, “On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

808.042 Z66o

-- Spiritually - John MacArthur, “The Gospel According to Jesus: What is Authentic Faith

Legacy Room

234.M118g

Stylistically (writing style, NOT worldview) Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead

813.52 R152f

Remi Drai

Applied Mathematics

Psalms

220.52

220.7

223.2

Abraham Kuyper, “Lectures on Calvinism

230.42 K969L

Henry Adams “The Education of Henry Adams

818 Ad17e;

Also, EBSCO eBook

The Gospel of Matthew;

 

Blaise Pascal, “The Living Thoughts of Pascal

194 P26L;

Also, EBSCO eBook

John Eickemeyer

Computing

Grace Community Church & The Master’s Seminary, “Hymns of Grace

<<http://www.hymnsofgrace.com/home>>

J. A. Wylie, “The History of Protestantism

284.09 W977h;

Also, <http://doctrine.org/the-history-of-protestantism/>

Francis Schaeffer, “How Should We Then Live

909 Sch13h;

909 Sch13h (DVD);

Also, EBSCO Audiobook

Arthur Walkington Pink, “The Sovereignty of God

231.7 P655s;

231.7 P655s CD

Joe Francis

Biology

Horace Freeland Judson, “The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology

574.87 J923e

Henry M. Morris, “The Genesis Record

222.11 M832g

Kurt P. Wise, “Faith, Form and Time:  What the Bible Teaches and Science Confirms About Creation and the Age of the Universe

576.8 W754f

Francis A. Schaeffer, “True Spirituality

248.4 Sch13t

Gregg Frazer

Political Studies

J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings”

823.9 T577Lo

J. I. Packer, “Knowing God”

231.042 P127k

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay, “The Federalist Papers”

342.73 F317K (CD);

Also, EBSCO eBook

J. I. Packer, “Knowing God”

231.042 P127k

Clyde Greer

History

Walter A. McDougall, “Promised Land, Crusader State: an Encounter with the World since 1776

327.73 M148p, 1997

Gregg Frazer, “The Religious Beliefs of America’s Founders”

200.92 F869r

The Bible and your textbooks

C. S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity”

230.342 L585m;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Greg E. Gifford

Biblical Studies

John Howe, “A Treatise of Delighting in God: Psalm 37:4 …

242 H838d

Jerry Bridges, “Trusting God Even When Life Hurts

231.7 B764t;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

Francis A. Schaeffer, “The God Who is There

239Sch13g

 

Jonathan Edwards, “The End for Which God Created the World

Readex eBook

John Macarthur, “Found: God’s Will

Legacy Room:  248.4 M118f;

231.7 M118f CD;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Jamaica Groover-Skelton

Biblical Counseling

Tim Challies, “The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

EBSCO eBook

John MacArthur, “The Gospel According to Jesus

234.6 M118g

John MacArthur, “Lord, Teach Me to Pray

248.32 M118L

Dave Swavely, “Who Are You to Judge?: the Dangers of Judging and Legalism

241 Sw28w

Tom Halstead

Biblical Studies

D. A. Carson, “A Call to Spiritual Reformation

248.32 C239c;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Jerry Bridges, “Trusting God”

231.7 B764t;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

Francis Schaeffer, “How Should We Then Live

909 Sch13h;

909 Sch13h (DVD);

Also, EBSCO Audiobook

Iain Murray, “Evangelicalism Divided

270.82 M963e

Dwight Ham

Business

Fulton Oursler, “Greatest Story Ever told

232.9 Ou7g

 Catherine Marshall, “A Man called Peter

922 M357m

John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim’s Progress

823.4 B886p;

Also, EBSCO eBook

C. S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity”

230.342 L585m;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Edward T. Welch, “When People are Big and God is Small

248.86 W442w;

248.86 W442w (CD)

 

David Hegg

Biblical Studies

Gerald Lewis Bray, “God Is Love: a Biblical and Systematic Theology

230.3 B739g

John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion

284.2 C139im

 

J. I. Packer, “Knowing God

231.042 P127k

Hudson Taylor, “Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret

266.02351 T215tc 

Kurt Hild

English Literature

John Milton, “Paradise Lost”

821.4 M642pn;

Also, EBSCO eBook

AND

Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre”

823 B789j;

Also, EBSCO eBook

A. W. Tozer, “The Knowledge of the Holy”

231.4 T669k

C. S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity”

230.342 L585m;

Also, EBSCO eBook

James W. Sire, “The Universe Next Door”

140.Si77u;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Kevin Hill

Business

Maurice Herzog, “Annapurna:  First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak

915.42 H449a

Hillenbrand, “Unbroken

940.5472 Z14u

Jonah Berger, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On

658.8342 B453c

Charles Duhigg, “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

152.33 D882p

Rinker Buck, “The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

978.02 B855o

Joshua Becker, “The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own

241.68 B388m

Ken Ham, “The Lie: Evolution

576.82 H17L;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Grant Horner

English Literature

John Milton, “Paradise Lost”

EBSCO eBook

Joseph Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”

EBSCO eBook

John Milton, “(Of) Education”

323.445 M642a;

Also, EBSCO eBook

C. S. Lewis, “The Screwtape Letters”

248.4 L585s

Matthew Ingle

Biology

John Sanford, “Genetic Entropy”

599.935 Sa57g

Matt Chandler, “Explicit Gospel”

234 C361e;

Also, EBSCO eBook

John Lennox, “God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God”

261.55 L548g

J. P. Moreland, “Love Your God with All Your Mind”

230.01 M814L;

230.01 M814L (CD)

Jeff Jensen

History

Peter Furtado, ed. “1001 Days That Shaped the World

902.02 On2f

David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, S. Lance Quinn, “The Five Points of Calvinism

230.42 St32f

Earle E. Cairns, ”Christianity Through the Centuries

270 C123C

William Hendriksen, “New Testament Commentary Series

Various Volumes

Jennifer Kintner

Biblical Studies

John Frame, “Doctrine of the Knowledge of God

231.042 F843d

John Piper, “Future Grace: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

234.2 P661p

William Zinsser, “On Writing Well

808.042 Z66o

Edward B. Burger, Michael P. Starbird, ”5 Elements of Effective Thinking

153.42 B911f

Also, EBSCO eBook

Bryan Chapell, “Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That is Our Strength

234.8 C365h

Also, EBSCO eBook

Michael Kornoff

Chemistry

The Merck Index

https://www.rsc.org/merck-index

A. W. Tozer, “Knowledge of the Holy

231.4 T669k

The news (real news, not human interest stories)

Henry M. Morris, “The Biblical Basis for Modern Science

215 M832bi

Lisa La George

Global Outreach

John Newton, “Letters of John Newton

ON ORDER

Jason Mandryk, “Operation World”

266 M312o, 2010

Ravi Zacharias, “Jesus Among Other gods

ON ORDER

Arthur Bennett, ed., “Valley of Vision

242.8 V243b, 1975

Lazella Lawson

Biology; Ecology

C. S. Lewis, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

823.9 L585ch

Herbert Lockyer, “All the Promises of the Bible

220.04 L815a

Philip Yancey, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

262 B733f

Herbert Lockyer, “All the Promises of the Bible

220.04 L815a

Wendy Mack

Computing

George MacDonald, “The Princess and the Goblin”

J M145pg

Also, EBSCO eBook

John MacArthur, “Called to Lead”

253 M118c

Evelyn Husband, “High Calling”

ON ORDER

Evelyn Husband, “High Calling”

ON ORDER

Ken Mays

Music

 

A. W. Tozer, “The Knowledge of the Holy”

231.4 T669k

R. Kent Hughes, “Disciplines of a Godly Man”

248.842 H874d

 

Matthew McLain

Biology & Geology

Herman Melville, “Moby-Dick”

813.3 M497mo;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Todd Charles Wood & Megan J. Murray, “Understanding the Pattern of Life”

231.7652 W85u

Alan De Queiroz, “The Monkey’s Voyage”

EBSCO eBook

Soren Kierkegaard, “Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing”

ON ORDER

Brian Morley

Philosophy

“…hard to identify one book…”

Wayne Grudem, “Systematic Theology

230 G921s

 Millard Erickson, “Christian Theology

230.044 Er44c;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Gordon R. Lewis and Bruce A. Demarest, “Integrative Theology

230.044 L585i

A one volume apologetic work like, Geisler, Beckwith, Craig and Moreland, eds., “To Everyone an Answer

239 T55b;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Douglas Groothuis, “Christian Apologetics

239 G899c

J. P. Moreland, “Scaling the Secular City

239 M814s

“…hard to identify one book…”

Jordan Morton

Education

Harper Lee, “To Kill a Mockingbird

813.54 L512t

Corrie Ten Boom, “The Hiding Place

940.5472 T25h

C. S. Lewis, “The Screwtape Letters

248.4 L585s

Stephen R. Covey, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

158 C838s

Fareed Zakaria, “In Defense of a Liberal Education

370.112 Z113i

 

Harry Blamires, “The Christian Mind

211.6 B589c

Haroo W. Van Brummelen, “Walking with God in the Classroom

371.071 V275w

Jim Owen

History

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

ON ORDER

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Paul Plew

Music

Bible

220.52

John MacArthur, “Worship:  the Ultimate Priority

248.3 M118u;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

Dale Carnegie, “How to Win Friends and Influence People

174 C215h

Robert Freeman, “Crisis of Classical Music in America

780.72 F877c;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Kathleen Powell

Communication

Jane Austen, “Persuasion

EBSCO eBook

Cornelius Van Til, “Why I Believe in God

ON ORDER

Shakespeare, “Hamlet

822.33 S8 St82

Also, EBSCO eBook

Also, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (public domain via Project Gutenberg) in EBSCO eBooks

“An anthology of poetry … began my love for poetry.”

Lauren Shackelford

Music

Mystery genre

 

Jen Wilkin, “None Like Him: 10 Ways God is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

231.4 W653n

Tim Challies, “Do More Better

241.698 C352d

Elyse Fitzpatrick, “Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Lives

EBSCO eBooks

Jonathan Skaar

Kinesiology

C. S. Lewis, “Great Divorce

236.2 L585g

Karol Józef Wojtyla, “Love and Responsibility

ON ORDER

Your textbooks/Research

D. L. Moody, “Secret Power”

231.3 M771s

Todd Sorrell

Randy Alcorn, “Safely Home

ON ORDER

John MacArthur, “The Gospel According to Jesus

234.6 M118g

Charles Sheldon, “In His Steps

813.4 Sh43in

Todd Sorrell, “Journey to the Bending Light” … “because when [he] wrote this children’s book [he] had to think about the many ways this world tries to trick us!”

ON ORDER

John Stead

Political Studies

Paul Johnson, “Modern Times

909.82 J636m

Francis A. Schaeffer, “The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy: The Three Essential Books in One Volume (The God who is there -- Escape from reason -- He is there and He is not silent

239 Sch13f

Paul Johnson, “Modern Times

909.82 J636m

Paul Johnson, “Modern Times

909.82 J636m

 

 

 

John Stone

Library

John Owen, “Meditations on the Glory of Christ”

232.8 Ow2m

John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion”

284.2C139im

Jonathan Edwards, “The Religious Affections”

248.4 Ed96r

 

J. I. Packer, “Knowing God”

231.042 P127k

John Street

Biblical Counseling

George M. Marsden, “Jonathan Edwards: a Life

285.8 Ed96ma;

Also, EBSCO eBook

 

Jerry Bridges, “Trusting God Even When Life Hurts

231.7 B76rt;

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

John MacArthur, ed. “Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically

253.5 M118c

Jay Adams, “Competent to Counsel

253.5 Ad18c

Jo Suzuki

English Literature

Friedrich Nietzsche, “The Anti-Christ (read his “Christ” as an anti-Christ and “Anti-Christ” as the true Christ)

100 C569p;

Also, EBSCO eBook

AND

Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari, “Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia”

194 D378a;

Also, EBSCO eBook

A.W. Tozer, “Pursuit of God”

248.4 T669

Robert M. Pirsig, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”

917.3 P669z

 

Paul Feyerabend, “Against Method”

501 F437a

AND

Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari, “Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia”

194 D378a;

Also, EBSCO eBook

Mark Tatlock

Biblical Studies; Missions

 

Jean Calvin, “The Beatitudes

ON ORDER

Paul Tripp, “Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands

253.5 T737in

253.5 T737i CD

Alexander Strauch, “A Christian Leader’s Guide to Leading with Love

253 St82c

Joshua Thompson

Communication

J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit”

823.9 T577h

Dick Eastman, “The Hour That Changes the World: A Practical Plan for Personal Prayer

248.32 Ea78h

Dave Ramsey, “The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

ON ORDER

Mari Hanes, “Two Mighty Rivers – Son of Pocahontas

975.501 P75h

Janet “Miss T.” Tillman

Library

J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit”; ”The Lord of the Rings”

823.9 T577h;

823.9 T577Lo

A. W. Tozer, “Knowledge of the Holy”

231.4 T669k

Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, & Joseph M. Williams, “The Craft of Research”

 001.42 B644c

Garry Friesen, “Decision Making and the Will of God”

248.4 F915d

Will Varner

Biblical Studies

Umberto Eco, “Foucault’s Pendulum

853.914 Ec71f

The Didache

270.1 V431w (The Way of the Didache: The First Christian Handbook);

Also, Various translations on the Internet.

Mortimer Adler, “How to Read a Book

028 Ad59h

Donald Grey Barnhouse, “The Invisible War

235.47 B266i

Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., “Toward an Old Testament Theology

221.61 K123t

Morgan Voorhis

English Literature

Leo Tolstoy, “Anna Karenina

891.73 T588a

Also, EBSCO eBook

Herman Melville, “Moby Dick

813.3 M497mo

Also, EBSCO eBook

Jules Verne, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

EBSCO eBook

Victor Hugo, “Les Miserable

843 H874mi

Also, EBSCO eBook (In public domain)

C. S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity

230.342 L585m

Also, EBSCO eAudiobook

G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

EBSCO eBook

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The Brothers Karamazov

891.73 D742b

Also, EBSCO eBook

[eAudiobook???]

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, “Frankenstein

823.7 Sh44ms

Also, EBSCO eBook

Strunk & White, “Elements of Style

808.042 St89e

John Milton, “Paradise Lost

821.4 M642pn

Also, EBSCO eBook

[eAudiobook???]

In addition to these that are listed and many others,

C. S. Lewis, “The Screwtape Letters

248.4 L585s;

The Great Divorce

236.2 L585g;

The Abolition of Man

370.1 L585a

Jay Wegter

 

J. I. Packer, “Knowing God

231.042 P127k;

Also, 231.042 P127k CD (audiobook);

Also, EBSCO ebook

 

Thomas Watson, “A Body of Divinity

230.59 W338b

Nancy Pearcey, “Total Truth

EBSC O eAudiobook

Isaac Ambrose, “Looking unto Jesus

232.8 AM18L;

Also, TMC Puritan Bookshelf, PDF eBook

Edward Wilde

Biblical Studies

Richard Sibbes, “Bruised Reed

230.59 Si11b

Thomas Watson, “The Godly Man’s Picture, Drawn with a Scripture Pencil, or, Some Characteristic Marks of a Man Who is Going to Heaven

Legacy Room

248.842 W338g

Peter Jones, “The Other Worldview

291.14 J723o

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, “Confessions

281.4 Au45co

281.4 Au45w

Also, EBSCO eBook

Daniel Wong

Biblical Studies

 

 

Jim Rosscup, “Abiding in Christ

226.5 R734a