David Platt Books in Order
David Platt has written 45 books, published between 2010 and 2024. The first book is Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream (2010) and the newest is Exalting Jesus in Deuteronomy (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 2010–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,161 in 8 of 45 books
David Platt writes on Christian life and doctrinal theology. The catalogue holds 45 books published between 2010 and 2024, opening with Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream (2010) and reaching Exalting Jesus in Deuteronomy (2024). Bible commentary forms a large strand, with Exalting Jesus volumes on Matthew, Ephesians, Ezra-Nehemiah, the letters of John, and 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. Christianity and culture, racism and marriage are among the other subjects, and Counter Culture Booklets is the one series listed beside the non-fiction.
How many David Platt books are there?
David Platt has 45 books, released between 2010 and 2024. 10 of them belong to the Counter Culture Booklets series.
David Platt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 David Platt books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American DreamDavid Platt Non-Fiction #12010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 22010–1/4
- 3A Radical Idea: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of GodDavid Platt Non-Fiction #32011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 4Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and TitusChrist-Centered Exposition #12013 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420133361/4
- 520133921/4
- 62013–1/4
- 72013–1/4
- 82014–1/4
- 92014–1/4
- 102014–1/4
- 112014–1/4
- 122014–1/4
- 1320141551/4
- 14A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Orphans and WidowsCounter Culture Booklets #12015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 15A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Sex SlaveryCounter Culture Booklets #22015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 16A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and PornographyCounter Culture Booklets #32015 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420152881/4
- 17A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of AbortionCounter Culture Booklets #42015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 18A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Unreached People GroupsCounter Culture Booklets #52015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 19A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of PersecutionCounter Culture Booklets #62015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 20A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of PovertyCounter Culture Booklets #72015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 21A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Same-Sex MarriageCounter Culture Booklets #82015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 22A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Sexual ImmoralityCounter Culture Booklets #92015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 23A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of RacismCounter Culture Booklets #102015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2420152061/4
- 25Exalting Jesus in Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and MalachiChrist-Centered Exposition #122015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 262015–1/4
- 2720152881/4
- 282016–1/4
- 292016–1/4
- 302016–1/4
- 312016–1/4
- 32Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian AgeDavid Platt Non-Fiction #62017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 332017–1/4
- 342017–1/4
- 35Something Needs to Change: An Urgent Call to Make Your Life CountDavid Platt Non-Fiction #72019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 362020–1/4
- 37Follow Him: A 35-Day Call to Live for Christ No Matter the CostDavid Platt Non-Fiction #92020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 38Before You Vote: Seven Questions Every Christian Should AskDavid Platt Non-Fiction #102020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 392020–1/4
- 402023–2/4
- 41Don't Hold Back: Leaving Behind the American Gospel to Follow Jesus FullyDavid Platt Non-Fiction #112023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 42Let's Not Hold Back: Forsaking the American Gospel for the Full Reward of GodDavid Platt Non-Fiction #122023 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420232081/4
- 432024–1/4
- 442024–1/4
- 4520242881/4
David Platt books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Christ-Centered Exposition in order
22 books- 1. Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus
- 2. Exalting Jesus in Matthew
- 3. Exalting Jesus in Ezra-Nehemiah
- 5. Exalting Jesus in Mark
- 6. Exalting Jesus in Ephesians
- 7. Exalting Jesus in 1,2,3 John
- 8. Exalting Jesus In James
- 9. Exalting Jesus in Galatians
- 11. Exalting Jesus in Song of Songs
- 12. Exalting Jesus in Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
- 13. Exalting Jesus in Leviticus
- 14. Exalting Jesus in 1 and 2 Kings
- and 10 more in the table above
David Platt Non-Fiction
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Counter Culture Booklets in order
10 books- 1. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Orphans and Widows
- 2. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Sex Slavery
- 3. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography
- 4. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Abortion
- 5. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Unreached People Groups
- 6. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Persecution
- 7. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty
- 8. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Same-Sex Marriage
- 9. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Sexual Immorality
- 10. A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Racism
Love Your Church in order
1 book- 3. Gather
Do you have to read David Platt books in order?
You only need to read David Platt books in order within the Counter Culture Booklets series, which holds 10 of the 45 David Platt books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with David Platt
Start with Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Platt book?
Exalting Jesus in Deuteronomy (2024) is the newest David Platt book released so far.
Is there a new David Platt book coming?
No next David Platt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Platt at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Platt published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- David Platt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,161 pages across the 8 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Platt books, 35 of 45, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Platt books are about
11 of the 45 David Platt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian life is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Christian life 4 of 11 books
- Bible 3 of 11 books
- Commentaries 3 of 11 books