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W. Phillip Keller Books in Order

55 books are credited to W. Phillip Keller, published between 1959 and 2021; 3 of them appeared after W. Phillip Keller's death in 1997. The first book is Africa's Wild Glory (1959) and the newest is Splendour From the Land (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
55
Published
1959–2021
Pages on record
6,314 in 34 of 55 books
Reading time
105–158 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,314 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 55 titles with a page count on record.

See all 55 books in order Printable W. Phillip Keller checklist

W. Phillip Keller wrote Christian devotional books drawn from the natural world and from shepherding. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 (1970) sits at the centre of the Shepherd Trilogy, and the David series follows the king of Israel. The catalogue holds 55 titles dated 1959 to 2021, opening with Africa's Wild Glory (1959) and closing with Splendour From the Land (2021). Natural history, meditations and Christian biography run through the subjects, at a median of 164 pages.

How many W. Phillip Keller books are there?

W. Phillip Keller has 55 books, released between 1959 and 2021. 3 of them were published after W. Phillip Keller's death in 1997. They include 2 series and 50 titles listed outside any series.

W. Phillip Keller Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 55 W. Phillip Keller 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.

  1. Cover of As a Tree Grows: Reflections on Growing in the Image of Christ by W. Phillip Keller (1966)
  2. Cover of A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller, book 1 of the Shepherd Trilogy (1970)
  3. Cover of Travels of the Tortoise by W. Phillip Keller (1971)
  4. Cover of Charles Bowen: "Paul Bunyan" of the Canadian West by W. Phillip Keller (1976)
  5. Cover of A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd and His Sheep by W. Phillip Keller, book 2 of the Shepherd Trilogy (1978)
  6. Cover of Mountain Splendor: This Is My Father's World by W. Phillip Keller (1978)
  7. Cover of Taming Tension by W. Phillip Keller (1978)
  8. Cover of Mighty Man of Valor: Gideon, the Sword of the Lord by W. Phillip Keller (1979)
  9. Cover of A Gardener Looks at the Fruits of the Spirit by W. Phillip Keller (1979)
  10. Cover of Walking with God: Wholeness and Holiness for Common Christians by W. Phillip Keller (1980)
  11. Cover of Elijah, Prophet of Power by W. Phillip Keller (1980)
  12. Cover of Still Waters by W. Phillip Keller (1980)
  13. Cover of On Wilderness Trails by W. Phillip Keller (1980)
  14. Cover of A Child's Look at the Twenty-Third Psalm by W. Phillip Keller (1981)
  15. Cover of Salt For Society by W. Phillip Keller (1981)
  16. Cover of Wonder O' the Wind by W. Phillip Keller (1982)
  17. Cover of A Layman Looks at the Lamb of God by W. Phillip Keller (1982)
  18. Cover of Sea Edge by W. Phillip Keller (1984)
  19. Cover of Predators in Our Pulpits by W. Phillip Keller (1988)
  20. Cover of Songs of My Soul: Devotional Thoughts from the Writings of W. Phillip Keller by W. Phillip Keller (1989)
  21. Cover of The High Cost of Holiness by W. Phillip Keller (1991)
  22. Cover of God Is My Delight by W. Phillip Keller (1991)
  23. Cover of Serenity: Finding God Again for the First Time by W. Phillip Keller (1992)
  24. Cover of Strength of Soul: The Sacred Use of Time by W. Phillip Keller (1993)
  1. 1
    Africa's Wild Glory1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  2. 2
    Canada's Wild Glory1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  3. 3
    As a Tree Grows: Reflections on Growing in the Image of Christ1966 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196692
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  4. 4
    Under Desert Skies1968 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968257
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  5. 5
    A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23Shepherd Trilogy #11970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  6. 6
    Travels of the Tortoise1971 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971198
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  7. 7
    Bold Under God1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  8. 8
    A Layman Looks at the Lord's Prayer1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  9. 9
    Charles Bowen: "Paul Bunyan" of the Canadian West1976 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976141
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  10. 10
    Rabboni: Which Is to Say, Master1977 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977320
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  11. 11
    A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd and His SheepShepherd Trilogy #21978 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978187
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  12. 12
    Mountain Splendor: This Is My Father's World1978 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978160
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  13. 13
    Taming Tension1978 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978224
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  14. 14
    Mighty Man of Valor: Gideon, the Sword of the Lord1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  15. 15
    A Gardener Looks at the Fruits of the Spirit1979 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979187
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  16. 16
    Splendour from the Sea1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  17. 17
    Walking with God: Wholeness and Holiness for Common Christians1980 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980160
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  18. 18
    Elijah, Prophet of Power1980 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980160
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  19. 19
    Still Waters1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  20. 20
    On Wilderness Trails1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  21. 21
    A Fond Look at a Frontier Preacher1980 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980141
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  22. 22
    A Child's Look at the Twenty-Third Psalm1981 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198194
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  23. 23
    Salt For Society1981 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981151
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  24. 24
    Wonder O' the Wind1982 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982243
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  25. 25
    A Layman Looks at the Lamb of God1982 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982122
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  26. 26
    Lessons from a Sheep Dog: A True Story of Transforming Love1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  27. 27
    A Shepherd Looks At The Lamb Of GodShepherd Trilogy #31983 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983128
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  28. 28
    Sea Edge1984 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984160
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  29. 29
    Ocean Glory1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  30. 30
    David I: The Time of Saul's TyrannyDavid #11985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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W. Phillip Keller 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.

Shepherd Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
  2. 2. A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd and His Sheep
  3. 3. A Shepherd Looks At The Lamb Of God

David in order

2 books
  1. 1. David I: The Time of Saul's Tyranny
  2. 2. David II: The Shepherd King

Standalone books

50 books

50 W. Phillip Keller titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read W. Phillip Keller books in order?

You only need to read W. Phillip Keller books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with W. Phillip Keller

Start with Africa's Wild Glory (1959), the earliest published title.

What is the newest W. Phillip Keller book?

Splendour From the Land (2021) is the newest W. Phillip Keller book released so far.

Is there a new W. Phillip Keller book coming?

No next W. Phillip Keller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

W. Phillip Keller at a glance

Died
W. Phillip Keller died in 1997, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to W. Phillip Keller are still being published after W. Phillip Keller's death in 1997; the newest appeared in 2021.
Release pace
W. Phillip Keller books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,314 pages across the 34 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 164 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most W. Phillip Keller books, 21 of 55, were published in the 1980s.

What the W. Phillip Keller books are about

36 of the 55 W. Phillip Keller 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 12 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.