Christianity book series in reading order

by Warren W. Wiersbe

by Christine Valters Paintner

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

by J. Brent Bill

by Warren W. Wiersbe

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

Warren W. Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American clergyman and Bible teacher whose writing covers commentary, sermons and Christian living. The Be Commentary titles, including Be Real, Be Joyful, Be Free and Be Rich, form the core of a catalogue of 282 books. Publication spans Thoughts for Men on the Move (1970) to Becoming New: 100 Days of Transformation through God's Word (2024). Wiersbe pastored Moody Church in Chicago from 1971 to 1978 and later directed the Back to the Bible radio ministry.

John C. Maxwell

208 books• 10 series

Leadership is the main subject of John C. Maxwell, an American author, speaker and pastor. Maxwell's leadership books include The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, and some have reached the New York Times Best Seller list. The catalogue lists 208 titles from Think on These Things: Meditations for Leaders (1979) to The Resilient Leader (2026). The Winning Attitude (1984), Be a People Person (1989), Developing the Leader Within You (1993) and The Power Of Attitude (1995) are earlier entries. Series include Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership Gold, John C. Maxwell's 101 and Lunch & Learn. Success, attitude and Christian life run through the subject tags.

Randy Alcorn

59 books• 2 series

Randy Alcorn is an American Christian author of more than sixty fiction and non-fiction books, which have sold over 12 million copies in 70 languages. C.S. Lewis, A.W. Tozer and Francis Schaeffer are named as influences. Alcorn founded and directs Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit Bible teaching organization. The catalogue lists 59 Alcorn books, from Money, Possessions and Eternity (1989) to All God's Creatures (2026), including Deadline (1994), Dominion (1996), Safely Home (2001) and The Treasure Principle (2001). Ollie Chandler is the series on record, and subjects include heaven and wealth.

John F. MacArthur Jr. is catalogued with 362 books published from 1972 to 2024, the first being Found: God's Will (1972). Subjects include the Bible, biblical interpretation, commentaries on the New Testament gospels and epistles, Bible study, prayer, Christian life and marriage. Series include MacArthur Bible Studies, MacArthur New Testament Commentary, MacArthur Old Testament Study Guide, Great Hymns of Our Faith and John MacArthur Pastor's Library. Early titles include Liberated for Life: Galatians (1976) and The Charismatics: A Doctrinal Perspective (1978), and the newest is The War On Children (2024).

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was an American missionary, author and speaker, born Elisabeth Howard. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to reach the Waorani people of eastern Ecuador, and Elliot afterwards spent two years living as a missionary among the people who killed him. Through Gates of Splendor (1957) opens a catalogue of 48 titles running to Heart of God (2022), including Shadow of the Almighty (1958), The Savage My Kinsman (1960) and Let Me be a Woman (1966). Christian life, missions, marriage and biography are the recurring subjects. Elliot lectured across the United States into her seventies.

The books published under Mother Teresa's name collect meditations, prayers and spiritual counsel. Thirty-eight titles are catalogued between 1975 and 2019, from Gift for God to Do Something Beautiful for God, at a median of 144 pages. Subjects centre on Christian life, the Catholic Church, the Missionaries of Charity and church work with the poor. The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels (1982), My Life for the Poor (1985) and Meditations On The Way Of The Cross (1986) come from the earlier part of the run. Mother Teresa lived from 1910 to 1997.

C.S. Lewis

59 books• 9 series

C.S. Lewis wrote fantasy fiction and Christian apologetics, and the two meet in Narnia. Spirits in Bondage (1919) opens a catalogue of 59 books that holds the Chronicles of Narnia, the Cosmic Trilogy beginning with Out of the Silent Planet (1938), The Screwtape Letters (1942) and Mere Christianity (1943). The 1950s carry the largest share of the list, and catalogued editions run to 2022.

Lysa TerKeurst writes Christian non-fiction for women. Thirty-five titles are catalogued from Capture His Heart (2002) through 2026, among them What Happens When Women Walk in Faith (2005), Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl (2009) and the Made to Crave Devotional (2011). Religious life, prayers and devotions, decision making and the emotions of Christian women fill the subject tags.

Eugene H. Peterson

105 books• 14 series

Eugene H. Peterson (November 6, 1932 to October 22, 2018) was an American Mainline Protestant minister, Presbyterian theologian, scholar, poet and author. The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (NavPress, 2002), a paraphrase and translation of the Bible into modern American English, won a Gold Medallion Book Award. The catalogue holds 105 books from Foundations for Faith (1973) to Lights a Lovely Mile: Collected Sermons of the Church Year (2023), including A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (1980) and Run with the Horses (1983). Subjects include the Bible, prayer, meditations, devotional calendars, spiritual life and pastoral theology.

Tim LaHaye (April 27, 1926 to July 25, 2016) was an American Baptist evangelical minister and political activist. LaHaye wrote more than 85 books of fiction and nonfiction, among them the Left Behind novels, co-written with Jerry B. Jenkins, which depict apocalyptic events after a pre-tribulation rapture. LaHaye also helped found the Council for National Policy, a conservative Christian advocacy group. The catalogue lists 70 books from How to Be Happy Though Married (1968) to Target Israel (2015), with Babylon Rising and Soul Survivor among the series and Bible prophecy, marriage and the end of the world among the subjects.

Christine Valters Paintner writes on Christian spiritual life. Prayer, devotional use of the Bible, the Desert Fathers, spiritual direction, and Christianity and the arts run through 22 catalogued books published between 2008 and 2026. Lectio Divina the Sacred Art (2008) opens the catalogue, A Book of Everyday Blessings (2026) is the newest title, and Practicing Resurrection is announced for 2027. Christine Valters Paintner Religion and Journeys of Breath are the two series listed. The books are short, with a median recorded length of 160 pages, and the 2010s are the busiest decade.

Tricia Goyer is an American author of Christian fiction, with 68 books catalogued from From Dust and Ashes (2003) to Twist of Time (2026). Series include World War II Liberator, Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War, Big Sky Amish, Pinecraft Pie Shop, Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors, Swiss Agents, London Chronicles and Clockwork Chronicles. Non-fiction on parenting appears too, such as Life Interrupted: The Scoop on Being a Young Mom (2004). The Second World War and the Amish recur in the subjects.

Philip Yancey

71 books• 1 series

Philip Yancey writes about Christian faith and spiritual questions. Born November 4, 1949, and now retired, the American author has sold more than 15 million books in English, with translations into 40 languages. The Jesus I Never Knew won the ECPA Christian Book of the Year Award in 1996, and What's So Amazing About Grace? won it in 1998. Publishers include Hachette, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, InterVarsity Press, Rabbit Room Press and Penguin Random House. The catalogue lists 71 titles, from After the Wedding (1976) to Undone: A Modern Rendering of John Donne's Devotions (2023). Grace, pain, the Bible and theology lead the subject tags.

Jen Hatmaker

18 books• 1 series

Jen Hatmaker, born in 1974, writes on Christian life and the religious life of women, and also works as a speaker, blogger and television presenter. Her 18 catalogued books span 2006 to 2025, from A Modern Girl's Guide to Bible Study (2006) to Awake (2025). For the Love (2015) reached the New York Times bestseller list. Simplicity, materialism and the conduct of life recur across the subjects, and Hatmaker continues to publish.

Jerry Bruce Jenkins, born September 23, 1949, is an American writer who co-wrote the Left Behind series with Tim LaHaye. Jenkins also writes the novels based on The Chosen, the TV series about Jesus. Across more than 200 books, Jenkins covers biography, self-help, romance, mystery and young adult fiction, and 19 novels explore eschatological themes. The catalogue lists 207 books from The Night the Giant Rolled Over (1971) to The Battle for Heaven and Earth (2026). Series include Left Behind: The Kids, Red Rock Mysteries, Margo Mysteries and Wormling.

Edward T. Welch writes on Christianity and pastoral counseling, with subject tags for substance abuse, addiction, domestic abuse and spirituality. The catalogue lists 42 Welch books from Addictive Behavior (1995) to Someone I Know Is Grieving (2023), and the median length is 30 pages. When People Are Big and God is Small (1997) and Blame It on the Brain? (1998) come from the early years. Depression: A Stubborn Darkness (2000), Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave (2001) and Domestic Abuse: How to Help (2001) are further titles. Series include Resources for Changing Lives and Good News for Little Hearts.

Matthew Kelly, born 12 July 1973 in Sydney, is an Australian motivational speaker, business consultant and founding partner of the management consulting firm Floyd Consulting. The catalogue lists 48 Kelly books from Our Father (1995) to Nothing Is Random (2025). Subjects include the Catholic Church, spirituality, self-help, happiness, parenting and business. Titles include The Rhythm of Life (1999), Rediscover Catholicism (2002) and The Dream Manager (2007).

Beth Moore

41 books• 1 series

Beth Moore, born Wanda Elizabeth Green on June 16, 1957, is an American Anglican evangelist, author and Bible teacher. Moore is president of Living Proof Ministries, a Houston-based Christian organization Moore founded in 1994 to teach women. Moore speaks at arena events and has sold millions of books. The catalogue lists 41 books from A Woman's Heart (1995) to Walking with God (2026), including Breaking Free (1999) and Jesus: The One and Only (2000). Subjects include the Bible, Christian women and devotional literature.

Neta Jackson has 101 books in the catalogue, published between 1974 and 2021. Living Together in a World Falling Apart (1974) is the earliest, and Hero Tales, Vol. IV (2021) is the newest. The Yada Yada Prayer Group is among the character entries, and series include Yada Yada House of Hope, Trailblazer, Hero Tales, SouledOut Sisters, Windy City Neighbors, Pet Parables and Secret Adventures. Subjects include Christian life, Christian women, missionaries, prayer groups, female friendship, orphans, biography and children's fiction.

Anne Graham Lotz is an American evangelist and the second daughter of Billy Graham and his wife Ruth. Lotz founded AnGeL Ministries and writes devotional and Bible-study books; Just Give Me Jesus (2000) is the best known of them. Thirty-eight titles are catalogued, from Daily Light Devotional (1985) to God Won't Leave You There (2026), including The Vision of His Glory (1996), God's Story (1997) and several daily-reading journals. Scripture, Christian life and meditation are the standing subjects.

Brother Andrew

22 books

Brother Andrew is the English-language name of Andrew van der Bijl (1928-2022), a Dutch Christian missionary who founded the organization Open Doors. During the Cold War, van der Bijl carried Bibles and Christian literature into communist countries, which earned the nickname God's Smuggler. God's Smuggler (1964) is also the first of 22 catalogued books. Later titles include The Ethics of Smuggling (1974), God's Secret Agent (1983) and Prayer Works (1990). Fearless by Faith (2023) is the most recent.

Paul Hattaway writes on Christianity, with 14 catalogued books dated 2000 to 2020. The Heavenly Man, the true story of the Chinese Christian Brother Yun, and Operation China both appeared in 2000. Subject tags include Christians in China, church history, Christian biography, missions, ethnology and minorities. China's Christian Martyrs (2007), Henan: The Galilee of China (2009), Guizhou: The Precious Province (2018) and the autobiography An Asian Harvest (2017) are listed. Tibet: The Roof of the World (2020) is the latest title.