Recommended Book List
This book list is a copy from the Let Us Reason Ministries site with the exception that I have added links so that you can directly purchase any book on this list. This is a list of good books we recommend for people pursuing studies in theology, research or expanding their knowledge on the cults and new movements in and outside the church. For books specifically related to deception in the church, go here. For book reviews go here.
Some other good book suggestions come from a five part series that is a list of Pastor Gary Gilley's favorite books. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 & Part 5.
Subjects are listed in alphabetical order
Apologetics
The Facts
On series by Ankerberg and Weldon
Ready
with an Answer by Ankerberg and Weldon
Handbook
on Today's Religions McDowell and Stewart
In
Defense of the Faith by Dave Hunt
A
Ready Defense JoshMcDowell
The
New Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell
Encyclopedia
of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer
Baker
Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics
The
Encyclopedia of American Religions by Gale
New
Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities
by Melton
The
Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer
Twisting
the Truth Bruce Tucker
He
Lived Among Us by McDowell/ Wilson
The
Resurrection Factor by J. McDowell
Know
Why You Believe by Little
Christian
Apologetics by Geisler
The
Church at the End of the 20th Century by Francis Schaeffer
The
Hard Sayings of the Bible by Kaiser, Davids, Bruce, Brauch
The
Origin of the Bible by Philip Comfort
The
New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable F.F. Bruce
Bible Dictionaries
The
[New] Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Halley’s
Bible Handbook by H.H. Halley
Smith’s
Bible Dictionary
Vine’s
Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
Strong’s
Expanded Dictionary of Bible Words
Illustrated
Dictionary of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer, Sr.
Nave’s
Topical Bible
Evangelical
Dictionary of Theology by Walter Elwell
Bible Commentaries
Albert
Barnes’ Commentary on the Old and New Testament
Adam
Clarke’s Commentaries
John
MacArthur’s New Testament Commentaries
John Gill’s Commentary
on the Bible
Believers
Bible Commentary by William MacDonald
The
Evangelical Commentary on the Bible by Walter Elwell
Keil
and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament and New Testament
Jamieson,
Fausett and Brown Bible Commentary
Lenski
New Testament Commentaries
Wycliffe
Bible Commentary
Treasury
of David (Psalms) by Charles Spurgeon
The
New Commentary on the Whole Bible
Romans
by Donald G. Barnhouse (Book
1 & Book
2)
The
Gospel of John A. B. Simpson
Bible Programs for PC
PC
Study Bible
SwordSearcher
E-Sword
Bible Knowledge Accelerator
Concordance and Lexicons
Thayer’s
Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament
Strong’s
Exhaustive Concordance
Topical
Analysis of the Bible by Walter Elwell
Cults and Religions
Kingdom
of the Cults by Walter Martin
Kingdom
of the Cults Walter Martin plus [new edition] H. Hannegraaf
The
Culting of America Ron Rhodes
Churches
that Abuse Ron Enroth
Confronting
the Cults by Gordon Lewis
Cults,
World Religions and You by Ken Boa
The
Cult Explosion Dave Hunt.
Cult
Proofing Your Kids by Martin
Strange
Sects and Curious Cults by Bach
Scripture
Twisting by James Sire
Charts
of Cults Sects and Religious Movements by Wayne House
The
Discipling Movement by Maurice Barnett
Freemasonry
by Jack Harris
Cambellism,
It's History and Heresies Bob L. Ross
Another
Gospel by Ruth Tucker
Cult
Watch by Ankerberg and Weldon
Examining
the Cults by Harold Berry
Church Growth Movement
This
Little Church Went to Market by Gary Gilley
This
Little Church Stayed Home by Gary Gilley
Whose
Driving the Purpose Driven Church by James Sundquist
Deceived
on Purpose by Warren Smith
Discernment
Discernment
Toolkit by Sandy Simpson
The
Other Side of the River by Kevin Reeves
Pa$$ the Plate and Let us
Prey by Tim Wirth
The Empty Pulpit
by Mike Oppenheimer
Finish
The Race by Sandy & Juanita Simpson
Emerging Church
Faith Undone by Roger Oakland
Evangelism
The Way of the Master by Ray Comfort
Greek and Hebrew Words
Word
Pictures of the New Testament by A.T. Robertson
Vincent’s
Word Studies
Vines
Complete Expository Dictionary
Wuest’s
Word Studies in the Greek New Testament
Manual
Grammar of the Greek New Testament by Dana and Mantley
Grammar
of the Greek New Testament by J.H. Moulton
Grammar
Basics of Biblical Greek by Mounce
Theological
Wordbook of the Old Testament by Harris, Archer, and Waltke
Theological
Dictionary of the New Testament by Kittel
History
The
Works of Josephus by Flavius Josephus
Foxe’s
Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
Sketches
of Jewish Social Life by Alfred Edersheim
Church
History by Philip Schaff
History
of Christian Doctrine by Louis Berkhoff
History
of Christianity by Kenneth Latourette
History
of the Christian Church by Sheldon
A
Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs by Bercot
Chronological
Background Charts of the Old Testament by Robert C.Walton
Chronological
Background Charts of Church History by Robert C.Walton
Dictionary
of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements by Burgess, McGee and Alexander
New
Testament History by F.F. Bruce
History
of Christianity in the United States and Canada by Mark Noll
Manners
and Customs of the Bible by Freeman
The
Sacred Text, Biblical Authority in Nineteenth-Century America by Ronald
F. Satta- Reviewed by Gary Gilley
Islam
Answering
Islam by Norman Giesler and Abdul Saleeb
Islam
Revealed Anis Sharrosh
Islam
- its prophet, peoples, politics and Power by George Braswell
Jehovah's Witnesses
A Problem
of Communication by Duane Magnani
The Watchtower Files
by Duane Magnani
Responding
to the Errors of the Watchtower Larry Bradley
Jehovah's
Witnesses by Robert Bowman Jr.
Jehovah's
Witnesses, Jesus Christ and the Gospel of John by Robert Bowman Jr.
Understanding
Jehovah's Witnesses by Robert Bowman Jr.
Index
of Watchtower Errors by David Reed
Mormonism
What
do Mormons Really Believe by Ankerberg and Weldon.
The
Maze of Mormonism by Walter Martin
Mormon claims Answered by Marvin
Cowan
The
Truth about Mormonism by Dennis and Rauni Higley
Understanding Mormonism by Sandra and Conrad Sunholm
The
Changing World of Mormonism by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Answering
Mormons Questions by Bill McKeever
3,913
changes in the book of Mormon by Sandra and Jerald Tanner
Covering
up the Black Hole in the book of Mormon by Sandra and Jerald Tanner
New Age Movement
A
Crash Course on the NAM by Elliot Miller
Psychic
forces and occult shock by John Weldon
Inside
the new age nightmare by Randall Baer
Occult
Invasion by Dave Hunt
A
Sorcerers New Apprentice by Dave Hunt
Reinventing Jesus
Christ The New Gospel by Warren Smith
A
Time of Departing by Ray Yungen
Under
the Spell of Mother Earth by Berit Kjos
Brave
New Schools by Berit Kjos
Spirit
Wars by Peter Jones
The
Gnostic empire Strikes Back by Peter Jones
The
New World Religion by Gary Kah
When
the World will be as One by Tal Brooke
The
secret teachings of the Masonic lodge by Ankerberg and Weldon
Lambs
to the Slaughter Johanna Michaelson
The
Beautiful Side of Evil Johanna Michaelson
UFO
Cults and the New Millennium by William M. Alnor
Angels
Among Us by Ron Rhodes
Understanding
the Occult by Mcdowelll/ Stewart
Can
You Trust Your Doctor by Ankerberg and Weldon
Deceived
by the Light Doug Groothius
Running
Against the Wind by Brian Flynn
New Apostolic Reformation
The New Apostolic
Reformation by Sandy Simpson
Idolatry
In Their Hearts by Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer
Prophecy
The
Footsteps of the Messiah by Arnold Fructhenbaum
The
Revelation of Jesus Christ by John Walvoord
The
Search for Messiah by Mark Eastman
Letters
To The Church by Sandy Simpson
Reference Books
The
Temple by Alfred Edersheim
The
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim
The
New Manners and Customs of Bible Times by Ralph Gower
Nelson’s
Complete Book of Bible Charts and Maps
Chronological
Background Charts of the New Testament by H. Wayne House
A
General Introduction to the Bible by Geisler/Nix
Old
Testament Prophetic Books by Bullock
What
You Should Know about the Bible by Stanford Herlick
In
Search of Messiah by Mark Eastman
A
Harmony of the Words and Works of Jesus Christ by Dwight Pentecost
A
Harmony of the Gospels A.T. Robertson
Spiritual
Warfare by Ray Stedman
How
Then Should We Live? by Francis Schaeffer
The
Works of Josephus by Flavius Josephus
Christ
the Crown of the Torah by Burgess
Christianity
and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
Jesus
was a Jew by Arnold Fruchtenbaum
Integrating
Exegesis and Exposition by Dr. Christopher Cone - Reviewed by Henry
Vosburgh, director of Midwest Church Extension
Roman Catholicism
Conversations
with Catholics by McCarthy
A
Woman Rides the Beast by Dave Hunt
The
Gospel According to Rome by McCarthy
The
Cult of the Virgin by Miller / Samples
Answers to my
Catholic Freinds by Heinze
Roman
Catholic Traditions by Webster
Spiritual Warfare
Overrun
by Demons by Thomas Ice and Robert Dean
Making
War in the Heavenlies by Bill Randles
Miracles,
Demons and Spiritual Warfare by Gross
Theology
The
Moody Handbook of Theology by Paul Enns
Israelology-
The Missing Link in Theology by Arnold Fruchtenbaum
Know
the Truth by Bruce Milne
Charts
of Christian Theology and Doctrine by House
God
in Three Persons by Milliard Erickson
God
in Three Persons Cal Beisner
The
Trinity and Eternal Sonship by Bob L. Ross
The
Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock
The
Hole in Our Holiness Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit
of Godliness by Kevin DeYoung - Reviewed by Gary Gilley
Various Subjects on Christianity
The
Origin of Paul’s Religion by Gresham Machen
The
Final Words of Jesus by Jacob Prasch
Grain
for the Famine by Jacob Prasch
More
Grain for the Famine by Jacob Prasch
Hell's
Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort
Word Faith / Kingdom Dominionism/ Heresies
Vengeance
is Ours Al Dager
A
Different Gospel by McConnell
The
Seduction of Christianity by Dave Hunt
Another
Gospel, Ruth Tucker
Charisma
vs. Charismania by Chuck Smith
Signs
and Wonders Movement Exposed by Mark Haville
Charismatic
Chaos John MacArthur
Weighed
and Found Wanting by Bill Randles
Beware
of the New Prophets by Bill Randles
Strange Fire -
The Rise of Gnosticism in the Church by Travers and Jewel Van Der Mere
A
Different Gospel by D.L McConell
Confusing
World of Benny Hinn by Fisher/ Goedelman
The
Midnight Ride - Awake Ministries, various authors
Many
will Come in His Name Ray Yungen
Discernment
Toolkit by Sandy Simpson
The
Agony of Deceit by Michael Horton
7th Day Adventism
The Cultic Doctrines of the
SDA by Ratzlaff
The
White Lie by Rea
7th Day Adventism
and the Writings of E.G. White by J. Mark Martin
