John Piper, Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture.Once again, 2017 did not quite deliver biblical theology or commentaries like we saw in 2015, although we do continue to see solid contributions in two premier series: New Studies in Biblical Theology (IVP) and Short Studies in Biblical Theology (Crossway).Ĭloser to home, God richly blessed and Bethlehem College & Seminary with seven new titles in 2017: Spurgeon series ( volume 1 and volume 2) from B&H. Women are now a mainstay and growing proportion of Christian publishing.Ĭhristian publishing continues to deliver on aesthetics across the board, both on cover design and interior design, illustrated by projects like the ESV Illuminated Bible from Crossway and the beautiful Lost Sermons of C.H.

But before getting to the list, a few overall comments.įemale authors continue publishing new books at a swift pace, strong in 2014 and a little less prominent in 2015, but with more steam in 20. This year about 120 new titles caught my attention, and I set out to read the best of them until I could whittle down a list of my 17 favorite reads from the year.

2017 proved to be the most difficult year yet (and I’m sure I said the same thing last year), all driven by aggressive publishing momentum.

Once again, I’m honored to choose my favorite nonfiction Christian books published in the last calendar year, my twelfth consecutive list.

Fiction best books to read 2017