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The Collected Best Christian Books of 2017

The Collected Best Christian Books of 2017

For the past couple of weeks my RSS feeder has been humming with list after list of the best books of 2017. It seems that just about every avid reader I follow is eager to share his or her picks for the year that was. I love these lists and decided I’d compile them to look for patterns and repeats. Here, then, are the collected best Christian books of 2017. Each one of these is from a blog or web site I read regularly.

We will begin with the titles that found their way onto at least 3 best-0f lists:

If you are looking for something to read or something to buy for a gift, you probably can’t go wrong with any of them!

And now here are each of lists of the best Christian books of 2017. You can visit the sites to read the rationales or to purchase the books. Alternatively, I’ve supplied links to Amazon. Please note that I am simply listing these books without endorsing them. In the majority of cases I have not read them!

The Gospel Coalition (read their reviews)

Desiring God (read their reviews)

Kevin DeYoung (read his reviews)

Trevin Wax (read his reviews)

Scott Slayton (read his reviews)

David Qaoud (read his reviews)

Aaron Armstrong (read his reviews)

Russell Moore (read his reviews)

Christianity Today (read their reviews and complete picks)

Darryl Dash (read his reviews)


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