Systematic Theology

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Systematic Theology.

  • Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 vol.) by John Calvin
  • Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
  • Abstract of Systematic Theology by James P. Boyce
  • Manual of Theology by John L. Dagg
  • Christian Theology by Millard Erickson
  • Integrative Theology: Three Volumes in One by Bruce Demarest
  • Systematic Theology (3 vol.) by Charles Hodge
  • Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof
  • A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith by Robert Reymond
  • The Marrow of Theology by William Ames11.  
  • A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson
  • Systematic Theology by Robert Duncan Culver

Christian Doctrine at DTS

The following are textbooks from the course Summary of Christian Doctrine taught at Dallas Theological Seminary in the Spring 2009 semester.

Summary of Christian Doctrine (Berkhof)

Documents of the Christian Church (Bettenson)

Handbook of Basic Bible Texts (Davis)

Bible Doctrine (Grudem)

The Westminster Standards

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on The Westminster Standards taught by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology:

From the seminary catalog:

The Westminster Standards

Purpose:
• To exposit the theology of the Westminster Assembly by means of a study of the Westminster Confession of Faith

Topics covered include the origin and convening of the Westminster Assembly.

Doctrine of Salvation I

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course Doctrine of Salvation I taught by Lane G. Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology:























From the seminary catalog:

Doctrine of Salvation I

Purpose:
• To deepen understanding of the salvation accomplished by the triune God in Christ in both its central focus and comprehensive scope

Topics covered include plan of salvation, covenant of grace, and person and work of Christ.

Carl R. Trueman book recommendations

Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, recommends the following books for every pastor’s library:















































Lane Tipton book recommendations

Lane G. Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, recommends the following books for every pastor’s library:


























Prolegomena

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following Prolegomena to the study to theology.

Charry, Ellen T. By the Renewing of Your Mind: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Clark, David. To Love and Know God: A Method of Thoelogy. Wheaton: Crossway, 2003.

Horton, Michael S. Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001.

Lints, Richard. The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomena to Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

Wells, David. No Place for Truth (Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

_______ . God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

_______. Above All Earthly Pow’rs: Christ in the Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.

Woodbridge, John and Thomas McComiskey, eds. Doing Theology in Today’s World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.

Systematic Theology Texts

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following Systematic Theology texts.

Akin, Daniel, ed. A Theology for the Church. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007.

Bloesch, Donald. Christian Foundations. 7 vols Complete. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992-2004.

Boyce, James P. Abstract of Systematic Theology. James P. Boyce, 1887.

Calvin, John. Institutes of The Christian Religion. 2 vols. ed. by J.T. McNeil. Philadelphia: Westminister, 1960.

Demarest, Bruce, and Gordon Lewis. Integrative Theology. 3 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Academic. 1994.

Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

Garrett, James Leo. Systematic Theology. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990-95.

Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.

McGrath, Alister. Understanding Doctrine: Its Relevance and Purpose for Today. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.

________ . Christian Theology. 2d ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.

Oden, Thomas. Systematic Theology. 3 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2006.

Reymond, Robert. A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Theological Surveys, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following Surveys, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries for the study of Theology.

Elwell, Walter, ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.

_______ . Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.

Enns, Paul. The Moody Handbook of Theology. Chicago: Moody, 1989.

Ferguson, Sinclair B., and David F. Wright, eds. New Dictionary of Theology. The Master Reference Collection. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1988.

House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.

Keeley, Robin, ed. Eerdman’s Handbook to Christian Belief. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981.

Kittel, Gerhard, and Friedrich Gerhard, eds. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Abridged and Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.

Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminister Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminister, 1983.

Vanhoozer, Kevin. Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.

Books recommended by K. Scott Oliphant

K. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, recommends the following books for every pastor’s library: