This year was a great year for books! There were many excellent books released in 2023 that prove helpful for followers of Jesus to think biblically. RFTG is only able to review and recommend a tiny fraction of the many books that were released this year. However, we thought it would be helpful to release our first annual “Best Books of the Year” as a way to showcase a few of the books from 2023 that we thought were helpful for followers of Jesus to think biblically about books. We hope you find these titles helpful in your walk with Jesus.
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Apologetics & Evangelism
Winner – Personality & Worldview (Crossway) by J. H. Bavinck
Honorable Mention – Is Easter Unbelievable? (The Good Book Company) by Rebecca McLaughlin
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Biography & History
Winner – Elisabeth Elliott: A Life (Crossway) by Lucy S. R. Austen
Honorable Mention – Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West (Crossway) by Andrew Wilson
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Children’s Books
Winner – God’s Big Promises Bible Storybook (The Good Book Company) by Carl Laferton
Honorable Mention – Meg Is Not Alone (Crossway) by Megan Hill
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Christian Living
Winner – Friendship with God (Crossway) by Mike McKinley
Honorable Mention – Impossible Christianity (Crossway) by Kevin DeYoung
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Church & Ministry
Winner – Evangelical Pharisees: The Gospel as Cure for the Church’s Hypocrisy (Crossway) by Michael Reeves
Honorable Mention – Belong: Loving Your Church by Reflecting Christ to One Another (The Good Book Company) by Barnabas Piper
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Cultural Issues
Winner – The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos Press) by Karen Swallow Prior
Honorable Mention – Jesus v. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique of a Wayward Movement (Zondervan) by Constantine R. Campbell
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Devotional
Winner – Handbook for Praying Scripture (316 Publishing) by William Varner
Honorable Mention – Sunday Matters: 52 Devotions to Prepare Your Heart for Church (Crossway) by Paul Tripp
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Theology
Winner – Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ (Crossway) by John Piper
Honorable Mention – Knowing God’s Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Crossway) by Jon Nielson
We hope you enjoy the resources recommended above. Each year RFTG aims to help our readers think biblically about books. This goal extends beyond simply reading a good book. Our aim is to point our readers to The Book through other excellent resources. For it is through God’s Word that we know Him and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Editor’s Notes: Titles were selected by the RFTG contributors team.
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