The Greatest Books of All Time on Church

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
691 Excellent Women Barbara Pym 1952 British English
1601 Three Treatises Martin Luther 1520 German German
3109 The Warden Anthony Trollope 1855 British English
3497 Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 1536 French Latin
5361 Foundations Of Christian Faith Karl Rahner 1976 German German
6340 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German
7215 Lutrin Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux 1674 French French
8359 On Being A Christian Hans Kueng 1974 German German
8361 Dogmatics In Outline Karl Barth 1946 German German
8361 Christianity And Liberalism J. Gresham Machen 1923 American English
10922 Robert Grosseteste R. W. Southern 1988 British English
11358 America's God Mark Noll 2002 American English
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11939 The Pope and Mussolini David I. Kertzer 2014 American English
13542 Morte D'Urban J. F. Powers 1962 American English
14776 Ecclesiastical History Of The English People Bede 731 British Latin
14984 Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch 2010 British English
15898 The Word of God and the Word of Man Karl Barth 1928 Swiss German
17120 The Reformation Diarmaid MacCulloch 2003 British English
17120 Racing Demon David Hare 1990 British English
17120 Dear Church lenny duncan 2019 American English
16866 Attack Upon Christendom Soren Kierkegaard 1944 Danish Danish
17120 Quiet As A Nun Antonia Fraser 1977 British English
17120 God Is Love Pope Benedict XVI 2005 German Latin