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
3496 Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 1536 French Latin
5362 Foundations Of Christian Faith Karl Rahner 1976 German German
6343 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German
7216 Lutrin Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux 1674 French French
8361 On Being A Christian Hans Kueng 1974 German German
8363 Dogmatics In Outline Karl Barth 1946 German German
8363 Christianity And Liberalism J. Gresham Machen 1923 American English
10927 Robert Grosseteste R. W. Southern 1988 British English
11362 America's God Mark Noll 2002 American English
11613 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11941 The Pope and Mussolini David I. Kertzer 2014 American English
13543 Morte D'Urban J. F. Powers 1962 American English
14777 Ecclesiastical History Of The English People Bede 731 British Latin
14985 Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch 2010 British English
15916 The Word of God and the Word of Man Karl Barth 1928 Swiss German
17164 The Reformation Diarmaid MacCulloch 2003 British English
17164 Racing Demon David Hare 1990 British English
17164 Dear Church lenny duncan 2019 American English
16903 Attack Upon Christendom Soren Kierkegaard 1944 Danish Danish
17164 Quiet As A Nun Antonia Fraser 1977 British English
17164 God Is Love Pope Benedict XVI 2005 German Latin