Significant books are published every year. Here’s a personally curated list that I hope sparks some good memories and honors the work of the past:
Radical, by David Platt (2010) – 15 years
Bonhoeffer, by Eric Metaxas (2010) – 15 years
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand (2010) – 15 years
End of the Spear, by Steve Saint (2005) – 20 years
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, by David Gregory (2005) – 20 years
Every Man’s Battle, by Stephen Arterburn (2000) – 25 years
The Prayer of Jabez, by Bruce Wilkinson (2000) – 25 years
Unveiled, by Francine Rivers (2000) – 25 years
Left Behind, by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye (1995) – 30 years
The Jesus I Never Knew, by Philip Yancey (1995) – 30 years
The Bondage Breaker, by Neil T. Anderson (1990) – 35 years
The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning (1990) – 35 years
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene Peterson (1980) – 45 years
Walking on Water, by Madeline L’Engle (1980) – 45 years
Angels, by Billy Graham (1975) – 50 years
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by W. Phillip Keller (1970) – 55 years
The Amplified Bible (1965) – 60 years
Surprised by Joy, by C.S. Lewis (1955) – 70 years
The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (1955) – 70 years
The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien (1955) – 70 years
Hinds Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard (1955) – 70 years
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis (1950) – 75 years
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, by Roland Bainton (1950) – 75 years
The Divine Conquest, A.W. Tozer (1950) – 75 years
The Problem with Pain, by C.S. Lewis (1940) – 85 years
The Attributes of God, by Arthur Pink (1930) – 95 years
The Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton (1925) – 100 years
Heretics, by G.K. Chesterton (1905) – 120 years
And books before the 20th century:
Humility, by Andrew Murray (1895) – 130 years
Absolute Surrender, by Andrew Murray (1895) – 130 years
Soul Winner, by Charles Spurgeon (1895) – 130 years
With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray (1885) – 140 years
Ben-Hur, by Lew Wallace (1880) – 145 years
Pensées, by Blaise Pascal (1670) – 355 years
The Bruised Reed, by Richard Sibbes (1630) – 395 years
The Bondage of the Will, by Martin Luther (1525) – 500 years
On Christian Liberty, by Martin Luther (1520) – 505 years
Inferno, by Dante Alighieri (est. 1320) – 705 years
The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri (est. 1320) – 705 years
