These are selected resources that I believe are helpful in understanding Calvinism.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [GENERAL]
■ Abraham Kuyper, Lectures on Calvinism, 1931.
■ Canons of Dort, 1618–1619.
■ Charles Spurgeon, A Defense of Calvinism, 1898.
■ Curt Daniel, The History & Theology of Calvinism, 2009.
■ David H. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, S. Lance Quinn, The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, and Documented, 2004.
■ George J. Zemek, A Biblical Theology of the Doctrines of Sovereign Grace, 2005.
■ James M. Boice, Philip G. Ryken, The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel, 2009.
■ James R. White, Drawn by the Father: Exploring the Truth of John 6:35-45, 2013.
■ James R. White, The Potter’s Freedom: A Defense of the Reformation and a Rebuttal to Normal Geisler’s Chosen But Free, 2000.
■ James R. White, The Sovereign Grace of God: A Biblical Study of the Doctrines of Calvinism, 2003.
■ Joel R. Beeke, Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism, 2008.
■ John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1536.
■ John F. MacArthur, The Doctrines of Grace, 2026.
■ John Gill, The Cause of God and Truth, 1735.
■ Michael Horton, For Calvinism, 2011.
■ R.C. Sproul, Grace Unknown, 1997.
■ R.C. Sproul Jr., After Darkness, Light: Distinctives of Reformed Theology: Essays in Honor of R.C. Sproul, 2004.
■ Richard D. Phillips, What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace?, 2008.
■ Thomas J. Nettles, By His Grace and for His Glory: A Historical, Theological, and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life, 1986.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [TOTAL DEPRAVITY]
■ A.W. Pink, The Total Depravity of Man, 1950-1952.
■ David and Jonathan Gibson, Ruined Sinners to Reclaim: Sin and Depravity in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective, 2024.
■ Martin Luther, The Bondage of the Will, 2012.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION]
■ A.W. Pink, The Doctrine of Election, 2013.
■ John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, 1955.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
■ Thomas Goodwin, Of Election, 2018.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [LIMITED/DEFINITE ATONEMENT OR PARTICULAR REDEMPTION]
■ David and Jonathan Gibson, From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective, 2013.
■ John Owen, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, 1647.
■ John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, 1955.
■ Josh Niemi, Greater Than Aaron: The Supremacy of Christ’s Limited Atonement, 2019.
■ Michael Riccardi, To Save Sinners: A Critical Evaluation of the Multiple Intentions View of the Atonement, 2023.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [IRRESISTIBLE GRACE]
■ Matthew Barrett, Salvation by Grace: The Case for Effectual Calling and Regeneration, 2013.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
■ John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, 1955.
🟥 DOCTRINES OF GRACE [PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS]
■ John Owen, The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed, 1654.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
■ Thomas Watson, A Body of Divinity (Perseverance section), 1692.
🟥 FREEWILL
■ Jonathan Edwards, Freedom of the Will, 2012.
■ Michael P. Preciado, A Reformed View of Freedom: The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology, 2019.
■ Paul Helm, Reforming Free Will: A Conversation on the History of Reformed Views on Compatibilism (1500-1800), 2020.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
■ R.C. Sproul, Willing to Believe: Understanding the Role of the Human Will in Salvation, 2018.
■ Scott Christensen, What about Free Will?: Reconciling Our Choices with God’s Sovereignty, 2016.
🟥 GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
■ A.W. Pink, The Sovereignty of God, 1918.
■ Peter Sammons, Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty: Recovering a Biblical Doctrine, 2022.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
■ Stephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God, 1682.
🟥 PREDESTINATION
■ Andy D. Naselli, Predestination: An Introduction, 2024.
■ Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Predestination Made Easy, 2020.
■ Loraine Boettner, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination, 1932.
■ R.C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 1994.
🟥 REPROBATION
■ Peter Sammons, Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty: Recovering a Biblical Doctrine, 2022.
🟥 REFORMED SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
■ Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology.
■ Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology.
■ Geerhardus Vos, Reformed Dogmatics.
■ Joel Beeke, Reformed Systematic Theology.
■ John MacArthur, Biblical Doctrine.
■ John Gill, Gill’s Body of Divinity.
■ Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology.
■ Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics.
■ Petrus van Mastricht, Theoretical-Practical Theology.
■ Robert Reymond, A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith.
■ William Shedd, Dogmatic Theology.