JD Greear Best Books of 2025 (22 books)

Pastor and theologian JD Greear's list of favourite books.

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1	The Familiar Stranger: (Re)Introducing the Holy Spirit to Those in Search of an Experiential Spirituality – The Perfect Christian New Year's Resolution Gift by Tyler Staton (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 2,936 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny 4.51 avg rating — 14,795 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 18,376 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.60 avg rating — 16,323 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon's Search for Salvation (Library of Religious Biography by Daniel Silliman 4.52 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula by Wilfred Reilly 3.93 avg rating — 659 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump by Molly Worthen 3.99 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Preaching: A God-Centred Vision by Michael Reeves (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Authentic Ministry: Serving from the Heart by Michael Reeves (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 697 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity by Michael Reeves (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 422 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams 4.15 avg rating — 99,026 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Why the Reformation Still Matters by Michael Reeves (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 658 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity by Bill O'Reilly (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 6,709 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 16,302 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 25,503 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John C. Lennox 3.93 avg rating — 1,381 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse by Miroslav Volf 4.14 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis by James Davison Hunter 4.34 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.10 avg rating — 932,866 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work Couples Guide for a Better Relationship by John M. Gottman 4.26 avg rating — 35,443 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church by Gavin Ortlund 4.53 avg rating — 1,428 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Martin Luther’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: How the Great Reformer Cured OCD and What He Learned by Ian Osborn 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars