Books on and Related to the Glory of God
I arranged this list of looks into four categories: God’s Glory, Idolatry (loving a glory substitute), what I call “Formative Spiritual Practices” (ways of responding to God’s glory) and Imagination/Art (a means commending the beauty of truth).
God’s Glory
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Christopher W. Morgan, Robert A. Peterson, The Glory of God
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David Vandrunen, The Glory of God Alone: The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, entry on Glory
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Belden C. Lane, Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality
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Paul David Tripp, Awe: Why it Matters to Everything We Think, Say or Do.
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John Piper, God’s Passion for His Glory
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Dane Ortlund, Edwards on the Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God
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Michael Horton: Calvin on the Christian Life: Glorifying and Enjoying Him Forever
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John Piper, John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God
Idolatry
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G.K. Beale, We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry
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Richard Lints, Identity and Idolatry: The Image of God and Its Inversion
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Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters
Formative Spiritual Practices
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Kyle C. Strobel, Formed for the Glory of God: Learning the Practices of Jonathan Edwards
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Jonathan Edwards, James Houston, editor, The Religious Affections (Abridged)
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Eugen Peterson, The Pastor: A Memoir.
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Derek Prime, Created to Praise: Giving God Glory in All of Life
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James K.A Smith, You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
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James K.A. Smith, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
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David Pao, Thanksgiving: An Investigation of a Pauline Theme
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John D. Hannah, How Do We Glorify God?
Imagination, Art, and Beauty
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Makoto Fujimura, Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Good
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Leland Ryken, The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly about the Arts
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Leland Ryken, The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
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John Piper, Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Work of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis
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Gene Edward Veith, Jr, and Matthew P. Ristuccia, Imagination Redeemed: Glorifying God with a Neglected Part of Your Mind
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Alan Jacobs, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis