A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance
By Fred Zaspel
Below are some titles I found useful recently while preparing a series of studies on the subject of “personal eschatology.” Note that the works vary in terms of intended audience: some are very accessible and pastorally oriented, while others are more academic. This should be obvious at a quick glance at the books on Amazon (see the links below).
I will list the titles under three headings: General Titles, Heaven, and Hell. All the titles listed are works I found helpful, and again, this will vary depending on the intended reader. I have listed first in each category the book I consider most valuable. The other titles are in no particular order.
General Titles
Death and the Afterlife: Biblical Perspectives on Ultimate Questions
Paul R. Williamson
IVP Academic, 2018 (NSBT series)
256 pages
Death and the Afterlife
Robert Morey
Bethany House, 1984
315 pages
If I Should Die Before I Wake: What’s Beyond This Life?
K. Scott Oliphint and Sinclair Ferguson
Christian Focus, 2015
128 pages
Death and Afterwards
Harry Ironside
Solid Christian Books, 2015
40 pages
Remember Death: The Surprising Path to Living Hope
Matthew McCullough
Crossway, 2018
192 pages
What Happens After Death?
Richard Phillips
P&R, 2013 (Basics of the Faith series)
Fear Not! Death and the Afterlife from a Christian Perspective
Ligon Duncan with J. Nicholas Reid
Christian Focus, 2008
One Minute After You Die
Erwin Lutzer
Moody, 2015
152 pages
The Future Life
Rene Pache
Wipf & Stock, 2018
376 pages
Immortality
Lorraine Boettner
The Christian Doctrine of Immortality
Stewart D. F. Salmond
T&T Clark, 1903 (o.p.)
565 pages
The World to Come: or Discourses on the Joys or Sorrows of Departed Souls at Death, and the Glory or Terror of the Resurrection. To which is Affixed an Essay towards the Proof of a Separate State of Souls After Death
Isaac Watts
633 pages (o.p.)
Heaven
Heaven
Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson
Crossway, 2014 (Theology in Community series)
288 pages
Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home (Clear Answers to 44 Real Questions About the Afterlife, Angels, Resurrection, and the Kingdom of God)
Randy Alcorn
Tyndale, 2004
560 pages
The Biblical Doctrine of Heaven
Wilbur Smith
Moody, 1982 (o.p.)
The Glory of Heaven: The Truth about Heaven, Angels, and Eternal Life (2nd ed.)
John MacArthur
Crossway, 2013
224 pages
Recognition After Death
J.A. Hodge (o.p.)
Hell
Whatever Happened to Hell?
John Blanchard
Evangelical Press, 2014
386 pages
Hell on Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment
Robert Peterson
P&R, 1995
272 pages
Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment
Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson, eds.
Zondervan, 2004
256 pages
The Doctrine of Endless Punishment
Wm. G.T. Shedd
186 pages
What Is Hell?
Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson
P&R, 2010 (Basics of the Faith series)
40 pages
Jonathan Edwards and Hell
Christopher Morgan
Mentor, 2004
175 pages
Jonathan Edwards on Heaven & Hell
Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney
Moody, 2010
160 pages
Is Hell for Real or Does Everyone Go to Heaven?
Timothy Keller, R. Albert Mohler, J.I. Packer, Robert Yarbrough
Zondervan, 2011
96 pages
Note:
For a brief “first” introduction/survey of these areas of study the small booklets mentioned above serve very well. I’ll list them here again:
What Happens After Death?
Richard Phillips
P&R, 2013 (Basics of the Faith series)
32 pages
Death and Afterwards
Harry Ironside
Solid Christian Books, 2015
40 pages
What Is Hell?
Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson
P&R, 2010 (Basics of the Faith series)
40 pages