John Piper is a theologian, pastor, and prolific author best known for his contributions to Christian literature and Reformed theology. He has written over 50 books, including influential works such as "Desiring God," "Don't Waste Your Life," and "Let the Nations Be Glad!" His writings often explore themes of Christian hedonism, biblical joy, and global missions, blending rigorous theological insight with practical application for everyday believers.
Before transitioning to full-time writing and teaching, Piper served as senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for 33 years. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the University of Munich, and previously taught Biblical Studies at Bethel College. His sermons and teachings, spanning three decades, are widely accessible through desiringGod.org, the ministry he founded. Piper and his wife, Noël, have five children and multiple grandchildren.
The Swans Are Not Silent Books
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Title
Year
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The Legacy of Sovereign Joy
2000
2
The Hidden Smile of God
2001
3
The Roots of Endurance
2002
4
Contending for Our All
2006
5
Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully
2014
6
A Camaraderie of Confidence
2016
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Love Your Enemies
1980
2
The Justification of God
1983
3
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
1986
4
The Supremacy of God in Preaching
1990
5
The Pleasures of God
1991
6
Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions
1993
7
Future Grace
1995
8
A Hunger for God
1997
9
A Godward Life: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life
1997
10
God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards
1998
11
The Innkeeper
1998
12
What's the Difference?
2001
13
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ
2001
14
The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright
2002
15
The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God
2002
16
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
2002
17
Biblical Foundations for Manhood and Womanhood
2002
18
Counted Righteous in Christ
2002
19
Treasuring God in Our Traditions (With: Noël Piper)
2003
20
Don't Waste Your Life
2003
21
Pierced by the Word: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Soul
2003
22
The Prodigal's Sister
2003
23
The Passion of Jesus Christ
2004
24
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
2004
25
When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy
2004
26
Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith
2004
27
Taste and See: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life
2005
28
God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
2005
29
What Jesus Demands from the World
2006
30
When the Darkness Will Not Lift
2006
31
In Our Joy
2007
32
Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce
2007
33
Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin with Superior Pleasure
2007
34
Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
2008
35
This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence
2009
36
A Sweet and Bitter Providence
2009
37
The Gadarene
2010
38
Jesus: The Only Way to God: Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved?
2010
39
Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian
2011
40
Don't Waste Your Cancer
2011
41
Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor (With: D.A. Carson)
2011
42
A Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
2011
43
Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
2011
44
A Godward Heart: Treasuring the God Who Loves You
2013
45
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
2013
46
Your Sorrow Will Turn To Joy
2016
47
Lessons from a Hospital Bed
2016
48
A Peculiar Glory
2016
49
Living in the Light: Money, Sex and Power
2016
50
50 Crucial Questions (With: Wayne Grudem)
2016
51
Reading the Bible Supernaturally
2017
52
The Satisfied Soul: Showing the Supremacy of God in All of Life
2017
53
Shaped by God: Thinking and Feeling in Tune with the Psalms
2017
54
Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship
2018
55
Coronavirus and Christ
2020
56
Andrew Fuller: Holy Faith, Worthy Gospel, World Mission
2020
57
Providence
2021
58
Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ
2023
59
All That Jesus Commanded
2023
The Gospel Coalition Books
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Title
Year
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1
Don't Call It a Comeback
2011
2
The Scriptures Testify about Me
2013
3
The Gospel of Luke
2013
4
The New City Catechism
2014
5
His Mission
2015
6
Word-Filled Women's Ministry
2015
7
Missional Motherhood
2016
8
Pursuing Health in an Anxious Age
2016
9
Glory in the Ordinary
2017
10
The New City Catechism Devotional
2017
11
15 Things Seminary Couldn't Teach Me
2018
12
Resurrection Life in a World of Suffering
2018
13
Joyfully Spreading the Word
2018
14
Remember Death
2018
15
Confronting Christianity
2019
16
Faithful Endurance
2019
17
Christ Has Set Us Free
2019
18
Finding the Right Hills to Die on
2020
19
Growing Together
2020
20
Everyday Faithfulness
2020
21
God's Design for the Church
2020
22
The Plurality Principle
2021
23
Rediscover Church Study Guide
2021
24
Demystifying Decision-Making
2022
25
Keeping Your Children's Ministry on Mission
2022
26
Letters Along the Way
2022
27
A Hunger for More
2022
28
A Better Encouragement
2022
29
Confronting Jesus
2022
30
The Gospel and the Modern World
2023
31
How Church Could Save Your Life
2025
LifeChange Books (with Greg Laurie, with Tony Evans, with Joseph M. Stowell, with Andy Stanley, with Randy Alcorn, with Jill Briscoe, with Henry T. Blackaby, with Erwin W. Lutzer, with C.J. Mahaney, with Bill Gothard)
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Title
Year
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1
The Power of Crying Out: When Prayer Becomes Mighty (By: Bill Gothard)
2001
2
The Dangerous Duty of Delight
2001
3
The Treasure Principle (By: Randy Alcorn)
2001
4
Simply Jesus (By: Joseph M. Stowell)
2002
5
God Is Up to Something Great: Turning Your Yesterdays into Better Tomorrows (By: Tony Evans)
2002
6
Wrestling with God (By: Greg Laurie)
2003
7
What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches (By: Henry T. Blackaby)
2003
8
How Good Is Good Enough? (By: Andy Stanley)
2003
9
The Fire That Ignites: Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit (By: Tony Evans)
2003
10
A Little Pot of Oil: A Life Overflowing (By: Jill Briscoe)
2003
11
After You've Blown It: Reconnecting with God and Others (By: Erwin W. Lutzer)
2004
12
God Is More than Enough (By: Tony Evans)
2004
13
What's So Spiritual About Your Gifts? (By: Henry T. Blackaby)
2004
14
Christ Our Mediator: Finding Passion at the Cross (By: C.J. Mahaney)
2004
15
The Power of Spoken Blessings (By: Bill Gothard)
2004
16
The New Normal: Living a Fear-Free Life in a Fear-Driven World (By: Jill Briscoe)
2005
17
Am I Good Enough? (By: Andy Stanley)
2005
18
God Can Not Be Trusted (By: Tony Evans)
2005
19
A Whole New You: The Miraculous Change God Has for Your Life (By: Tony Evans)
2006
20
The Cross Centered Life (By: C.J. Mahaney)
2009
John Piper Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Bright Tomorrow: Words of Wisdom for the Days Ahead
2001
2
A Reason for Hope in a Time of Tragedy
2001
3
Building Strong Families
2002
4
Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching
2002
5
Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
2003
6
A God Entranced Vision of All Things: The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards
2004
7
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ
2005
8
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
2006
9
The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World
2007
10
Preaching the Cross
2007
11
Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints
2008
12
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter
2009
13
Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009
14
Entrusted with the Gospel: Pastoral Expositions of 2 Timothy
2010
15
Thinking. Loving. Doing.
2011
16
Preaching and Preachers
2012
17
Acting the Miracle
2013
18
Unadjusted Gospel
2014
19
Here Is Our God: God's Revelation of Himself in Scripture
2014
20
God's Love Compels Us: Taking the Gospel to the World
2015
21
Coming Home: Essays on the New Heaven and New Earth