From the early church to the Reformation to today, Christians have been a bookish people. This is no sanctified nerdiness. It stems from an abiding commitment to the Book—God’s Spirit-breathed words to his people (2 Tim. 3:16)—and to the written Word. So it shouldn’t surprise that between our academic journal Themelios and our regular book reviews section, we at The Gospel Coalition review nearly 300 books per year. And at the end of each year we take stock of the most helpful titles across various categories.

To that end, I‘m happy to announce the winners of The Gospel Coalition 2019 Book Awards. Here’s the culmination of a year-long process of reviewing and assessing Christian books across 11 categories. Thank you to the many people who make this an effortless project, and congratulations to the authors. And make sure to pick up a book or two from this list—or all of them!