Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
After the Wedding
Buy on Amazon1976
Unhappy Secrets of the Christian Life (With: Tim Stafford)
Buy on Amazon1979
Where is God When it Hurts Study Guide
Buy on Amazon1979
Fearfully and Wonderfully (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1980
Growing Pains in the Christian Life (With: Tim Stafford)
Buy on Amazon1980
Insight
Buy on Amazon1982
The Dilemma of Pain
Buy on Amazon1982
Open Windows
Buy on Amazon1982
The Student Bible: New International Version
Buy on Amazon1982
Guidance
Buy on Amazon1984
Helping the Hurting
Buy on Amazon1984
In His Image (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1984
Healing (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1984
Questions? Answers! (With: Tim Stafford,Verne Becker)
Buy on Amazon1986
True Confessions
Buy on Amazon1987
How Can I Help When Someone is Hurting?
Buy on Amazon1987
The Students' Guide to the New International Version
Buy on Amazon1988
Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud
Buy on Amazon1988
A Guided Tour of the Bible
Buy on Amazon1989
I Was Just Wondering
Buy on Amazon1989
Seeing in the Dark
Buy on Amazon1989
People & Priorities: Mountain Climbing by the Book (With: David L. McKenna)
Buy on Amazon1991
What They Never Told Me When I Became a Christian (With: Tim Stafford,Vern Becker)
Buy on Amazon1991
Praying with the KGB
Buy on Amazon1992
Heroes
Buy on Amazon1992
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1993
Discovering God
Buy on Amazon1993
The Forever Feast (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1993
The Jesus I Never Knew
Buy on Amazon1995
The Gift Nobody Wants (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1995
The Gift of Pain (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon1995
The Insight Bible (With: Tim Stafford)
Buy on Amazon1995
What's So Amazing About Grace?
Buy on Amazon1997
Finding God in Unexpected Places
Buy on Amazon1997
The Jesus I Never Knew Leader's Guide
Buy on Amazon1998
What's So Amazing About Grace? Study Guide (With: Brenda Quinn)
Buy on Amazon1998
When Life Hurts: Understanding God's Place in Your Pain
Buy on Amazon1999
Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?
Buy on Amazon2000
Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church
Buy on Amazon2001
Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide (With: Brenda Quinn)
Buy on Amazon2001
The Bible Jesus Read
Buy on Amazon2002
The Bible Jesus Read Participant's Guide
Buy on Amazon2002
The Bible Jesus Read Leader's Guide
Buy on Amazon2002
Rumors of Another World
Buy on Amazon2003
A Skeptic's Guide to Faith
Buy on Amazon2003
In the Likeness of God (With: Paul W. Brand)
Buy on Amazon2004
Why Pray
Buy on Amazon2006
When We Hurt
Buy on Amazon2006
Holy Bible (With: Tim Stafford)
Buy on Amazon2006
Grace Notes: April 1-30: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim
Buy on Amazon2009
What Good Is God?: On the Road with Stories of Grace
Buy on Amazon2010
The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide (With: Brenda Quinn)
Buy on Amazon2010
Meet the Bible: A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections
Buy on Amazon2010
Jesus
Buy on Amazon2010
Grace Notes Journal
Buy on Amazon2011
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?
Buy on Amazon2011
Christians and Politics Uneasy Partners
Buy on Amazon2012
Prayer Bible Study Participant's Guide: Six Sessions on Our Relationship with God
Buy on Amazon2013
The Question That Never Goes Away
Buy on Amazon2013
Vanishing Grace
Buy on Amazon2014
Vanishing Grace Bible Study Guide: Whatever Happened to the Good News?
Buy on Amazon2014
A Companion in Crisis: A Modern Paraphrase of John Donne's Devotions
Buy on Amazon2021
The Scandal of Forgiveness: Grace Put to the Test
Buy on Amazon2021
Where the Light Fell
Buy on Amazon2021
Undone: A Modern Rendering of John Donne's Devotions
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. After the Wedding (1976), 2. Unhappy Secrets of the Christian Life (With: Tim Stafford) (1979), 3. Where is God When it Hurts Study Guide (1979), 4. Fearfully and Wonderfully (With: Paul W. Brand) (1980), 5. Growing Pains in the Christian Life (With: Tim Stafford) (1980), and 60 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Philip Yancey contains 65 books. The series began in 1976 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Philip Yancey. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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