Scott Hahn Books in Order
Browse Scott Hahn books in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.
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Scott Hahn books in publication order
49 books
Rome Sweet Home
by Scott Hahn
1993
Scott and Kimberly Hahn recount the religious convictions and struggles that led them from Protestantism into the Catholic Church. Their intertwined accounts explore the theological questions, personal costs, and changes within their marriage that accompanied their conversions.
Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother of God
by Scott Hahn
1998
Scott Hahn and fellow Catholic writers examine the biblical foundations of devotion to Mary. Their essays address disputed teachings about her role, explore Old Testament imagery, and explain Catholic beliefs concerning prayer, grace and Mary’s relationship with the Church.
The Lamb's Supper
by Scott Hahn
1999
Scott Hahn examines the relationship between the Catholic Mass and the Book of Revelation. Drawing on early Christian worship and biblical imagery, he explains how understanding their connection can deepen participation in the Eucharist and the liturgy.
Hail, Holy Queen
by Scott Hahn
2001
Scott Hahn explores Mary's place in Christian salvation through biblical patterns connecting the Old and New Testaments. He examines the foundations of Catholic Marian doctrines and argues that understanding her role illuminates both Scripture and the Church's faith.
Understanding "Our Father"
by Scott Hahn
2002
Scott Hahn reflects on the petitions of the Lord's Prayer using Scripture, Church teaching, and his own religious journey. He examines how its familiar words express Christian faith and shape a deeper understanding of prayer and divine fatherhood.
Living the Mysteries
by Scott Hahn
2003
Scott Hahn and Mike Aquilina draw on early Church writers for fifty daily reflections on Christian life and the sacraments. Each reading connects ancient insights with practical applications, guiding readers toward a fuller participation in the mysteries of their faith.
Lord, Have Mercy
by Scott Hahn
2003
Scott Hahn explores confession through the Bible, early Christian writings, and the lives of saints. He explains Catholic teachings on sin, penance, and forgiveness, offering a way to understand reconciliation as part of spiritual growth and daily life.
Scripture Matters
by Scott Hahn
2003
These essays introduce Catholic approaches to reading and interpreting Scripture, including its multiple meanings and the importance of covenant. Scott Hahn considers difficulties facing readers and scholars while drawing on major Christian thinkers to connect biblical study with faith.
Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass
by Scott Hahn
2004
Edited by Scott Hahn and Regis Flaherty, this collection examines the Mass through Scripture and Catholic teaching. Contributors explore its place in the early Church, its relationship with evangelization, and its connections to the Book of Revelation.
Swear to God
by Scott Hahn
2004
Scott Hahn explores the sacraments as binding commitments within God's covenant with humanity. Tracing their biblical history, symbols, and rituals, he examines how sacred promises connect belief with action and shape the lives of those who receive them.
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace
by Scott Hahn
2005
Scott Hahn recounts how Opus Dei influenced his conversion and everyday spirituality. Through experiences of work, marriage, parenting, and community life, he explains its teachings about finding holiness in ordinary responsibilities and reconciling material ambitions with Christian commitment.
Reading Salvation
by Scott Hahn
2005
This edited volume brings together Catholic biblical scholarship on Scripture's historical setting, literary character, and role in worship. Its essays and discussions explore how reading the Bible relates to the Church's liturgy, theology, and contemporary practice.
First Comes Love
by Scott Hahn
2006
Scott Hahn explores Christianity's language of family, connecting human relationships with the Trinity and the life of the Church. Through Scripture and everyday examples, he examines belonging, divine fatherhood, and the ways Catholic faith can shape family life.
Genesis to Jesus
by Scott Hahn
2007
Scott and Kimberly Hahn present an overview of salvation history organized around God's covenants. Following the Bible from creation to Jesus, this guide helps readers see how its many books form a connected account of humanity's relationship with God.
Reasons to Believe
by Scott Hahn
2007
Scott Hahn responds to objections about Catholic belief by drawing on Scripture, reason, personal experience, and the natural world. He explains how these sources inform his understanding of God and the Church, offering readers a framework for discussing their faith.
Scripture & the Mystery of Marriage and Family Life
by Scott Hahn
2007
Scott Hahn and Regis Flaherty gather essays exploring the biblical foundations of Catholic marriage and family life. Contributors connect theology with personal experiences of married life, considering the sacrament’s joys, difficulties and place within the Church.
A Pocket Guide to St. Paul
by Scott Hahn
2008
Scott Hahn introduces the life and message of Paul as thinker, missionary, pastor, and martyr. This compact guide places the apostle's work in context, helping readers approach his writings and understand his enduring significance within Christianity.
Answering the New Atheism
by Scott Hahn
2008
Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker challenge the arguments against religious belief presented in Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion. They examine his reasoning and factual claims while setting out their own defense of the intellectual coherence of Christian faith.
St. Paul at a Glance
by Scott Hahn
2008
This laminated reference chart offers a compact guide to Saint Paul’s life, travels, and letters. It presents his story in an accessible format intended for quick consultation alongside the reader’s study of the Bible and the apostle.
The Bible at a Glance
by Scott Hahn
2008
This compact reference chart introduces the Bible's authors, books, interpretation, and important passages from a Catholic perspective. Scott Hahn organizes essential information for readers seeking a quick orientation to Scripture and practical help locating relevant texts.
Catholic Bible Dictionary
by Scott Hahn
2009
Edited by Scott Hahn, this reference work explains biblical people, places, concepts, and events through more than five thousand entries. It brings Catholic scholarship and interpretation together to help readers navigate Scripture and understand the larger story of salvation.
Covenant and Communion
by Scott Hahn
2009
Scott Hahn introduces the biblical theology of Pope Benedict XVI, emphasizing salvation history, covenant, and communion. He examines Benedict's approach to historical criticism and shows how his reading of Scripture informs theology, liturgy, and Christian discipleship.
Faith and Revelation
by Scott Hahn
2009
Scott Hahn introduces divine revelation and the relationship between faith, reason, and Scripture. Designed for students, this textbook explains how Catholic beliefs develop from God's self disclosure and how the Church preserves and communicates that inheritance.
Signs of Life
by Scott Hahn
2009
Scott Hahn investigates the scriptural and historical foundations of familiar Catholic customs, prayers, and rituals. Covering practices from the sign of the cross to the liturgical calendar, he explains their meaning and suggests ways to bring them into daily life.
Spirit & Life
by Scott Hahn
2009
Nine essays explore central themes in Scripture and the relationship between biblical interpretation, worship, and Christian living. Scott Hahn considers subjects including Jesus' prayer, Matthew's Gospel, liturgical meaning, and the connection between divine teaching and everyday faith.
Hope for Hard Times
by Scott Hahn
2010
Scott Hahn turns to biblical accounts of hardship to explore how faith can sustain people through disappointment and crisis. He reflects on grace, reliance on God, and the possibility of finding strength and hope within difficult circumstances.
Many Are Called
by Scott Hahn
2010
Scott Hahn examines the biblical and historical roots of Catholic priesthood, interpreting its many responsibilities through spiritual fatherhood. He explores priests' roles as teachers, mediators, protectors, and guides, inviting clergy and lay readers to reconsider the vocation's significance.
Understanding the Scriptures
by Scott Hahn
2010
Scott Hahn traces salvation history through the Bible's books, focusing on the covenants linking God and his people. This textbook explains major biblical events and shows how the Old Testament's promises find fulfillment in Jesus and the New Covenant.
For the Sake of Our Salvation
by Scott Hahn
2011
This edited collection examines what it means to call Scripture inspired and true. Catholic scholars address the relationship between divine revelation and biblical interpretation, engaging disputed questions about the authority, humility, and trustworthiness of the written Word.
Lenten Reflections From A Father Who Keeps His Promises
by Scott Hahn
2012
These daily Lenten reflections follow God's covenants through biblical figures from Adam to Jesus. Drawing on Scott Hahn's earlier work, each reading pairs a meditation with Scripture, prayer, and a question to deepen reflection through Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday.
Politicizing the Bible
by Scott Hahn
2012
Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker trace the political and philosophical origins of historical biblical criticism from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. They argue that struggles over church authority and secular power shaped approaches often presented as religiously neutral.
The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire
by Scott Hahn
2012
Scott Hahn interprets First and Second Chronicles through worship, covenant, and Israel's theological history. He explores how the Chronicler's vision of kingship, priesthood, and the Temple illuminates connections between Old Testament narratives and central Christian beliefs.
Consuming the Word
by Scott Hahn
2013
Scott Hahn examines how early Christians understood the relationship between Scripture and the Eucharist before the New Testament became a collection of writings. Revisiting foundational Christian terms, he considers what their original meanings reveal about Catholic worship today.
The Church
by Scott Hahn
2013
Scott Hahn explains Catholic teaching about the Church as the continuing visible sign of Christ's saving work. The textbook examines its origins, teaching authority, defining characteristics, Mary's role, and the call to holiness through structured lessons and exercises.
The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church
by Scott Hahn
2013
This textbook introduces Catholic social teaching through Scripture, moral law, and the Church's mission. It examines human dignity, justice, concern for the poor, and the social implications of the Commandments, connecting Christian belief with responsibilities toward others.
Angels and Saints
by Scott Hahn
2014
Scott Hahn explores the biblical relationship between the earthly Church and the saints and angels of heaven. Combining theological explanation with individual stories, he examines holiness as a lived struggle and considers what their examples mean for everyday Christian life.
Evangelizing Catholics
by Scott Hahn
2014
Scott Hahn presents Catholic evangelization as an extension of friendship and a deeper relationship with Christ. This practical guide explains the New Evangelization, identifies opportunities close to home, and suggests ways to share faith through words and actions.
Joy to the World
by Scott Hahn
2014
Scott Hahn revisits the Nativity through its biblical and historical setting, examining the shepherds, rulers, angels, and other figures surrounding Jesus' birth. He also approaches Christmas as a family story shaped by the relationships of Mary, Joseph, and their child.
The Creed
by Scott Hahn
2016
Scott Hahn traces Christian creeds from the earliest Church through the ecumenical councils, exploring why professions of belief provoked resistance and sacrifice. He considers how these formulations express Christian identity and shape the relationship between earthly life and eternal hope.
The First Society
by Scott Hahn
2018
Scott Hahn argues that society's deepest problems reflect a damaged understanding of marriage and its sacramental character. Treating the family as the foundation of social life, he explores how Catholic teaching on matrimony informs visions of justice and communal flourishing.
The Fourth Cup
by Scott Hahn
2018
Combining personal recollection with biblical interpretation, Scott Hahn investigates connections between Jewish Passover, the Last Supper, and Jesus' crucifixion. His exploration of the ritual's final cup also traces discoveries that helped lead him toward the Catholic faith.
Hope to Die
by Scott Hahn
2020
Scott Hahn examines death, burial, and bodily resurrection through Scripture and Catholic teaching. He argues that belief in the body's future glorification gives particular significance to the way Christians approach mortality and care for the dead.
It Is Right and Just
by Scott Hahn
2020
Scott Hahn and Brandon McGinley challenge the assumption that religion belongs exclusively to private life. They explore its relationship with justice, law, and religious liberty, arguing that a thriving civilization depends on recognising religion's public character.
Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft (1700-1900)
by Scott Hahn
2020
Scott Hahn and Jeffrey Morrow examine biblical scholarship in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, linking its development to political institutions, Enlightenment universities, and government patronage. They question claims of scholarly neutrality and consider how secularization shaped the discipline's assumptions.
The Decline and Fall of Sacred Scripture
by Scott Hahn
2021
Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker trace the development of historical criticism from the Reformation through the Enlightenment and beyond. They argue that political and intellectual upheavals helped recast Scripture as a secular text, weakening trust in its religious authority.
Holy Is His Name
by Scott Hahn
2022
Scott Hahn traces the meaning of holiness across the Old and New Testaments, seeking to clarify a concept Catholics are urged to pursue. He examines creation, worship, and participation in divine life as stages in humanity's relationship with God's holiness.
Seven Clues
by Scott Hahn
2022
A mysterious package brings Peter and Julia an invitation and a scroll containing seven clues. Joined by their older brother James, they follow a treasure hunt that introduces the meaning of the Eucharist and the symbols of Catholic worship.
A Father Who Keeps His Promises
by Scott Hahn
2023
Scott Hahn follows the theme of divine covenant through the Bible, examining God's relationship with humanity as a family bond. He explores how promises, patient reconciliation, and successive covenants illuminate the scriptural account of salvation and belonging.
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
by Scott Hahn
2024
Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch provide introductions, outlines, and extensive explanatory notes alongside the complete Catholic Bible. Historical context, theological commentary, cross-references, charts, and other study aids help readers connect individual passages with broader Catholic interpretation and teaching.
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