Best Christian Books for Wives & Mothers

Encouragement and wisdom for wives and mothers in every season, from new motherhood to an empty nest.

“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”Proverbs 31:26

Some of the most widely read Christian books for wives & mothers are The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, Mémoires by Giacomo Casanova, Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller. GospelShelf lists 6319 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.

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Mémoires

Giacomo Casanova

Evangelical

Widely published (104 editions); Non-denominational publisher (J. Schemit)

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Maria Stuart

Friedrich Schiller

Evangelical

Widely published (103 editions); Non-denominational publisher (G.Bell & Sons)

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Legenda Aurea

Jacobus de Voragine, William Caxton

Evangelical

Widely published (96 editions); Non-denominational publisher (for the Holbein Society)

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FerVent

Priscilla Shirer

Baptist

Widely published (3 editions); carried by B&H Publishing (Lifeway)

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AWAKEN

Priscilla Shirer

Baptist

Widely published (2 editions); carried by B&H Publishing (Lifeway)

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Mothering

Grace H. Ketterman

Wesleyan-Holiness

Widely published (3 editions); carried by Beacon Hill / The Foundry

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Saint Joan of Arc

Vita Sackville-West

Evangelical

Widely published (32 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.)

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Elene

Cynewulf, Lucius Hudson Holt

Evangelical

Widely published (27 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Norwood Editions)

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Book of Margery Kempe

Margery Kempe

Evangelical

Widely published (24 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Pub. for the Early English text society by H. Milford, Oxford University Press)

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Historia Trium Regum

Joannes Of Hildesheim

Evangelical

Widely published (17 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Pub. for the Early English Text Society by N. Trübner & Co.)

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Footprints

Margaret Fishback Powers

Evangelical

Rated 4.0/5 by 1 Open Library reader; widely published (21 editions)

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Judith

Arnold Bennett

Evangelical

Widely published (14 editions); Non-denominational publisher (IndyPublish.com)

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Judith

Jean Giraudoux

Evangelical

Widely published (11 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Bernard Grasset)

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Mosaic

Amy Grant

Evangelical

Widely published (10 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Waterbrook Press)

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We

Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Nadel

Evangelical

Widely published (9 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Atria Books)

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L'Abri

Edith Schaeffer

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (9 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway Books)

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Motherpeace

Vicki Noble

Evangelical

Widely published (9 editions); Non-denominational publisher (U.S. Games Systems)

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Bad Blood

Lorna Sage

Evangelical

Widely published (8 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Zondervan)

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Legendys of Hooly Wummen

Osbern Bokenham

Evangelical

Widely published (8 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Published for the Early English Text Society by H. Milford, Oxford University Press)

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Are Women Human?

Dorothy L. Sayers

All Christians

Widely published (5 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.)

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Mended

Angie Smith

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (4 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Flourish

Lydia Brownback

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (3 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway)

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Visionary Women

Rosemary Radford Ruether

ELCALutheran

Widely published (2 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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My Heart

Julie Manning, Jennie Allen

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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She Reads Truth

Raechel Myers, Amanda Bible Williams

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Chasing God

Angie Smith

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Set Free

Stephen Owens

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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PMS

Amy Baker, Daniel Wickert

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (New Growth Press)

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Finding Eve

Rita Springer

Pentecostal

Widely published (2 editions); Pentecostal publisher (Passio, Charisma Media/Charisma House Book Group)

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Girl Talk

Sheri Rose Shepherd

Pentecostal

Widely published (2 editions); Pentecostal publisher (Charisma House)

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By Design

Susan Hunt

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway Books)

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Worms in My Tea

Becky Freeman Johnson, Ruthie Arnold

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Soul Spa

Sharla Fritz

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Concordia Publishing House)

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Her Story

Barbara J. Machaffe, Barbara J. MacHaffie

ELCALutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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Coretta

Octavia Vivian

ELCALutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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Trust

Lydia Brownback

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway)

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Where's Mom?

Dorothy Kelley Patterson

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway Books)

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In Her Steps

Denise Marie Siino

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Sexual Abuse

Robert W. Kellemen

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (P & R Publishing)

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War Child

Maurine Murchison

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Snuggles

Myra T. Johnson

Orthodox

Widely published (1 editions); Orthodox publisher (Conciliar Press)

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Ingenuity

Lisa L. Thompson

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press)

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Deeper Joy

Fredrica Harris Thompsett, Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook

Anglican

Widely published (1 editions); Anglican publisher (Church Publishing)

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Faith Shared

Patricia R. Mitchell

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Concordia Pub. House)

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Simplicity

Kim Thomas

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Miss Bertha

Lewis A. Drummond

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman)

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A Woman God Can Lead

Alice Mathews

All Christians

Widely published (1 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Distributed to the trade exclusively by Barbour Publishing, Inc.)

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Blessed Are the Poor?

Pamela D. Couture

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press in cooperation with the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy, Washington, D.C.)

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Junia

Eldon Jay Epp

ELCALutheran

Widely published (3 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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Daughters of Eve

Virginia Stem Owens

All Christians

Widely published (3 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Navpress Publishing Group)

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Reshaping It All

Candace Cameron-Bure, Darlene Schacht

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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In Search of a Round Table

Rachel Angogo Kanyoro

EvangelicalLutheran

Widely published (2 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Published for the Lutheran World Federation by WCC Publications)

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New Wine

Pamela W. Darling

Anglican

Widely published (2 editions); Anglican publisher (Cowley Publications)

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Unshakeable

Jan Coleman

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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A Mother's Love

Caesar Kalinowski, Ron DiCianni

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman)

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Our Dear Child

Denise George, Timothy George

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Precious to God

May Nicholson

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications Ltd.)

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She

Karoline Lewis

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press)

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Woman Alone

Sarah Frances Anders

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman Press)

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Renewed

Lucille Zimmerman

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press)

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Gaudy Night

Dorothy L. Sayers

All Christians

Widely published (72 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Presses universitaires du Septentrion)

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Crossroads

Barbara Cameron

Methodist

Widely published (2 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press, a novel approach to faith)

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Dr. Oma

Ethel Herr

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (P & R Publishing)

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Unseen Riches

Gilbert Morris, J. Landon Ferguson

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway Books)

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Bathsheba

Roberta Kells Dorr

Pentecostal

Widely published (1 editions); Pentecostal publisher (Chosen Books)

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Questions People Ask

What Christian Book Helps with Wives & Mothers?

Some of the most widely read Christian books for wives & mothers are The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, Mémoires by Giacomo Casanova, Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller. GospelShelf lists 6319 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.

Are There Wives & Mothers Books for My Church Tradition?

Yes. Titles here come from these traditions: Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Non-denominational, Orthodox. Use the tradition filter or the lists below. Tags are assigned by publisher.

What Does the Bible Say About This?

Proverbs 31:26: "She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." (KJV). Encouragement and wisdom for wives and mothers in every season, from new motherhood to an empty nest.

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