Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Slumber of Christianity | 2005 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
| 2 | Tea with Hezbollah | 2010 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
| 3 | Waking Up: How I Found My Faith By Losing It | 2015 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
| 4 | The Forgotten Way Meditations | 2015 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
| 5 | The Way of Love, Book 1 | 2018 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
| 6 | The Way of Love, Book 2 | 2018 | Ted Dekker | Buy |
Ted Dekker’s non-fiction output is smaller than his fiction catalog but offers a direct window into the beliefs that shape his novels. The Slumber of Christianity (2005) was his first non-fiction release, arguing that many Christians have settled for a comfortable faith rather than the radical joy described in the Bible. It reads like a manifesto from a writer who would spend the next two decades exploring these ideas through fiction.
Tea with Hezbollah (2010), co-written with Carl Medearis, documents their travels through the Middle East as they meet with leaders from all sides of the region’s conflicts and ask them about the teachings of Jesus. Waking Up (2015) is more personal, recounting Dekker’s own spiritual crisis and the process of rebuilding his faith from the ground up.
The Forgotten Way Meditations and the two-part Way of Love series represent Dekker’s most focused spiritual writing, laying out a meditative approach to Christian identity. Readers who enjoy the theological themes in his fiction will find these non-fiction works helpful for understanding the ideas behind the stories.