* _God's Bestseller: The Holy Bible - A History of the Book That Changed the World_ (1997)
* _Conversations with God: Two Centuries of Dialogue_ (2001)
* _The Adventures of a Nobody: A Memoir of Richard Bosley_ (2007)
* _The Birth of a Nation: The First Century of the United States of America_ (2009)
* _The Age of Exploration: The Second Century of the United States of America_ (2011)
* _The Age of Enlightenment: The Third Century of the United States of America_ (2013)
* _The Age of Revolution: The Fourth Century of the United States of America_ (2015)
* _The Age of Democracy: The Fifth Century of the United States of America_ (2017)
* _The Age of Science: The Sixth Century of the United States of America_ (2019)
* _The Age of Technology: The Seventh Century of the United States of America_ (2021)
Articles and Essays
* "The Bible and the American Revolution" (1995)
* "The Bible and the Civil War" (1996)
* "The Bible and the Civil Rights Movement" (1997)
* "The Bible and the Vietnam War" (1998)
* "The Bible and the Persian Gulf War" (2003)
* "The Bible and the Iraq War" (2005)
* "The Bible and the War on Terror" (2007)
* "The Bible and the Great Recession" (2009)
* "The Bible and the Syrian Civil War" (2011)
* "The Bible and the 2016 US Presidential Election" (2017)
Other Works
* Introduction to _The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version_ (1952)
* Foreword to _The Interpreter's Bible_ (1954)
* General editor, _The Layman's Bible Commentary_ (1959-1963)
* Editor, _The Christian Century_ (1964-1985)
* President, National Council of Churches (1989-1992)