| A history of Christian theology: An introduction WC Placher, DR Nelson Presbyterian Publishing Corp, 2013 | 190 | 2013 |
| Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Revised Edition: From the Reformation to the Present WC Placher, DR Nelson Westminster John Knox Press, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| What's wrong with sin: Sin in individual and social perspective from Schleiermacher to Theologies of Liberation DR Nelson A&C Black, 2009 | 43 | 2009 |
| Reformation theology for a post-secular age: Løgstrup, Prenter, Wingren, and the future of Scandinavian Creation Theology CSV Põder, AG Jorgenson, P Søltoft, E Gerle, BH Præstholm, TS Dokka, ... Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
| Sin: A guide for the Perplexed DR Nelson T&T Clark, 2011 | 27 | 2011 |
| Resilient reformer: the life and thought of martin luther TF Lull, DR Nelson Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2015 | 19 | 2015 |
| Prayer DR Nelson Volume 15, Tome V: Kierkegaard's Concepts, 125-130, 2016 | 11 | 2016 |
| Theologies of pastoral leadership LD Manning, DR Nelson Dialog 59 (2), 78-81, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther RJ Saarinen, D Nelson, P Hinlicky, J Zachhuber, A Vind, M Mattox, ... Oxford University Press, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Pastoral leadership as creativity and resilience D R. Nelson Dialog 59 (3), 212-217, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Inquiry, conversation and theistic belief: William James and Richard Rorty get religion DR Nelson The Heythrop Journal 50 (3), 495-507, 2009 | 8 | 2009 |
| The Indicative of Grace & The Imperative of Freedom: An Invitation to the Theology of Eberhard Jüngel D Nelson Dialog 44 (2), 164-180, 2005 | 8 | 2005 |
| Schleiermacher and Ritschl on individual and social sin DR Nelson Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 16 (2), 131-154, 2009 | 7 | 2009 |
| What's Wrong with Sin DR Nelson T&T Clark, 2009 | 7 | 2009 |
| The speaking that silence is: Prayer as openness to God DR Nelson Dialog 52 (4), 332-339, 2013 | 6 | 2013 |
| The Vulnerable and Transcendent God: The Postliberal Theology of William Placher D Nelson Dialog 44 (3), 273-284, 2005 | 6 | 2005 |
| Charles Finney and John Nevin on selfhood and sin: Reformed anthropologies in nineteenth-century American religion DR Nelson Calvin theological journal 45 (2), 280-303, 2010 | 5 | 2010 |
| With liberty and some justice for a few: Thinking theologically about criminal justice DR Nelson Dialog 52 (2), 93-98, 2013 | 4 | 2013 |
| By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther's Small Catechism RG Erwin, MJ Haemig, KS Jones, MJ Lohrmann, DR Nelson, KI Stjerna, ... Augsburg Fortress, 2017 | 3 | 2017 |
| Theologians in their own words JM Moritz, DR Nelson Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2013 | 3 | 2013 |
