- "An Immoral Act: 88 Minutes That Would Shock America" (1997)
- "Cut Off: A Chinese Odyssey" (2004)
- "Red Scarf: A Novel of the Cultural Revolution" (2014)
- "Beijing Butterfly" (2015)
- "The City of Ink" (2019)
Non-Fiction:
- "The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun" (2002)
- "China's Christian Warriors: Inside the Red-Underground Church" (2002)
- "A River of Blessings: Stories of Faith of the Chinese House Church" (2005)
- "Letters from Tibet: A Call to Save a Culture, Save a Planet" (2009)
- "Swimming with Sharks: Lessons on Entrepreneurship from Life, Business, and My Journey In Between" (2014)
Children's Books:
- "Where Angels Walk: A Book About Courageous Christian Missionaries and the Chinese Church" (2002)
- "My Father's Arms: A True Story of Hope and Restoration for the Abused" (2007)
Academic Books:
- "Confucian Christianity Today: Essays on Culture, Context, and Mission" (2002, edited with David Wu)
- "Globalization and the Missions of the Protestant Churches in China, 1919-1949" (2007)