When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
By: Chuck DeGroat
4.39
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories and heard the rumor…
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1. The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church
By: Jeff VanVonderen , David R. Johnson
3.24
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
In a breakthrough book first published in 1991, the authors address the dynamics in churches that c… read more
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2. Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores
By: None , Diane Langberg
2.64
Format: 110 pages,
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3. The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepset Questions about God
By: Tremper Longman III , Dan B. Allender , Mike Edwards , None
4.25
Format: 131 pages, Paperback
An excerpt from the foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada: -With the book you are holding, you have stumb… read more
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4. A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
By: Scot McKnight
4.34
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What is the way forward for the church?Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to … read more
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5. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
6. Dangerous Jesus: Why the Only Thing More Risky than Getting Jesus Right Is Getting Jesus Wrong
By: Kevin "KB" Burgess
4.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
No one was more dangerous than the Lord Jesus. From the moment He arrived on the scene, Jesus pose… read more
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7. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
By: Collin Hansen
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more
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8. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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9. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away
By: Emily P. Freeman
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more
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10. Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church
By: Katelyn Beaty
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning writer shows how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical mov… read more
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"Celebrity, in the final analysis, is a worldly form of power and evaluation of human worth. It is not a spiritually neutral tool that can be picked up and put down, even for godly projects. The momen…"-Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church
11. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
By: Michael J. Kruger
4.49
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more
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12. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America
By: Russell D. Moore
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more
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13. The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to Find Strength in Small Moments
By: K.J. Ramsey
4.68
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Book of Common Courage is a collection of prayers, poems, and blessings to help you find a flic… read more
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14. She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up
By: Sheila Wray Gregoire
4.49
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
This research-based, biblically informed book helps moms reject harmful teachings from the church a… read more
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15. Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy
By: Aundi Kolber
4.40
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
"In the wise and soulful tradition of teachers like Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown, therapist Aund… read more
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16. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living
By: Alan Noble
4.33
Format: 108 pages, Hardcover
We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more
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17. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more
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18. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
19. Redeeming Heartache: How Past Suffering Reveals Our True Calling
By: Dan B. Allender
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Find freedom and healing from painful memories and relational struggles and learn how your past has… read more
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20. When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
By: Chuck DeGroat
4.39
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
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21. Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
"Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentanc… read more
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"We hope that as Christians we mature and grow and become more and more like Christ. But the church and its wisdom assumes we will fail even after our baptism. The church presumes that life is long an…"-Esau McCaulley, Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal
22. Ghosted: An American Story
By: Nancy French
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more
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23. The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love
By: K.J. Ramsey
4.58
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Walking through Psalm 23 phrase by phrase, therapist and author K.J. Ramsey explores the landscape … read more
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24. Is It Abuse?: A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims
By: Darby A. Strickland
4.67
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
God does not intend for marriage to be a place of oppression. Providing practical tools and exercis… read more
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25. Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose
By: Aimee Byrd
3.94
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
While evangelicalism dukes it out about who can be church leaders, the rest of the 98% of us need t… read more
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26. Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
By: Shane Claiborne
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Parkland. Las Vegas. Dallas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Paris. Charleston. Sutherland Springs. Newtow… read more
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"Violence is often the instrument of those who are impatient, those who lack imagination, those who cannot wait on justice or freedom or redemption."-Shane Claiborne, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
"Idols are things we put our trust in. They are not God, but we treat then like they are. They take on a transcendent, magical character. We hold them with a sacred reverence that should only be given…"-Shane Claiborne, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
27. Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found
By: Mike Cosper
4.34
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
In the years since leaving local church ministry, I've devoted an enormous amount of time and resou… read more
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28. Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
By: Diane Langberg
4.51
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when u… read more
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"We are God’s dissidents every time we respond in offices, in communities, in churches, in schools, and in any areas of abuse. We do this as a part of systems, many of them with good and godly aims. W…"-Diane Langberg, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
29. Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things—and Experience True Flourishing
By: Aundi Kolber
4.50
Format: 261 pages, Paperback
There's a cost to being a certain kind of strong. When it comes to difficult circumstances, we'v… read more
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30. Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
By: David Zahl
4.35
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
"A lighthearted yet high-minded exploration of failure's ability to serve as a gateway to grace. Re… read more
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"While a low anthropologist may agree with the people around them that a given moral end is important, they will be hesitant to justify the adoption of unsavory means to achieve that end. That is, the…"-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
"Low anthropology powerfully reframes the way we approach the good or beautiful things done by otherwise disreputable individuals -- namely, as evidence of grace rather than defilement. As musician Ni…"-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
31. Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power
By: Wade Mullen
4.47
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"Am I the only one who sees this--am I just imagining things? Is something wrong with me . . . or c… read more
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