7 must-read christian living books like Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More by Marty Solomon

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Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More

By: Marty Solomon

4.60

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Too often when we come to the Bible, questions make us uncomfortable. But questions are often a goo…

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1. What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

By: Rob Bell

4.32

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more

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  • christianity
  • faith
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2. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more

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"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

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3. Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life

By: Lois Tverberg

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg challenges readers to follow their Rabbi more … read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

By: Susannah Heschel , Abraham Joshua Heschel , Ilya Schor

4.16

Format: 354 pages,

Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabba… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology

5. The Prophetic Imagination

By: Walter Brueggemann

3.88

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

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6. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith

By: Rob Bell

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

We have to test everything.I thank God for anybody anywhere who is pointing people to the mysteries… read more

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7. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

By: N.T. Wright

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selli… read more

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8. The Beast That Crouches at the Door: Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, and Beyond

By: David Fohrman

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What are we to learn from the narratives in the Torah? A walking, talking snake. A tree that bears … read more

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9. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs

By: Peter Enns

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more

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10. The Exodus You Almost Passed Over

By: David Fohrman

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Is there an Exodus story that we almost passed over? Every year we read the story of the Israelites… read more

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11. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultu… read more

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12. 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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13. 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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Cover of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton

14. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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15. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

By: Karen Swallow Prior

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. … read more

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"For Hardy and other critics of the evangelical movement, too often the desire for purity encouraged hypocrisy, earnest ideals became mere performance, and the valuation of hard work turned into pursu…"

-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

"The novel [ Pamela ] is also a very powerful early expression of the modern self, one who sees her soul as equal in human worth and dignity to anyone, regardless of social class or power--and this, t…"

-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

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16. Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More

By: Marty Solomon

4.60

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Too often when we come to the Bible, questions make us uncomfortable. But questions are often a goo… read more

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17. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

By: Sarah Bessey

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more

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"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"

-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

Cover of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here by Kaitlyn Schiess

18. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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19. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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Cover of How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball

20. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

By: Dan Kimball

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more

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Cover of Genesis: A Parsha Companion by David Fohrman

21. Genesis: A Parsha Companion

By: David Fohrman

4.70

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

In this first of five Parsha Companions, Rabbi David Fohrman delves into the biblical text, asking … read more

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17 Best nonfiction books like Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More by Marty Solomon

Transform Your Habits

What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

Rob Bell

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life

Lois Tverberg

3.89

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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

Susannah Heschel , Abraham Joshua Heschel , Ilya Schor

4.16

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Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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Jennie Allen

4.24

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