8 must-read christianity books like Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History by Tim Challies

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Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History

By: Tim Challies

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Each generation suffers from self-obsession, and we do well to keep one eye on the past, to conside…

If you liked the christianity plot in Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History by Tim Challies , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

By: Christianna Brand

3.55

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death Ever since she drove her… read more

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"But now the streets were not like the streets she knew. They were so silent: and so empty. On the doorsteps, little groups of milk bottles huddled with their dirty white collars, waiting for the roun…"

-Christianna Brand, Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

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2. Minn of the Mississippi

By: Holling Clancy Holling

3.59

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of … read more

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  • history

3. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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4. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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5. The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together

By: Jared C. Wilson

3.71

Format: 498 pages, Paperback

Too many discipleship books are written for clean, perfect people who know all the right Sunday sch… read more

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6. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more

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  • christian
"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

7. Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus

By: J. Mack Stiles

3.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Evangelism is more than a program. Every few years, churches jump into the latest evangelistic fad.… read more

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8. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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9. Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church

By: Holly Pivec

4.50

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Is there a new reformation happening in the church? It depends on who you ask. The New Apostolic Re… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction
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10. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
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11. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

By: Abigail Shrier

4.06

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

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12. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
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13. Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality

By: Emily Morrow

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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15. Suffering is Never for Nothing

By: Elisabeth Elliot

4.68

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has t… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
"Faith is not a feeling. Faith is willed obedience in action."

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"The love of God is not a sentiment. It is a willed and inexorable love that will command nothing less than the very best for us. The love of God wills our joy. I think of the love of God as being syn…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"It’s He who was the Word before the foundation of the world, suffering as a lamb slain. And He has a lot up His sleeve that you and I haven’t the slightest idea about now. He’s told us enough so that…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"We are not adrift in chaos. To me that is the most fortifying, the most stabilizing, the most peace-giving thing that I know about anything in the universe. Every time that things have seemingly fall…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

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16. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

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"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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17. Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History

By: Tim Challies

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Each generation suffers from self-obsession, and we do well to keep one eye on the past, to conside… read more

Similar categories in Tim Challies's Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History book and Tim Challies's Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History

  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • christianity
  • travel
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
Cover of Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song by Bruce Hindmarsh

18. Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song

By: Bruce Hindmarsh

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched mill… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • christian
  • history
  • spirituality
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19. Born Again This Way

By: Rachel Gilson

4.47

Format: 160 pages, paperback

As a Christian who experiences same-sex attraction, is it possible to live a life that's faithful a… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"...sin loves to grow in secrecy."

-Rachel Gilson, Born Again This Way

"Natural doesn't automatically mean good... every one of us was born sinful."

-Rachel Gilson, Born Again This Way

"Singleness for the Christian testifies to the sufficiency of Christ - to the world and to the church."

-Rachel Gilson, Born Again This Way

"What is the motivation to obey a law that seems nonsensical? It can only be deep trust in the one who asks."

-Rachel Gilson, Born Again This Way

Cover of Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia by Opal Wheeler

20. Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia

By: Opal Wheeler

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

This is the first complete life of Bach ever written for children. Every important incident is ment… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda by Megan Basham

21. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
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6 Top history books like Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History by Tim Challies

Transform Your Habits

Minn of the Mississippi

Holling Clancy Holling

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church

Holly Pivec

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

Andrew Wilson

4.51

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6 Top history books like Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home

Glenn S. Sunshine

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

Andrew Wilson

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture

Aaron Renn

4.23

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