12 must-read theology books like The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences) by Christopher J.H. Wright

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The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences)

By: Christopher J.H. Wright

4.24

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Some people find the Old Testament to be confusing, out of date, and essentially replaced by the Ne…

If you liked the theology plot in The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences) by Christopher J.H. Wright , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

By: Wendell Berry

4.34

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beauti… read more

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"She mourns for the future, as the past has taught her. And yet there is a rejoicing in her, persistent and unbidden as the beating of her heart."

-Wendell Berry, The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

"The modern ignorance is in people's assumption that they can outsmart their own nature. It is in the arrogance that will believe nothing that cannot be proved, and respect nothing it cannot understan…"

-Wendell Berry, The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

"Now when he walked in his fields and pastures and woodlands he was tramping into his mind the shape of the land, his thought becoming indistinguishable from it, so that when he came to die his intell…"

-Wendell Berry, The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

"Sitting there, eyes shut, head tilted back, hands at rest upon his cane's crook, he seems to sink immeasurably, to float down into a well of light as warm and red as blood. He has met the sun at its …"

-Wendell Berry, The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

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2. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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3. The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between

By: Gregory Koukl

3.36

Format: 317 pages,

Biblical Christianity is more than just another private religious view. It's more than just a perso… read more

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4. Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.

By: John Mark Comer

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You've heard people say "Who you are matters more than what you do". Does the Bible really teach th… read more

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5. The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for th… read more

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6. Don't Waste Your Life

By: John Piper

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

John Piper writes, "I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Cons… read more

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7. The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows

By: James Bryan Smith

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Hardcover

"God wants me to try harder." "God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad." "God is … read more

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8. Introducing the Old Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message

By: Tremper Longman III

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

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9. Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this beautiful little book, Bonhoeffer guides the Christian to the Scriptures for lessons in how… read more

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10. Inside Out: Real Change Is Possible If You're Willing to Start from The...

By: Larry Crabb

4.00

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

You don't have to pretend you've got it all together ... when you don't. You don't have to pretend … read more

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11. King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus

By: Timothy J. Keller

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author and nationally renowned minister Timothy Keller unlocks new insigh… read more

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12. Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples

By: Robby Gallaty

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If you are serious about being a disciple of Jesus Christ--really, truly serious--a discipleship gr… read more

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13. A Grief Observed

By: C.S. Lewis

4.22

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more

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"Time itself is one more name for death."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"The death of a beloved is an amputation."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."

-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

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14. 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

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15. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more

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16. 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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17. 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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18. Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

By: John Mark Comer

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial inte… read more

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"Anxious to avoid a repeat of history, Edmund Burke laid out the logic behind the American architecture in a letter from 1791: "Men are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their dispos…"

-John Mark Comer, Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

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19. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now

By: James K.A. Smith

4.29

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more

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20. The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences)

By: Christopher J.H. Wright

4.24

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Some people find the Old Testament to be confusing, out of date, and essentially replaced by the Ne… read more

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21. A Missing Discipleship: What the Monks and Nuns Can Teach Us

By: J.K. Jones Jr.

5.00

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

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12 Best christian books like The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic (Introductions in Seven Sentences) by Christopher J.H. Wright

Transform Your Habits

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

Peter Scazzero

3.65

Transform Your Habits

The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between

Gregory Koukl

3.36

Transform Your Habits

Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.

John Mark Comer

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.94

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Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

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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Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

4.24

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