Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren…
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1. The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
By: Richard Rohr
4.26
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods f… read more
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"When you are concerned with either attacking or defending, manipulating or resisting...you cannot be contemplative. When you are preoccupied with enemies, you are always dualistic."-Richard Rohr, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
2. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
By: Joe Barrett , Peter Enns
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adamrecounts his transformative spir… read more
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3. Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
By: Richard Rohr
4.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the c… read more
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4. 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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5. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
By: Brian Zahnd
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Does God's Wrath Define Christianity? Or Does God's Love? In his famous sermon -Sinners in the Hand… read more
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6. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
By: Richard Rohr
4.23
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more
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"The ego hates losing – even to God."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
7. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross
By: Brian Zahnd
4.53
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more
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8. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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9. The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe
By: Richard Rohr
4.45
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - With a new afterword - From one of the world's most influential spiritu… read more
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10. Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
By: Barbara Brown Taylor
4.40
Format: 256 pages, ebook
The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to… read more
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"Our shadows are often behind us, where others can see them better than we can."-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
"I had lived so long in the mainstream that I never even though about how I sounded from the margins"-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
"The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion."-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
"...religion is more than a source of conflict or a calculated way to stay out of hell. Religions are treasure chests of stories, songs, rituals, and ways of life that have been handed down for millen…"-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
11. How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers―and Why That's Great News
By: Peter Enns
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal P… read more
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12. Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
By: Peter Enns
4.36
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
“Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or i… read more
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"Does the God of Abraham look lovingly upon ancient cave drawings and temples dedicated to the only gods ancient humans could have known?"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Like a frail plant that needs careful tending and constant protection from sun and wind, perhaps the real problem wasn’t me but the fragile, unsustainable version of Christianity I had been told was …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Placeholder theology is the very nature of theology. By it we acknowledge the human need to say something about ultimate meaning concerning the Creator and the creation while also understanding that …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"A God who does not connect to the world around us is a God who cannot speak to us. Believing in a God who demands that we continue to adopt only biblically ancient ways of thinking of God, which are …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
13. Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus
By: Jared Byas
4.47
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
For years, Christians have argued, debated, and fought one another while "speaking the truth in lov… read more
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14. 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
15. After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
By: Erin Vearncombe
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this p… read more
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16. Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence
By: Diana Butler Bass
4.27
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author of Grateful goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on t… read more
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17. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren… read more
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18. Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount
By: Richard Rohr
4.61
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God, he was talking about an utterly different way of relati… read more
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"We know everything today and believe almost nothing. It is not reason that drives our lives, but passion or the search for it. It is not words and concepts, but living images that grab our souls. It …"-Richard Rohr, Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount
19. Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes
By: Josh Scott
4.18
Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition
Read the Bible for the first time – again. In Bible Stories for Reading Scripture with New Eyes pa… read more
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20. Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life
By: Amanda Held Opelt
4.27
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Discover what it means to be blessed and challenge the false beliefs many in the church hold about … read more
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"Logic doesn't always hold up against the complexity of real life. Our equations fail us. Our formulas break down and reasons escape us. We carry blessing, and we carry curse. Life is paradox. It cann…"-Amanda Held Opelt, Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life
21. Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.16
Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition
Most theologies suck. They’re too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes th… read more
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"God is likely bigger and wilder than any box."-Thomas Jay Oord, Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas
