8 must-read christianity books like Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics by Andrew Davison

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Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics

By: Andrew Davison

4.75

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of 'parti…

If you liked the christianity plot in Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics by Andrew Davison , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

By: Edward Feser

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Scholastic Metaphysics provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essen… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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2. God and Philosophy

By: Étienne Gilson

4.15

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

In this classic work, the eminent Catholic philosopher Étienne Gilson deals with one of the most im… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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3. Lysistrata

By: Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden

3.87

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led … read more

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"Sənət çörək arxasınca qaçarsa, alçalar"

-Aristophanes, Lysistrata

"Lysistrata: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war."

-Aristophanes, Lysistrata

"Queste donne micidiali, non si può vivere nè con loro nè senza di loro."

-Aristophanes, Lysistrata

"Chorus of old men: How true the saying: 'Tis impossible to live with the baggages, impossible to live without 'em."

-Aristophanes, Lysistrata

4. The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius , None

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more

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  • theology

5. A History of Philosophy, Volume 2: Medieval Philosophy, from Augustine to Duns Scotus

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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6. Intellectual Appetite: A Theological Grammar

By: Paul J. Griffiths

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

The appetite for knowledge--wanting to know things--is very strong in humans. Some will sacrifice a… read more

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7. What Are People For?

By: Wendell Berry

4.34

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the twenty-two essays collected here, Wendell Berry, whom "The Christian Science Monitor "called… read more

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8. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • philosophy
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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9. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

By: James E. Dolezal

4.50

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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10. The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring

By: Bobby Jamieson

4.67

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A man who’s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called t… read more

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  • christianity
  • theology
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11. Reading Genesis

By: Marilynne Robinson

4.10

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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12. Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life

By: Zena Hitz

3.65

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life … read more

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  • philosophy
"The idea that real and serous learning is something practiced only by a small elite is stubborn and hard to displace."

-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life

"For those of us without the strength or the insight to choose for ourselves such quiet, withdrawn places, failure is perhaps the best-trod route to inwardness."

-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life

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13. Thomistic Common Sense: The Philosophy of Being and the Development of Doctrine

By: Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Despite living in an "information age," we are confronted by the clash of ideologies and a crisis o… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
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14. Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics

By: Andrew Davison

4.75

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of 'parti… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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15. Christ the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics

By: John R. Betz

4.29

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The Prologue of the Gospel of John identifies Jesus Christ as the eternal Word or Logos of the Fath… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology

16. Approaches to God

By: Jacques Maritain

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

English, French (translation) read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
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17. Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Faith and Reason: Studies in Catholic Theology and Philosophy)

By: Thomas Joseph White

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

This book considers the merits of Thomas Aquinas's arguments for the existence of God. Aquinas port… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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18. The Philosophy Of Being

By: Henri Renard

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Philosophy of Being by Henri Renard is a deeply philosophical and thought-provoking book that e… read more

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19. Christian Platonism: A History

By: Alexander J. B. Hampton

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Platonism has played a central role in Christianity and is essential to a deep understanding of the… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • theology
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20. Theoretical and Practical Theology Volume 1: Prolegomena

By: Petrus Van Mastricht

4.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Petrus van Mastricht’s Theoretical and Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive me… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
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21. Naming God: Addressing the Divine in Philosophy, Theology and Scripture

By: Janet Soskice

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Generations of Christians, Janet Soskice demonstrates, once knew God and Christ by hundreds of rema… read more

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13 Best philosophy books like Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics by Andrew Davison

Transform Your Habits

Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

Edward Feser

4.34

Transform Your Habits

God and Philosophy

Étienne Gilson

4.15

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

Transform Your Habits

All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

James E. Dolezal

4.50

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Conversion: How God Creates a People (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

Michael Lawrence

4.59

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

Kevin DeYoung

4.24

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Mark Dever

3.68

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