18 Top nonfiction books like Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending by John Pavlovitz

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Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending

By: John Pavlovitz

4.35

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

John Pavlovitz has inspired millions to keep boldly loving both neighbors and strangers throughout …

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1. Grief Is for People

By: Sloane Crosley

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more

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"Grief is for people, not things."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

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2. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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3. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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4. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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5. 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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6. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

By: Michael Greger

4.29

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more

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Cover of Devout: A Memoir of Doubt by Anna Gazmarian

7. Devout: A Memoir of Doubt

By: Anna Gazmarian

3.63

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening memoir that reconciles the author’s bipolar disorder diagnosis and her Evangelical f… read more

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8. One Big Happy Family

By: Jamie Day

3.60

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The newest, riveting summer suspense by the author of The Block Party, Jamie Day. The Precipice … read more

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9. All We Were Promised

By: Ashton Lattimore

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an e… read more

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10. 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)

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11. 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

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12. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans

By: Jane Marie

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more

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13. 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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14. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

By: Brian D. McLaren

4.17

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

A highly readable, deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in… read more

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15. Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending

By: John Pavlovitz

4.35

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

John Pavlovitz has inspired millions to keep boldly loving both neighbors and strangers throughout … read more

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16. How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice

By: Jemar Tisby

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

How do we effectively confront racial injustice? We need to move beyond talking about racism and st… read more

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17. The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

By: Jim Wallis

4.20

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

A major new work by the New York Times bestselling author, arguing that the answer to bad religion … read more

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18. Look in the Mirror

By: Catherine Steadman

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

🎧Listening Length 8 hours, 13 minutes Nina, still grieving from the loss of her father, discove… read more

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"She reassures herself: sometimes the only way out is through. She knows this fact as implicitly as she knows how to stand and walk and run as fast as she possibly can. She learned it young. Sometimes…"

-Catherine Steadman, Look in the Mirror

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19. The Forgotten Names

By: Mario Escobar

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of one ordinary woman who risked everything to reunite Jewish children with… read more

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20. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

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"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

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21. Love You, Mean It

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A playful romantic comedy featuring dueling delis, fake dating, a shockingly awesome ex, and just t… read more

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22. The Faculty Lounge

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By the acclaimed author of Moxie, a funny, bighearted adult debut that is at once an ode to educato… read more

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23. The Perfect Sister

By: Stephanie DeCarolis

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

One woman's search for her missing sister on the sandy white beaches of the Hamptons uncovers a wea… read more

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24. Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

By: Jon Favreau

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From your friends at Pod Save America  and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to sa… read more

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25. 1666

By: Lora Chilton

4.25

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

A Fictional Recounting of the Survival Story of Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia  The story has been… read more

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26. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between

By: Gretchen Whitmer

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more

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27. Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism

By: Brian T. Kaylor

4.46

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

In the face of a rising threat to both church and democracy, Baptizing America provides an urgent e… read more

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28. Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda

By: Randy Rainbow

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new essay collection by adored comedian and NYT bestseller Randy Rainbow Randy Rainbow has a few … read more

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29. My Guncle and Me

By: Jonathan Merritt

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This celebration of individuality and inclusivity reminds young readers that what makes them differ… read more

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30. Elizabeth of East Hampton (For the Love of Austen, #2)

By: Audrey Bellezza

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This fresh and whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice transports … read more

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31. Creating a Culture of Repair: Taking Action on the Road to Reparations

By: Robert Turner

4.28

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Many people are aware of the injustices Black Americans have suffered over the centuries but feel p… read more

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11 must-read religion books like Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending by John Pavlovitz

Transform Your Habits

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

Sarah McCammon

4.21

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Devout: A Memoir of Doubt

Anna Gazmarian

3.63

Transform Your Habits

Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)

Peter Enns

4.36

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A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

Scot McKnight

4.34

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Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

Esau McCaulley

4.43

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White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

Anthea Butler

4.27

Transform Your Habits

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

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

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