12 must-read audiobook books like Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund

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Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.51

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

It has never been more important to articulate the wonder and enchantment of the Christian message.…

"That day I came across several of the so-called new atheist books: Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith. I vividly remember the longing that came over me as I leafed through them. It felt like my feet finding the path again. I knew what my next adventure would be."

-Gavin Ortlund, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

"That day I came across several of the so-called new atheist books: Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith. I vividly remember the longing that came over me as I leafed through them. It felt like my feet finding the path again. I knew what my next adventure would be."

-Gavin Ortlund, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

"That day I came across several of the so-called new atheist books: Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith. I vividly remember the longing that came over me as I leafed through them. It felt like my feet finding the path again. I knew what my next adventure would be."

-Gavin Ortlund, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

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1. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more

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  • christian

2. 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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3. 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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4. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

By: J.I. Packer

4.35

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does a… read more

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"It is the nature of love to be enterprising."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Our are speculations are not the measure of our God."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

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5. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.00

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more

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"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

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6. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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7. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court … read more

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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

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8. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

By: Tom Holland

4.26

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more

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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"

-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

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9. 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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10. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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11. 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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12. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By: Christopher Watkin

4.55

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more

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13. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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14. Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.32

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues t… read more

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"Suffering is not an embarrassment to the Christian faith. It is the thread with which Christ's name is stitched into our lives."

-Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

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15. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality

By: Glen Scrivener

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more

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Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

16. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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17. Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.41

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Carl Trueman Analyzes How Ancient Creeds and Confessions Protect and Promote Biblical Christianity … read more

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18. Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.51

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

It has never been more important to articulate the wonder and enchantment of the Christian message.… read more

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"That day I came across several of the so-called new atheist books: Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith. I vividly remember t…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

Cover of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches) by John Onwuchekwa

19. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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Cover of How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball

20. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

By: Dan Kimball

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more

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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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19 Best christian books like Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund

Transform Your Habits

That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)

C.S. Lewis

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

J.I. Packer

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

C.S. Lewis

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

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18 Best christianity books like On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

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

James K.A. Smith

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

David Gibson

4.74

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