Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission
By: David E. Fitch
4.15
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, mission…
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1. Atonement and Salvation: The Extravagance of God's Love
By: Eric M. Vail
4.50
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
How does God's atonement through Christ work? What does it have to do with salvation from sin and G… read more
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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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- christianity
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3. The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?
By: David Bentley Hart
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
As news reports of the horrific tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were qu… read more
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4. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
By: Tish Harrison Warren
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more
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5. Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being
By: M. Shawn Copeland
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Being human is neither abstract nor hypothetical. It is concrete, visceral, and embodied in the eve… read more
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- christianity
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- theology
6. Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
By: Andy Crouch
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
2009 Christianity Today Book Award winner! Named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2008 (rel… read more
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7. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
By: Ruth Haley Barton , Leighton Ford
3.71
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
"I'm tired of helping others enjoy God.""I just want to enjoy God for myself." With this painful ad… read more
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8. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
By: Walter Brueggemann
3.89
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a pers… read more
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9. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the … read more
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"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. …"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
10. Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
By: Michael Frost
3.19
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Christianity is a surprising religion. It has changed the world in remarkable ways throughout histo… read more
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11. Genesis for Normal People: A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible
By: Peter Enns , Jared Byas
4.60
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Given the fever-pitched controversies about evolution, Adam and Eve, and scientific evidence for th… read more
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12. Jesus and the Disinherited
By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more
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13. 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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- theology
- christianity
- faith
- nonfiction
"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
14. 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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- discipleship
- christian
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15. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away
By: Emily P. Freeman
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more
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- faith
- christian
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- spirituality
16. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple
By: Scot McKnight
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship , challenging Christ-followers… read more
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17. Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
By: Tish Harrison Warren
4.63
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
ECPA Christian Book of the YearChristianity Today Book of the YearForeword INDIES Book of the Year … read more
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"Voor christenen is slaap een belichaamde manier om te belijden dat we erop vertrouwen dat het werk van God niet van ons afhangt."-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
"Bescherm wie blij zijn. In dit gebed erkennen we de kwetsbaarheid van vreugde. We vragen God om mensen die blij zijn te beschermen, om dat deel in ons te beschermen dat moedig genoeg is om te geloven…"-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
"Hoewel de statistieken laten zien dat hier in het Westen met name jonge mensen afdwalen naar ongeloof, deels vanwege het probleem van het kwaad, lijkt onze welvaart veel meer twijfel te veroorzaken d…"-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
"Het profetisch getuigenis van de kerk in een woedecultuur is om mensen te zijn die weten hoe we samen moeten huilen over de pijn en onrechtvaardigheid in de wereld en over de realiteit van onze eigen…"-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
18. 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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- faith
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- nonfiction
19. 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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20. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
21. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
By: Karen Swallow Prior
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. … read more
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"For Hardy and other critics of the evangelical movement, too often the desire for purity encouraged hypocrisy, earnest ideals became mere performance, and the valuation of hard work turned into pursu…"-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
"The novel [ Pamela ] is also a very powerful early expression of the modern self, one who sees her soul as equal in human worth and dignity to anyone, regardless of social class or power--and this, t…"-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
22. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more
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23. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
24. Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
By: Jamie Winship
4.49
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Jamie Winship spent nearly 30 years living and working in conflict zones, and during that time he h… read more
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"Fear shuts down creativity and the reception of new ideas."-Jamie Winship, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
"But the Bible narrative is all about creativity bursting forth from the true self, the true you."-Jamie Winship, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
"We want to be mentally, physically, and spiritually fit. We don't want to be well, we want to be fit."-Jamie Winship, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
"That's how long the idea had been inside her. She couldn't access it apart from God. It was there, waiting to be discovered."-Jamie Winship, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
25. 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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26. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
By: Jim Davis
3.88
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more
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27. When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
By: Ruth Chou Simons
4.38
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This is not a call to get busy; it’s a call to get discerning. In this hustling, image-forward … read more
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"how we seek to fix ourselves reveals what we really believe we need. This plays out even in the books we read and who we listen to for counsel."-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
"Can I restate what we see again and again in scripture: the good life isn't the absence of heartache, it's the presence of God by grace in the midst of it. Our hope is that Jesus doesn't just work th…"-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
"Jesus offered deliverance through dependence on him. The Pharisees taught deliverance through dependence on perfection and performance. Friend, performance over presence, God's presence, always leave…"-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
"Could it be that we are so worn and desperate for ways to better ourselves because we’ve missed the power, inherent in the grace of God, that eradicates self-improvement altogether? Is it possible th…"-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
28. Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission
By: David E. Fitch
4.15
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, mission… read more
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- evangelism
- church
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29. Eschatology (Wesleyan Theology)
By: Eric M Vail
4.75
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Anxiety and fear are the feelings people often have about Christ’s second coming and what will happ… read more
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30. Roland in Moonlight
By: David Bentley Hart
4.48
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
As everyone knows, the bond between homo sapiens sapiens and canis lupus familiaris has travers… read more
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31. The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls
By: Rich Villodas
4.52
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
A compelling call to embrace the countercultural values of Jesus, which lead to a life of love, pea… read more
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