21 must-read christian books like Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven by Amy-Jill Levine

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Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

By: Amy-Jill Levine

4.25

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus most profound and most memorable teach…

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1. Matthew for Everyone: Part One, Chapters 1-15

By: N.T. Wright , Tom Wright

4.39

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the Gospel of Matthew and what it might mean for us are combin… read more

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  • new testament
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2. Forgiveness: Finding Peace Through Letting Go

By: Adam Hamilton

4.03

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.… read more

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3. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit

By: James K.A. Smith

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… 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. The Book of the Dun Cow (Chauntecleer the Rooster, #1)

By: Walter Wangerin Jr.

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the ani… read more

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6. God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer

By: Pete Greig

4.58

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Pete Greig, the acclaimed author of Red Moon Rising,has written his most intensely personal and hon… read more

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7. 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

8. Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

By: Adam Hamilton

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

When the ground shakes, and a poor nation's economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing awa… read more

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9. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker with an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and … read more

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10. The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation

By: Richard Rohr , None

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Invitation to a Dance The Trinity is supposed to be the central, foundational doctrine of our entir… read more

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11. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy

By: Alexander Schmemann

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An approach to the world and to life that stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Chur… read more

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12. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

By: Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

 One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more

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"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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Cover of Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive by Jefferson Bethke

18. Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

By: Jefferson Bethke

4.58

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world that’s grown increasingly confused about--and hostile toward--the very notion of masculi… read more

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19. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of What If It's True?: A Storyteller’s Journey with Jesus by Charles Martin

20. What If It's True?: A Storyteller’s Journey with Jesus

By: Charles Martin

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With the same depth, sensitivity, and emotion that has made his novels beloved to millions, Charles… read more

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Cover of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here by Kaitlyn Schiess

21. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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22. The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.29

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited and hungry for… read more

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"Perhaps our kitchens can be outposts of the kingdom of God, as well as our churches."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"It might be the most common perversion of God's people: to expect our religious devotion to excuse our injustice."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"The line between our political beliefs, our moral beliefs, and our theological beliefs is blurry, if not entirely invented."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"Our religious activities are worthless if they aren't causing us to live and act justly.  God does not divide between justice and worship."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

Cover of Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount by Richard Rohr

23. 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

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

24. 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 Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes

25. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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Cover of Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven by Amy-Jill Levine

26. Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

By: Amy-Jill Levine

4.25

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus most profound and most memorable teach… read more

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Cover of Finding Jesus in the Psalms: A Lenten Journey by Barb Roose

27. Finding Jesus in the Psalms: A Lenten Journey

By: Barb Roose

4.02

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

A meaningful encounter with Jesus and the Psalms through the season of Lent with Barb Roose.Barb Ro… read more

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Cover of Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament by Sandra L. Glahn

28. Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

By: Sandra L. Glahn

4.49

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that… 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

29. 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 Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor by Caleb E. Campbell

30. Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor

By: Caleb E. Campbell

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ministering to Christian Nationalists Pastor Caleb Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism h… read more

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Cover of Another Day: Sabbath Poems, 2013-2023 by Wendell Berry

31. Another Day: Sabbath Poems, 2013-2023

By: Wendell Berry

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new collection of poems and the companion volume to the popular bestseller This Day , Wendell Ber… read more

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