21 must-read christian books like Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age by Richard Beck

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Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

By: Richard Beck

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

We live in a secular age, a world dominated by science and technology. Increasing numbers of us don…

"Grace is the only thing in the world that is stronger than shame."

-Richard Beck, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

"Grace is the only thing in the world that is stronger than shame."

-Richard Beck, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

If you liked the christian plot in Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age by Richard Beck , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

By: Andrew Murray

4.50

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

“I desire by God's grace to give to you this message—that your God in Heaven answers the prayers wh… read more

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"Christ Jesus said: “I am the Vine, ye are the branches."

-Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

"We ask God to bless our feeble efforts, instead of absolutely refusing to go unless God goes before us."

-Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

"Do we not begin to fear that love has fled from the earth? That if we were to ask the world: “Have you seen us wear the badge of love?"

-Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

"They want to claim, want to take, and want to get, and yet what they crave eludes their grasp. Why? Because they do not wait for God to give it."

-Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

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2. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It

By: Joe Barrett , Peter Enns

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adamrecounts his transformative spir… read more

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3. Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women

By: Rachel Held Evans , Sarah Bessey

3.87

Format: 216 pages, ebook

Written with poetic rhythm, a prophetic voice, and a deeply biblical foundation, this loving yet fe… read more

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4. Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

4.43

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Lifefeatures the wisdom that spiritual leader and counselor… read more

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5. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

By: N.T. Wright

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selli… read more

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6. The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows

By: James Bryan Smith

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Hardcover

"God wants me to try harder." "God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad." "God is … read more

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7. The Pastor: A Memoir

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells th… read more

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8. The Place of the Lion

By: Charles Williams

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Novelist, poet, critic, and dramatist Williams uses fiction to explore how people react when the su… read more

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9. The Pilgrim's Regress

By: C.S. Lewis , Michael Hague

4.40

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion, The Pilgrim's Regressis, in a sense, th… read more

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10. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

By: Eugene H. Peterson

3.50

Format: 424 pages,

This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more

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11. 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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12. Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Jeramie Rinne

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

Emphasizing purposeful ministry over project management, this book outlines a clear and concise job… read more

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13. The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

4.00

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The Wounded Healeris a hope-filled and simple book that speaks directly to those men and women who … read more

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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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15. Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church

By: Katelyn Beaty

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning writer shows how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical mov… read more

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"Celebrity, in the final analysis, is a worldly form of power and evaluation of human worth. It is not a spiritually neutral tool that can be picked up and put down, even for godly projects. The momen…"

-Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church

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16. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross

By: Brian Zahnd

4.53

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more

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17. 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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18. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies

By: N.T. Wright

4.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more

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19. 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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20. How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers―and Why That's Great News

By: Peter Enns

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal P… read more

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21. That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation

By: David Bentley Hart

4.26

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Chri… read more

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"As far as I am concerned, anyone who hopes for the universal reconciliation of all creatures with God must already believe that this would be the best possible ending to the Christian story; and such…"

-David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation

"Really, on the whole, Christians rarely pay particularly close attention to what the Bible actually says, for the simple reason that the texts defy synthesis in a canon of exact doctrines, and yet mo…"

-David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation

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22. The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True Self

By: Ian Morgan Cron

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

“Insightful, humorous, practical, this book will not only help you understand the story you’re tell… read more

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23. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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Cover of Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned by Brian D. McLaren

24. 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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25. Women and the Gender of God

By: Amy Peeler

4.47

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male. God values women. While many… read more

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Cover of Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

26. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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Cover of The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy Crouch

27. The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World

By: Andy Crouch

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and… read more

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"In our deepest hearts we know that being charmed is unreal. All our lives, what we really have been looking for is blessing. We once lay on a mother’s breast, looking for a face. We were not looking …"

-Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World

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28. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

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Cover of Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age by Joshua D. Chatraw

29. Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age

By: Joshua D. Chatraw

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Christianity Today 2021 Book Award Apologetics & Evangelism Telling a Better Story clears a path t… read more

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30. Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

By: Richard Beck

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

We live in a secular age, a world dominated by science and technology. Increasing numbers of us don… read more

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"Grace is the only thing in the world that is stronger than shame."

-Richard Beck, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

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31. Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation

By: Cindy S Lee

4.36

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

Christian spiritual formation resources and teachings have primarily come from Western spiritual tr… read more

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19 Top religion books like Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age by Richard Beck

Transform Your Habits

Absolute Surrender (Pure Gold Classics)

Andrew Murray

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The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It

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3.63

Transform Your Habits

Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women

Rachel Held Evans , Sarah Bessey

3.87

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Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

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4.52

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

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4.63

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4.01

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