A Concise History of Christian Doctrine
By: Justo L. González
4.16
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
An introduction to the core Christian doctrines, the historical context in which they arose, and th…
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1. King Lear
By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe
3.91
Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain… read more
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"Fortune love you."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"She is herself a dowry."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"All dark and comfortless."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"Nothing can come of nothing."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
2. Till We Have Faces
By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more
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3. 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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4. Orthodoxy
By: G.K. Chesterton
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more
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5. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
By: Carlo Rovelli , Simon Carnell , Erica Segre
4.42
Format: 718 pages, Hardcover
Everything you need to know about the beauty of modern physics in less than 100 pages. In seven bri… read more
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6. 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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7. Autumn
By: Ali Smith
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A breathtakingly inventive new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted and Baileys Prize-winning auth… read more
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8. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
9. 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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10. The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision
By: Kevin J. Vanhoozer , Owen Strachan
3.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Many pastors today see themselves primarily as counselors, leaders, and motivators. Yet this often … read more
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11. Traces of the Trinity: Signs of God in Creation and Human Experience
By: Peter J. Leithart
4.57
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
As the Triune God created the world, so creation bears the signs of its Creator. This evocative boo… read more
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12. Mere Christianity
By: C.S. Lewis
4.36
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more
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"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
13. The Merchant of Venice
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , None
3.78
Format: 247 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the … read more
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"He will fence with his own shadow."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"You speak an infinite deal of nothing."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"The fiend gives the more friendly counsel."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"i buy a thousand pound a year! i buy a rope!"-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
14. The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
4.27
Format: 127 pages,
In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero--a magician on an… read more
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15. 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
16. Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
By: C.S. Lewis
4.31
Format: 66 pages, Paperback
"We want to know not how we should pray if we were perfect but how we should pray being as we now a… read more
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17. For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship
By: Daniel I. Block
4.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Current discussions about worship are often driven by pragmatics and personal preferences rather th… read more
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18. Apologetics to the Glory of God: An Introduction
By: John M. Frame
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
John Frame distinguishes three main kinds of apologetic: 1. Proof- presenting a rational basis for … read more
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19. 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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20. Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview
By: Craig G. Bartholomew , Michael W. Goheen
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
How can Christians live faithfully at the crossroads of the story of Scripture and postmodern cultu… read more
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21. The Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel The Main Thing
By: C.J. Mahaney , None
4.00
Format: 120 pages,
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22. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
By: Johann Hari
4.24
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing t… read more
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"We live in a culture that is constantly amping us up with stress and stimulation."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"We are now exposed to ten times the amount of artificial light that people were exposed to just fifty years ago."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"If you see the world through fragments, your empathy often doesn’t kick in, in the way that it does when you engage with something in a sustained, focused way."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"In situations of low stress and safety, mind-wandering will be a gift, a pleasure, a creative force. In situations of high stress or danger, mind-wandering will be a torment."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
23. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
By: Gavin Ortlund
4.34
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more
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24. The Wonderful Works of God
By: Herman Bavinck
4.70
Format: 695 pages, Hardcover
110 years after its original publication, The Wonderful Works of God remains one of the finest sing… read more
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"The Gospel is sheer good tidings, not demand but promise, not duty but gift. But in order that as promise and gift it may be realized in us, it takes on the character of moral admonishment in accorda…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
"All men are really seeking after God... but they do not all seek Him in the right way, nor at the right place. They seek Him down below, and He is up above. They seek Him on the earth, and He is in h…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
"The conclusion, therefore, is that of Augustine, who said that the heart of man was created for God and that it cannot find rest until it rests in his Father’s heart. Hence all men are really seeking…"-Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God
25. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
By: Mary Oliver
4.58
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this defi… read more
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"All I know is that "thank you" should appear somewhere. So just in case I can't find the perfect place- "Thank you, thank you."-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your nones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it …"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"I know someone who kisses the way a flower opens, but more rapidly. Flowers are sweet. They have short, beatific lives. They offer much pleasure. There is nothing in this world that can be said again…"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"A blue preacher flew toward the swamp, in slow motion. On the leafy banks, an old Chinese poet, hunched in the white gown of his wings, was waiting. The water was the kind of dark silk that has silve…"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
26. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
By: Jordan B. Peterson
4.17
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
The sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the periolus path of modern life. I… read more
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27. On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
By: James K.A. Smith
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of… read more
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"Attainment is a goddess who quickly turns a cold shoulder."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"identity is our name for being found by a story someone else told."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"A friend is not an enabler; love doesn’t always look like agreement."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"When we leave home looking for happiness, we’re in search of the self we never knew."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
28. A Concise History of Christian Doctrine
By: Justo L. González
4.16
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
An introduction to the core Christian doctrines, the historical context in which they arose, and th… read more
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29. Sansão e o amor invencível: a vitória de Deus por meio de heróis quebrados (Portuguese Edition)
By: Emilio Garofalo Neto
4.69
Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition
O AMOR INVENCÍVEL DE DEUS POR SEU POVO Em Sansão e o amor invencível, Emilio Garofalo Neto narra… read more
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30. O estigma da cor : Como o racismo fere os dois grandes mandamentos (Portuguese Edition)
By: Jacira Pontinta Vaz Monteiro
4.49
Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition
Nesta obra preparada com esmero, Jacira Monteiro apresenta um conjunto de reflexões sobre como o ra… read more
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31. The Lordship of Christ: Serving Our Savior All of the Time, in All of Life, with All of Our Heart
By: Vern Sheridan Poythress
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Jesus Christ was not merely a human being. He was not merely a famous religious teacher. Jesus Chri… read more
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