Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans (Religion in American Life)
By: Albert J. Raboteau
3.99
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Throughout African-American history, religion has been indelibly intertwined with the fight against…
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1. Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans (Religion in American Life)
By: Albert J. Raboteau
3.99
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Throughout African-American history, religion has been indelibly intertwined with the fight against… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- religion
- nonfiction
- sociology
2. Freshwater
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.02
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self… read more
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"It wasn’t me,"-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"The worst part of embodiment is being unseen."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"Sometimes, you recognize truth because it destroys you for a bit."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"The gods do not care. It is not them, after all, that will pay the cost."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
3. Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically
By: Beth Felker Jones
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
This introductory theology text explains key concepts in Christian doctrine and shows that doctrine… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation
By: Michael J. Gorman
4.48
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
Reading Revelation Responsibly is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
- history
"To pray for the coming of the kingdom, the coming of the Lord, is to commit oneself and one’s community to embody the values and practices of that kingdom-now-in whatever circumstances we find oursel…"-Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation
"According to Revelation, in the church’s worship we should remember and honor the prophets and martyrs, not veterans and fallen warriors; faithful witnesses, not loyal patriots; the One who was slain…"-Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation
"It has often been said that the most common idols in the West are Power, Sex, and Money; with this I am not in any profound disagreement. However, inasmuch as these idols are connected to a larger vi…"-Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation
5. God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China
By: Liao Yiwu , Wenguang Huang
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When journalist Liao Yiwu first stumbled upon a vibrant Christian community in the officially secul… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
- history
"In these remote corners, I have discovered a center point, where East met West, and although there has been a collision of cultures, there is now a new Christian identity that is distinctly Chinese. …"-Liao Yiwu, God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China
6. The Great Divorce
By: C.S. Lewis
4.31
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more
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- religion
"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?"-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"I cannot love a lie," said the Lady. "I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in Love, and out of it I will not go."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
7. Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
By: Bob Goff
4.31
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Now a New York Times Bestseller! As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Simply put: love does."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"...love is never stationary."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
8. Sisters and Saints: Women and American Religion (Religion in American Life)
By: Ann Braude
3.74
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
"Women are the backbone of the church," says an old African-American aphorism. Since the 1660s, wom… read more
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- american history
- religion
- history
9. No Future Without Forgiveness
By: Desmond Tutu
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering internatio… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
- history
10. 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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- religion
- nonfiction
"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
11. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
By: Kate Bowler
3.80
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"I was immediately worn out by the tyranny of prescriptive joy."-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
"I failed to love what was present and decided to love what was possible instead."-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
"They would find something simple and that would be the end of it. I'd just have to schedule my life around a surgery, nothing major."-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
"A lot of Christians like to remind me that heaven is my true home, which makes me want to ask them if they would like to go home first."-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
12. 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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- nonfiction
- race
- history
- religion
"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
13. Sarah Osborn's World: The Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Early America (New Directions in Narrative History)
By: Catherine A. Brekus
4.23
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A colonial woman's riveting personal journal and correspondence opens a window on America's first-g… read more
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- american history
- religion
- history
- nonfiction
14. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.52
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
15. Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
By: Jackie Hill Perry
4.40
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Why is it so hard to trust God sometimes? We say we trust Him with our mouths, but often not with… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"The soil from which all sin grows is unbelief."-Jackie Hill Perry, Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
"Sin at its core is selfish. Holiness at its core is self-giving."-Jackie Hill Perry, Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
"Holiness is what makes real love possible. Without it, love is purely sentimental, easily misplaced, and unconditionally conditional."-Jackie Hill Perry, Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
"Holiness (and goodness) should never be determined by the whims, wishes, and standards of a created thing or even a whole culture. Especially when that culture’s ideas are so easily influenced by dec…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
16. White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America
By: Anthea Butler
4.27
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelic… read more
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- race
- history
- religion
- nonfiction
- sociology
17. Dangerous Jesus: Why the Only Thing More Risky than Getting Jesus Right Is Getting Jesus Wrong
By: Kevin "KB" Burgess
4.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
No one was more dangerous than the Lord Jesus. From the moment He arrived on the scene, Jesus pose… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
18. Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion
By: Jonathan C. Augustine
3.76
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Nationally recognized speaker and church leader Jay Augustine demonstrates that the church is calle… read more
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19. Can I Get a Witness?: Reading Revelation through African American Culture
By: Brian K. Blount
3.82
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
In this accessible and provocative study, Brian Blount reads the book of Revelation through the len… read more
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- religion
- race
20. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
By: Philip S. Gorski
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by t… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- religion
- nonfiction
- sociology
"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
21. A Primer in Christian Ethics
By: Luke Bretherton
4.57
Format: 388 pages, Paperback
How does Christian belief and practice relate to living well amid the difficulties of everyday life… read more
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22. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
By: Jackie Hill Perry
4.36
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
"I used to be a lesbian." In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, … read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Do you know why we have a hard time believing that a gay girl can become a completely different creature? Because, we have a hard time believing in God. ..."-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"From the outside looking in, it could be assumed that Preston's and my relationship was God's proof of turning a "gay girl good." But really, He'd already done that the moment He'd set me free from s…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"Trying to contain the small giggle welling up in her chest from the sincerity of my question, Santoria, full of confidence, responded while looking toward my direction, "Yes, Jackie.The gospel didn't…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"LGBT culture has done an excellent job of renewing or should I say, destroying, the mind of many, mainly by consistently using words as their greatest tool in their efforts to draw people into findin…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
23. The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation
By: Michel Hendricks
4.25
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Could brain science be the key to spiritual formation? Why does true Christian transformation seem … read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
24. The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness (Religion, Race, and Ethnicity)
By: Raphael G. Warnock
4.10
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, o… read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- history
- religion
25. Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair
By: Duke L. Kwon
4.36
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public convers… read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- history
- religion
26. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)
By: Susan Dennard
3.68
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more
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"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)
"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)
"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)
27. They Called Us Enemy
By: George Takei
4.42
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within Americ… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"The wheel of democracy turns slowly."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
"Shame is a cruel thing. It should rest on the perpetrators but they don't carry it the way the victims do."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
"Our Democracy is a Participatory Democracy. Existentially it's dependent on people who cherish the shinning, highest ideals of our Democracy and actively engage in the political process."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
28. An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
By: Clarice Lispector
4.27
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
What to make of a writer who follows the metaphysical heights of her great Passion According to GH … read more
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"Ah "persona", como não te usar e ser!"-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
"Oh God! Having just one life was so little."-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
"Meu mistério é simples: eu não sei como estar viva."-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
"E digo: eu está apaixonada pelo teu eu. Então nós é."-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
29. Wholehearted Faith
By: Rachel Held Evans
4.42
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life con… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Many of us have found a renewed sense of possibility when we've realized how much of God's beauty remains to be explored — and that the life of faith is also a life of holy curiosity."-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
"It is nearly impossible to believe: God shrinking down to the size of a zygote, implanted in the soft lining of a woman’s womb. God growing fingers and toes. God kicking and hiccupping in utero. God …"-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
30. Redeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China
By: Lian Xi
3.67
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. D… read more
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- religion
- history
31. The Overshadowed Preacher: Mary, the Spirit, and the Labor of Proclamation
By: Jerusha Matsen Neal
3.86
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
The Overshadowed Preacher breaks open one of the most important, unexamined affirmations of the p… read more
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