16 Top religion books like Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas by Thomas Jay Oord

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Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas

By: Thomas Jay Oord

4.16

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

Most theologies suck. They’re too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes th…

"God is likely bigger and wilder than any box."

-Thomas Jay Oord, Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas

If you liked the religion plot in Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas by Thomas Jay Oord , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage

By: Rob Bell , Kristen Bell

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

As he revolutionized traditional teaching on hell in the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Love … read more

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"Even the slightest tremors of bitterness can block the flow of love."

-Rob Bell, The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage

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2. What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

By: Rob Bell

4.32

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more

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3. What We Talk about When We Talk about God

By: Rob Bell

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Rob Bell's bestselling book Love Winsstruck a powerful chord with a new generation of Christians wh… read more

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4. The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic... or Awesome?

By: Tripp Fuller

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Recognizing that the battle over Jesus is no longer a public debate between the skeptic and believe… read more

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5. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

6. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News

By: Brian Zahnd

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Does God's Wrath Define Christianity? Or Does God's Love? In his famous sermon -Sinners in the Hand… read more

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7. A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace

By: Brian Zahnd

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

We know Jesus the Savior, but have we met Jesus, Prince of Peace? When did we accept vengeance as a… read more

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8. 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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9. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation

By: Parker J. Palmer

4.18

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teach… read more

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10. 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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11. 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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12. Art and Faith: A Theology of Making

By: Makoto Fujimura

4.29

Format: 167 pages, Hardcover

From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—r… read more

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Cover of The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe by Richard Rohr

13. 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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Cover of Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It by Brian D. McLaren

14. Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It

By: Brian D. McLaren

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A New Kind of Christianity comes a bold proposal: only doubt can save the world … read more

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Cover of Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence by Diana Butler Bass

15. Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence

By: Diana Butler Bass

4.27

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning author of  Grateful  goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on t… read more

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16. 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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Cover of God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love by Max Lucado

17. God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love

By: Max Lucado

4.50

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Ever wonder if you’ve stumbled one too many times for God to use someone like you? Could you benefi… read more

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Cover of When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes by Brian Zahnd

18. When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes

By: Brian Zahnd

4.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Is it possible to hold on to faith in an age of unbelief? Intellectual certainty has long been a co… read more

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"If we intend to purely think our way to God, the more likely result is crippling skepticism. As Kierkegaard pointed out, “When thinking turns toward itself in order to think about itself, there emerg…"

-Brian Zahnd, When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes

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19. After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity

By: David P. Gushee

4.18

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

A building crescendo of developments, culminating in evangelical support for the Trump presidency, … read more

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Cover of Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas by Thomas Jay Oord

20. Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas

By: Thomas Jay Oord

4.16

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

Most theologies suck. They’re too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes th… read more

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"God is likely bigger and wilder than any box."

-Thomas Jay Oord, Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas

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21. The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament: Israel's In-Your-Face, Holy God

By: Rolf A. Jacobson

4.44

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The Old Testament bears witness to an in-your-face, holy God--a God who gets down and dirty with cr… read more

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16 must-read nonfiction books like Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas by Thomas Jay Oord

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3.82

Transform Your Habits

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Rob Bell

4.32

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Rob Bell

4.01

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4.38

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

John Mark Comer

4.63

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Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

Tyler Staton

4.60

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