Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books)
By: Benjamin Storey
3.83
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
A compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy We live in an age of u…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Learning to perceive the height of our existence as well as its breadth is what can transform our hectic dabbling into work with steady purpose."-Benjamin Storey, Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books)
"Learning to perceive the height of our existence as well as its breadth is what can transform our hectic dabbling into work with steady purpose."-Benjamin Storey, Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books)
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1. Consequences of Ideas
By: R.C. Sproul
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the wo… read more
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2. Phaedo
By: Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
The Phaedois acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and … read more
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3. The Cross of Christ
By: John R.W. Stott
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The work of a lifetime, from one of the world's most influential thinkers, about the heart of the C… read more
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4. A History of Western Philosophy
By: Bertrand Russell
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophyhas been universa… read more
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5. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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6. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
7. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
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8. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
By: Greg Lukianoff
3.93
Format: 432 pages, ebook
A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more
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"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
9. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
By: Collin Hansen
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more
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10. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court … read more
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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
11. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.26
Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition
Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and … read more
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12. The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
By: Andrew Peterson
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re bo… read more
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13. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
By: Andrew Wilson
4.51
Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition
How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more
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14. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
15. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
By: Abigail Rine Favale
4.59
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more
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16. Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
By: Rebecca McLaughlin
4.32
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues t… read more
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"Suffering is not an embarrassment to the Christian faith. It is the thread with which Christ's name is stitched into our lives."-Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
17. The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
By: Louise Perry
4.28
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Ditching the stuffy hang-ups and benighted sexual traditionalism of the past is an unambiguously po… read more
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- history
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"Prostitution has never been a matter of personal choice or female empowerment. Rather, the role of 'buyer' versus 'seller' has always been determined not only by sex but also by race, nationality and…"-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
"Sex workers can act as sources of sex advice only if we understand sex to be a skillset that must be learned and refined across different partners, with good sex a result not of intimacy but of good …"-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
"We should treat our sexual partners with dignity. We should not regard other people as merely body parts to be enjoyed. We should aspire to love and mutuality in all of our sexual relationships, rega…"-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
18. How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
By: Matt Ridley
4.11
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements… read more
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19. I Never Thought of It That Way
By: Monica Guzmán
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions. Partisanship is up,… read more
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- self help
20. A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ
By: John Andrew Bryant
4.54
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Publishers Weekly starred review “This is a stunning book, so rare and so beautiful. I cannot recom… read more
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21. Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books)
By: Benjamin Storey
3.83
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
A compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy We live in an age of u… read more
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- history
- politics
- christian living
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- leadership
"Learning to perceive the height of our existence as well as its breadth is what can transform our hectic dabbling into work with steady purpose."-Benjamin Storey, Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books)
