10 best-selling theology books like Were You There?: Godforsakenness in Slave Religion (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner/Sojourner Truth Series in Black Religion) by David Emmanuel Goatley

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Were You There?: Godforsakenness in Slave Religion (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner/Sojourner Truth Series in Black Religion)

By: David Emmanuel Goatley

4.09

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Explores the experience and sensation of having been abandoned by God as a means of understand-ing …

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Cover of The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views by James K. Beilby, Paul Rhodes Eddy, Gregory A. Boyd, Thomas R. Schreiner, Joel B. Green, Bruce R. Reichenbach

1. The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views

By: James K. Beilby , Paul Rhodes Eddy , Gregory A. Boyd , Thomas R. Schreiner , Joel B. Green , Bruce R. Reichenbach

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the … read more

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2. The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ

By: Fleming Rutledge

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Though the apostle Paul boldly proclaimed "Christ crucified" as the heart of the gospel, Fleming Ru… read more

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3. Triune Atonement: Christ's Healing for Sinners, Victims, and the Whole Creation

By: Andrew Sung Park

2.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is a study of the atonement, the meaning of the death of Jesus Christ. The book surveys histor… read more

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4. 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

5. Beloved

By: Toni Morrison

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a … read more

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6. 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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7. In My Grandmother's House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit

By: Yolanda Pierce

4.57

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

What if the most steadfast faith you'll ever encounter comes from a Black grandmother? The churc… read more

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Cover of The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture by Kutter Callaway

8. The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture

By: Kutter Callaway

3.62

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

To really understand God, you have to understand atheism. Atheism and Christianity are often placed… read more

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9. Theological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and Art

By: Richard Viladesau

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This book explores the role of aesthetic experience in our perception and understanding of the holy… read more

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Cover of Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God by Jeremy S. Begbie

10. Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God

By: Jeremy S. Begbie

4.19

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Many people believe that there is something transcendent about the arts, that they can awaken a pro… read more

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Cover of Mysterium Paschale: The Mystery of Easter by Hans Urs von Balthasar

11. Mysterium Paschale: The Mystery of Easter

By: Hans Urs von Balthasar

4.24

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

This is an account, at once rigorously theological and warmly devotional, of the death and resurrec… read more

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Cover of Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday by Alan E. Lewis

12. Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday

By: Alan E. Lewis

4.11

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

For much of Christian history the church has given no place to Holy Saturday in its liturgy or wors… read more

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13. Were You There?: Godforsakenness in Slave Religion (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner/Sojourner Truth Series in Black Religion)

By: David Emmanuel Goatley

4.09

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Explores the experience and sensation of having been abandoned by God as a means of understand-ing … read more

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6 Best audiobook books like Art and Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto Fujimura

Transform Your Habits

Hannah Coulter

Wendell Berry

4.38

Transform Your Habits

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

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

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

Tyler Staton

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Art and Faith: A Theology of Making

Makoto Fujimura

4.29

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