16 must-read theology books like Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ by Oliver D. Crisp

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Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ

By: Oliver D. Crisp

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In many ways, the death of Jesus Christ on the cross stands at the heart of the Christian faith. Bu…

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Cover of What Is The Trinity? (Crucial Questions, #10) by R.C. Sproul

1. What Is The Trinity? (Crucial Questions, #10)

By: R.C. Sproul

4.24

Format: 74 pages, Kindle Edition

The Trinity is truly a mystery. This doctrine teaches that the God of Christianity is one in His es… read more

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Cover of Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

2. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

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3. Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

By: John Piper

3.85

Format: 220 pages,

Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In thi… read more

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4. Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense

By: N.T. Wright

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Why do we expect justice? Why do we crave spirituality? Why are we attracted to beauty? Why are rel… read more

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5. A Community Called Atonement

By: Scot McKnight

4.72

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ra… read more

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6. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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7. 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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8. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth

By: Gregory K. Beale , None

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Preaching's2014 Best Books for Preachers 2014 Best Missions-Oriented Biblical Study, from Byron Bor… read more

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9. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

10. Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness

By: Richard B. Hays

3.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Reading Backwards Richard B. Hays maps the shocking ways the four Gospel writers interpreted Isr… read more

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11. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy

By: Alexander Schmemann

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An approach to the world and to life that stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Chur… read more

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12. 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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"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

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

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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14. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

By: Jason M. Baxter

4.51

Format: None pages, Audio CD

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more

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

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

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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16. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

By: Beth Allison Barr

4.40

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more

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"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

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17. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more

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Cover of The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan T. Pennington

18. The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary

By: Jonathan T. Pennington

4.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Sermon on the Mount, one of the most influential portions of the Bible, is the most studied and… read more

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Cover of From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God by Benjamin L. Gladd

19. From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God

By: Benjamin L. Gladd

4.25

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be created in God's image? How has this image been affected by the fall? Who a… read more

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Cover of The Mosaic of Atonement: An Integrated Approach to Christ's Work by Joshua  M.  McNall

20. The Mosaic of Atonement: An Integrated Approach to Christ's Work

By: Joshua M. McNall

4.48

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Mosaic of Atonement offers a fresh and integrated approach to historic models of atonement. Whi… read more

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21. Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ

By: Oliver D. Crisp

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In many ways, the death of Jesus Christ on the cross stands at the heart of the Christian faith. Bu… read more

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15 must-read christian books like Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ by Oliver D. Crisp

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4.27

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3.85

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4.52

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Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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