Theodicy of Love: Cosmic Conflict and the Problem of Evil
By: John C. Peckham
4.73
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Honorable Mention, WORLD Magazine Accessible Theology Book of the Year If God is all powerful and…
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1. The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
By: Peter Rollins
3.95
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Theological firebrand Peter Rollins asserts that mainstream Christianity reduces God to an idol, ma… read more
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"Our real beliefs are generally not to be found at the level of ego."-Peter Rollins, The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
"What we see taking place in the church today is the reduction of God to an idol."-Peter Rollins, The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
"This book is about a salvation that takes place within our unknowing and dissatisfaction,"-Peter Rollins, The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
"The excessive pleasure we imagine receiving from what we want most of all is fleeting at best."-Peter Rollins, The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
2. Evil and the Justice of God
By: N.T. Wright
4.02
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book With every earthquake and war, understand… read more
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"Don’t misunderstand me. The terrorist actions of Al-Qaeda were and are unmitigatedly evil. But the astonishing naivety which decreed that America as a whole was a pure, innocent victim, so that the w…"-N.T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God
3. The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?
By: David Bentley Hart
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
As news reports of the horrific tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were qu… read more
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4. The Case for Christ
By: Lee Strobel
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobe… read more
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5. The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith
By: Christopher J.H. Wright , John R. W. Stott
4.10
Format: 136 pages, Hardcover
If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don't understand about God. We do … read more
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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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"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. Knowledge and Christian Belief
By: Alvin Plantinga
3.80
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In his widely praised Warranted Christian Belief(Oxford, 2000) Alvin Plantinga discussed in great d… read more
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8. God's Smuggler
By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Brother Andrew
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself underco… read more
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9. A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel
By: Bradley Jersak
3.43
Format: 42 pages,
What is God like? Toxic images abound: God the punishing judge, the deadbeat dad, the genie in a bo… read more
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10. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs
By: Peter Enns
3.91
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more
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11. 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
12. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.60
Format: 645 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author of The Songs of JesusTimothy Keller--whose books have sold million… read more
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13. Power Through Prayer
By: E.M. Bounds
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Paperback
Do you want to pray with power? Are you experiencing the abundant life? You can discover how effect… read more
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14. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
By: C.S. Lewis
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more
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15. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
By: Lee Strobel , Gregory Koukl
4.34
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to … read more
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"The only consistent response for a relativist is, "Pushing morality is wrong for me, but that's just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with you. Please ignore me."-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
"No intentes refutar cada ficción concebida de la nada. Sitúa de nuevo la carga probatoria sobre los hombros de tus interlocutores. Pídeles razones, no la mera afirmación de un punto de vista. No te t…"-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
"There is no neutral ground when it comes to the tolerance question. Everybody has a point of view she thinks is right, and everybody passes judgment at some point or another. The Christian gets pigeo…"-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
"In a very real sense, every person who denies God is living of borrowed capital. He enjoys living as if the world is filled with morality, meaning, order and beauty, yet he denies the God whose exist…"-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
16. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
17. 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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18. Social Justice Fallacies
By: Thomas Sowell
4.45
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this instant New York Times bestseller, renowned economist Thomas Sowell demolishes the myths th… read more
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19. 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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20. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
By: Samuel James
4.44
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more
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21. The Problem of Pain
By: C.S. Lewis
4.13
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: If God is good and all-powerful… read more
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"Man is to be understood only in his relation to God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
22. Lost Man's Lane
By: Scott Carson
4.28
Format: 516 pages, Hardcover
A teenager explores the darkness hidden within his hometown in this spellbinding supernatural thril… read more
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23. Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter
By: Tom Wright
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An in-depth study of Romans from today's foremost interpreter of Paul. Romans is often and for good… read more
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24. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
By: N.T. Wright
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more
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25. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality
By: Glen Scrivener
4.50
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more
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26. Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions
By: Paul David Tripp
4.37
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
Author Paul David Tripp Helps Christians Communicate Biblically in a Culture of Outrage Digital … read more
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27. The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
By: Peter J. Williams
4.17
Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition
How the Story of the Prodigal Son Illuminates Jesus’s Genius When someone thinks of Jesus, “gen… read more
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"Jesus, of course, does not criticize conscientious work, but he does criticize an attitude common among those who work most diligently... Self-righteousness can come easily to the hard worker."-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
"Esau had reason to be angry, but he responded warmly to his brother's return. If even a person like Esau, who had previously planned to murder his brother, could accept his returning brother, how muc…"-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
"Thus, all four Gospels present us with a teacher who, just like about every other teacher in history, said the same things multiple times. Why think up an epigram like "Judge not, that you be not jud…"-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
28. The Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics
By: Jerry Bowyer
4.33
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
A close reading of the Gospels, taking history and archeology into account, demolishes the myth of … read more
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29. A More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus Way
By: Bradley Jersak
4.53
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Scriptures are an essential aspect of the Christian faith. But we have often equated them with … read more
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30. Theodicy of Love: Cosmic Conflict and the Problem of Evil
By: John C. Peckham
4.73
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Honorable Mention, WORLD Magazine Accessible Theology Book of the Year If God is all powerful and… read more
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31. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
By: Dan Kimball
4.20
Format: None pages, Audio CD
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more
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