8 must-read christian books like Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority by Kevin Garcia

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Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority

By: Kevin Garcia

4.22

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

Bad theology nearly took Kevin's life. They believed that God could never love them because they we…

If you liked the christian plot in Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority by Kevin Garcia , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Juliet Takes a Breath

By: Gabby Rivera

4.17

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to h… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
"Read because you’re tired of secrets."

-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath

"But it was August and what does love mean at the end of a summer?"

-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath

"I understood 'microaggressions' to mean 'little bullshit acts of racism."

-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath

"How was I supposed to survive here? These Portlanders were an entirely different breed of white people."

-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath

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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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  • christianity
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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"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

3. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World

By: Peter Scazzero

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doi… read more

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4. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

Initially written for a Jewish friend, Life of the Beloved has become Henri Nouwen's greatest legac… read more

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5. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"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

6. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

By: Rachel Held Evans

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a quest to find out what it really me… read more

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7. Jesus and the Disinherited

By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman

4.57

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more

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8. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

By: Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

 One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

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9. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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10. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

By: Tricia Hersey

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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11. Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

By: Sesali Bowen

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-bre… read more

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

12. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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13. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

By: Cole Arthur Riley

4.63

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

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14. How We Fight For Our Lives

By: Saeed Jones

4.28

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Some songs take women places men cannot follow."

-Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

"Everyone has a lie we’re quietly waiting to believe."

-Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

"I will say for myself: America, I did the best I could with what I was given."

-Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

"The only thing worse than being a disaster is being a disaster with a witness."

-Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

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15. The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine

By: Jen Gunter

4.35

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. … read more

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  • nonfiction
"There is a strong mind-body connection so depression and anxiety are important cofactors for pain. They don't cause it but they are accelerants. Think of whatever causes your pain as the match that s…"

-Jen Gunter, The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine

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16. God Is a Black Woman

By: Christena Cleveland

4.32

Format: 256 pages, ebook

In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice

17. Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

By: Kaitlin B. Curtice

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In an era in which "resistance" has become tokenized, popular Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice rec… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch

18. You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity

By: Jamie Lee Finch

4.06

Format: 82 pages, ebook

Rooted in her experiences growing up in an Evangelical Christian family, Jamie Lee Finch’s “You Are… read more

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  • christianity
  • faith
  • mental health
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough by Candice Marie Benbow

19. Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough

By: Candice Marie Benbow

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A moving essay collection promoting freedom, self-love, and divine wholeness for Black women and op… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Many women I met during my time in the academy were very good to me. But in the wake of everything I lost, I wanted to reclaim parts of me with some semblance of wholeness before everything was burne…"

-Candice Marie Benbow, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough

Cover of Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self by Thema Bryant-Davis

20. Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

By: Thema Bryant-Davis

4.40

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A road map for dismantling the fear and shame that keep you from living a free and authentic life. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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21. Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority

By: Kevin Garcia

4.22

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

Bad theology nearly took Kevin's life. They believed that God could never love them because they we… read more

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11 Best religion books like Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority by Kevin Garcia

Transform Your Habits

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Cross and the Lynching Tree

James H. Cone

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

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17 Top audiobook books like Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice

Transform Your Habits

Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems

Melania Luisa Marte

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

Tricia Hersey

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Wisdom of Your Body

Hillary L. McBride

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

Katherine May

3.62

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