24 Top theology books like How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably by Uche Anizor

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How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably

By: Uche Anizor

3.98

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Outreach 2019 Resource of the Year (Theology/Biblical Studies) This handy, accessible introduction…

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1. From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research

By: Michael Kibbe

4.21

Format: 153 pages, Paperback

While courses in Bible and theology typically require research papers, particularly at the graduate… read more

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Cover of How Does Sanctification Work? by David A. Powlison

2. How Does Sanctification Work?

By: David A. Powlison

4.06

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Weaving together personal stories, biblical exposition, and theological reflection, David Powlison … read more

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3. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon

By: Bryan Chapell

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

This complete guide to expository preaching teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and de… read more

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4. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

By: Timothy J. Keller , Kathy Keller

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Renowned pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church and author of The Songs of Jesus, Timoth… read more

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"Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

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5. Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind

By: Mark A. Noll

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind(1994) Mark Noll offered a bleak, even scathing, assessment o… read more

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6. 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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7. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit

By: James K.A. Smith

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… read more

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8. Theology as Discipleship

By: Keith L. Johnson

3.86

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

First Things'Year in Books For many people, the word "theology" evokes something dry, academic, irr… read more

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9. Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling

By: Andy Crouch

3.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

2009 Christianity Today Book Award winner! Named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2008 (rel… read more

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10. 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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11. 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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12. The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters

By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more

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13. 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

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14. The Bruised Reed

By: Richard Sibbes

4.44

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more

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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

15. How to Stay Christian in Seminary

By: John Piper , David Mathis , Jonathan Parnell

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Seminary is exhilarating . . . and dangerous. Seminary can be thrilling, with the potential to insp… read more

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16. 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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17. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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18. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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19. The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

By: Rich Villodas

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

During our chaotic times, discover five forgotten values that can spark internal growth and help us… read more

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"Adam and Eve hid behind a tree, naked and con­quered by shame. But Jesus hung on a tree, naked, and conquered shame. In Jesus, shame doesn’t have the last word."

-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

"Sabbath is not a reward for hard work. Sabbath is a gift that precedes work and enables us to work. (…) As with God’s Grace, rest is never a reward; it’s a gift."

-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

"The reason we are hospitable is to open our hearts to others in the way that God has opened His heart to us. (...) As the theologian Henri Nouwen said, "Hospitality is not to change people, but to of…"

-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

"When I get to the portion that says, "Lead us not into temptation," That (...) doesn't mean that God leads us into temptation; rather, (...) It's us essentially saying, "Lord, (...) I'm vulnerable. D…"

-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

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20. Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.53

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament―especially the Ol… read more

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"The law envisions a different kind of life, characterized by self-discipline and self-giving love. Imagine a community where every member actively worked to love and protect their neighbor!"

-Carmen Joy Imes, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

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21. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

By: John Koenig

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koeni… read more

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"liberosis n. the desire to care less about things—to loosen your grip on your life, to stop glancing behind you every few steps, afraid that someone will snatch it from you before you reach the end z…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"harke n. a painful memory that you look back upon with unexpected fondness, even though you remember having dreaded it at the time; a tough experience that has since been overridden by the pride of h…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"Maybe there is no single self to speak of. Maybe you're a shifting collage of many different personas, each as authentic as the next. A kaleidoscope of ever-moving fragments, reflecting a thousand li…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"But maybe all along, we had the story backward. Maybe we were the ones who cast out the jungle, who striped it naked, and tried to teach it good and evil, breaking it down into pieces that served a p…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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22. A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussing God, His Works, and His Ways

By: Glenn R. Kreider

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Around a table sit men and women with distinct The Interpreter, the Theologian, the Virtuous, the … read more

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Cover of Theology as a Way of Life: On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith by Adam Neder

23. Theology as a Way of Life: On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith

By: Adam Neder

4.47

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

What difference does Jesus Christ make for the way we teach the Christian faith? If he is truly God… read more

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Cover of Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament by Sandra L. Glahn

24. Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

By: Sandra L. Glahn

4.49

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that… read more

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Cover of Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry by R. Robert Creech

25. Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry

By: R. Robert Creech

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Experienced pastor and seminary teacher R. Robert Creech helps pastoral leaders increase their effe… read more

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26. How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably

By: Uche Anizor

3.98

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Outreach 2019 Resource of the Year (Theology/Biblical Studies) This handy, accessible introduction… read more

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Cover of Called into Questions: Cultivating the Love of Learning Within the Life of Faith by Matthew Lee Anderson

27. Called into Questions: Cultivating the Love of Learning Within the Life of Faith

By: Matthew Lee Anderson

4.28

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Do we know what it means to question well? We need not fear questions. By the grace of God, we hav… read more

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Cover of Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character by Dennis R. Edwards

28. Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character

By: Dennis R. Edwards

4.18

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

The modern church is immersed in a competitive, polarized, and status-driven society. It's hard to … read more

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29. Christian Academic Writing: Twelve Practices and Principles for Becoming a Successful Writer

By: Benjamin L Merkle

4.57

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The journey of writing and publishing includes obstacles such as writer's block, fear of rejection,… read more

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30. The Emotions of God: Making Sense of a God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves

By: David T. Lamb

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The God of the Bible is emotional. Many Christians don't want to associate emotions with God. Emoti… read more

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31. The Book of Psalms (New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT))

By: Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford

4.16

Format: 1074 pages, Kindle Edition

This work by Nancy deClaisse-Walford, Rolf Jacobson, and Beth Tanner is the most complete and detai… read more

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