The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community (The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW))
By: Robin M. Jensen
3.97
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
While the average person rarely sees it, the visual arts play a subtle yet profound role in the tea…
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1. The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days
By: Frederick Buechner
4.33
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This memoir reflects on key moments of the author's early life, from childhood to his entering semi… read more
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"You can survive on your own; you can grow strong on your own; you can prevail on your own; but you cannot become human on your own."-Frederick Buechner, The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days
"It was the upward-reaching and fathomlessly hungering, heart-breaking love for the beauty of the world at its most beautiful, and, beyond that, for that beauty east of the sun and west of the moon wh…"-Frederick Buechner, The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days
2. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more
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3. A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
By: George M. Marsden
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jonathan Edwards is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. Arguably the most br… read more
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4. Modern Social Imaginaries
By: Charles Margrave Taylor , Dilip Parameshwargaonkar
3.72
Format: None pages, Paperback
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internati… read more
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5. Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents
By: Douglas Jacobsen
4.57
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
In this pathbreaking book, award-winning author Douglas Jacobsen describes global Christianity and … read more
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6. Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good
By: Steven Garber
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
Foreword Review's 17th Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist (Religion) 12th Annual Outreach Re… read more
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7. Dogmatics in Outline
By: Karl Barth , None
3.93
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Barth stands before us as the greatest theologian of the twentieth century, yet the massive corpus … read more
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8. 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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9. I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
By: Shauna Niequist
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go … read more
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10. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
By: John Mark Comer
4.53
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
"Who am I becoming?" That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he… read more
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"Hurry is violence on the soul."-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
"In the cruciform kingdom, only the bad things die: image and status and bragging rights, all vanity."-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
"The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine. It’s to create space for the vine to grow and bear fruit."-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
"The Hebrew word Shabbat means ‘to stop.’ But it can also be translated ‘to delight.’ It has this dual idea of stopping and also of joying in God and our lives in his world. The Sabbath is an entire d…"-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
11. Where the Light Fell
By: Philip Yancey
4.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's… read more
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12. Weather Girl
By: Rachel Lynn Solomon
3.62
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job… read more
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13. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
By: Sarah Bessey
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more
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"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
14. On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
By: James K.A. Smith
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of… read more
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"Attainment is a goddess who quickly turns a cold shoulder."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"identity is our name for being found by a story someone else told."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"A friend is not an enabler; love doesn’t always look like agreement."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"When we leave home looking for happiness, we’re in search of the self we never knew."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
15. The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community (The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW))
By: Robin M. Jensen
3.97
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
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