5 Best nonfiction books like The Oxford History of Christian Worship by Geoffrey Wainwright

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The Oxford History of Christian Worship

By: Geoffrey Wainwright

4.01

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Oxford History of Christian Worship by Geoffrey Wainwright , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Pub Theology

By: Bryan Berghoef

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

From London to New York to Ann Arbor, people are gathering in pubs and bars to communicate, connect… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Berghoef's Pub Theology book and Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship

  • christian
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

2. Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey

By: Mark Allan Powell

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

This beautifully written and engaging survey offers an up-to-date New Testament introduction for un… read more

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3. 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

Similar categories in James H. Cone's The Cross and the Lynching Tree book and Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship

  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • 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

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4. Let Us Descend

By: Jesmyn Ward

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congres… read more

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"You must leap. You must do as your people did. You must sink in order to rise."

-Jesmyn Ward, Let Us Descend

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5. 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

Similar categories in Kristin Kobes Du Mez's Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation book and Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship

  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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6. The Wind Knows My Name

By: Isabel Allende

4.03

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Se… read more

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"Hay que estar tranquilas. No estamos perdidas. El viento conoce mi nombre y también el tuyo… No hay que tener miedo."

-Isabel Allende, The Wind Knows My Name

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7. Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne

By: Wilda C. Gafney

4.64

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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8. The Oxford History of Christian Worship

By: Geoffrey Wainwright

4.01

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins… read more

Similar categories in Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship book and Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship

  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • church
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • reference
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9. The Art of Theological Reflection

By: Patricia Killen

3.72

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Here is a book for the millions of Christians who want to make a vital connection between their fai… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Killen's The Art of Theological Reflection book and Geoffrey Wainwright's The Oxford History of Christian Worship

  • christianity
  • theology

5 best-selling religion books like The Oxford History of Christian Worship by Geoffrey Wainwright

Transform Your Habits

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Bryan Berghoef

4.15

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James H. Cone

4.51

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Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Transform Your Habits

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Wilda C. Gafney

4.64

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4.64

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Amanda Peters

4.14

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Angie Kim

3.75

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Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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