13 Best theology books like A Time to Keep: Theology, Mortality, and the Shape of a Human Life by Ephraim Radner

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A Time to Keep: Theology, Mortality, and the Shape of a Human Life

By: Ephraim Radner

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The miracle of birth and the mystery of death markhuman life. Mortality, like a dark specter, looms…

If you liked the theology plot in A Time to Keep: Theology, Mortality, and the Shape of a Human Life by Ephraim Radner , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

By: Antonin Sertillanges

4.41

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

"Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of th… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
"Genius simplifies things"

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"Truth serves only its slaves."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"Reason ambitions only a world; faith gives it infinity."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"The good is the brother of the true; it will help its brother."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

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2. Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.43

Format: 395 pages, Hardcover

Many pastors struggle to translate their theological beliefs into fruitful ministry in the places t… read more

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  • theology
"God directs his people not simply to worship but to sing his praises “before the nations."

-Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

"The weekly worship service can be very effective in evangelism of non-Christians and in edification of Christians if it does not aim at either alone but is gospel centered and in the vernacular."

-Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

"If we are saved by grace alone, this salvation is a constant source of amazed delight. Nothing is mundane or matter-of-fact about our lives. It is a miracle we are Christians, and the gospel, which c…"

-Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

"Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the Christians do not live in cultural centers and work in culture-forging fi…"

-Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

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3. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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  • theology
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4. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more

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5. The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius , None

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more

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  • theology
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6. The Name of the Rose

By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver

4.14

Format: 552 pages, Paperback

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more

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"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

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7. The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation

By: Justo L. González

4.00

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Sheds light on the major cultural and theological currents shaping the church during this period. read more

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  • theology

8. 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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9. Mere Christianity

By: C.S. Lewis

4.36

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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10. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

11. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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12. Jayber Crow

By: Wendell Berry

3.95

Format: 253 pages,

From the simple setting of his own barber shop, Jayber Crow, orphan, seminarian, and native of Port… read more

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13. Leisure: The Basis Of Culture

By: Josef Pieper

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leis… read more

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14. The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

By: John Owen

4.36

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more

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  • theology
"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

15. Systematic Theology: The Doctrine of God: 1

By: Katherine Sonderegger

3.91

Format: 385 pages,

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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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  • theology
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17. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
  • cultural
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18. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

By: Abigail Rine Favale

4.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more

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  • philosophy
  • theology
  • cultural
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19. The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart

By: Harold L. Senkbeil

4.33

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

2020 Christianity Today Book Award Winner for Church/Pastoral Leadership 2019 TGC Ministry Book of … read more

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  • theology
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20. A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ

By: John Andrew Bryant

4.54

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Publishers Weekly starred review “This is a stunning book, so rare and so beautiful. I cannot recom… read more

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21. A Time to Keep: Theology, Mortality, and the Shape of a Human Life

By: Ephraim Radner

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The miracle of birth and the mystery of death markhuman life. Mortality, like a dark specter, looms… read more

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Antonin Sertillanges

4.41

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C.S. Lewis

4.36

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Andrew Wilson

4.51

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Abigail Rine Favale

4.59

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Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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Jennie Allen

4.24

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