26 Best theology books like Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us by Scot McKnight

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Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us

By: Scot McKnight

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

World-renowned New Testament scholar offers a straightforward examination of what the Bible says ab…

If you liked the theology plot in Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us by Scot McKnight , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Wise Blood

By: Flannery O'Connor

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

(This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780374530631) The American short story master Flan… read more

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"Jesus died to redeem you,"

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"In yourself right now is all the place you've got."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

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2. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more

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"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

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3. Evil and the Justice of God

By: N.T. Wright

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book With every earthquake and war, understand… read more

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"Don’t misunderstand me. The terrorist actions of Al-Qaeda were and are unmitigatedly evil. But the astonishing naivety which decreed that America as a whole was a pure, innocent victim, so that the w…"

-N.T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God

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4. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more

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5. 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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6. Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

By: Francis Chan , Danae Yankoski

4.12

Format: None pages,

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but … read more

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7. The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship

By: Dallas Willard

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The last command Jesus gave the church before he ascended to heaven was the Great Commission, the c… read more

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8. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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9. Who Was Jesus?

By: N.T. Wright

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Did the historical person Jesus really regard himself as the Son of God? What did Jesus actually st… read more

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10. The Unseen Realm

By: Michael S. Heiser

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of Scripture, explaining how i… read more

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11. Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

By: Andrew Murray

4.38

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

When Jesus "made himself nothing...taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers tr… read more

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"Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

12. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultu… read more

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13. The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Perfect Paperback

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake t… read more

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"Was Father getting sadder, or was she just getting old enough to see it?"

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

"You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can't change what's true."

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

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14. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

By: Jackie Hill Perry

4.36

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

"I used to be a lesbian." In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, … read more

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"Do you know why we have a hard time believing that a gay girl can become a completely different creature? Because, we have a hard time believing in God. ..."

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"From the outside looking in, it could be assumed that Preston's and my relationship was God's proof of turning a "gay girl good." But really, He'd already done that the moment He'd set me free from s…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"Trying to contain the small giggle welling up in her chest from the sincerity of my question, Santoria, full of confidence, responded while looking toward my direction, "Yes, Jackie.The gospel didn't…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

"LGBT culture has done an excellent job of renewing or should I say, destroying, the mind of many, mainly by consistently using words as their greatest tool in their efforts to draw people into findin…"

-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

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15. A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders

By: Mark Sayers

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For much of recent history individuals and institutions could plan, execute, and flourish with thei… read more

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16. Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way There are many misconceptions about what it means … read more

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"Humility is not a virtue we cultivate in the abstract; it is a mark of integrity to the gospel, and all our efforts at humility must be fueled by the gospel lest they result in mere fleshly counterfe…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

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17. 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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18. The Gospel Comes with a House Key

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more

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19. Letter to the American Church

By: Eric Metaxas

4.28

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller  Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy … read more

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20. Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

By: John Mark Comer

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial inte… read more

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"Anxious to avoid a repeat of history, Edmund Burke laid out the logic behind the American architecture in a letter from 1791: "Men are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their dispos…"

-John Mark Comer, Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

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21. Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ

By: Matthew W. Bates

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Challenging popular misconceptions about the biblical gospel, Matthew Bates shows that it is differ… read more

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22. 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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23. Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter

By: Tom Wright

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An in-depth study of Romans from today's foremost interpreter of Paul. Romans is often and for good… read more

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Cover of A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You by A.W. Tozer

24. A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

By: A.W. Tozer

4.48

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

How can I know God's will for me, personally? It's a question that haunts us all at times--maybe wh… read more

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25. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story

By: Christopher Yuan

4.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

From the author of Out of a Far Country , which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic ga… read more

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"To begin with prayer is a way to remind ourselves that only God changes hearts."

-Christopher Yuan, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story

"Our biggest problem is our sin nature, and victory is found only in Christ Jesus."

-Christopher Yuan, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story

"The main takeaway of this parable is not love your neighbor by trying hard to be like the good Samaritan but rather love your neighbor by realizing you are the traveler and Jesus, the good Samaritan,…"

-Christopher Yuan, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story

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26. Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

By: Tom Wright

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In this thoughtful follow-up to Simply Christian , today’s leading Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, … read more

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27. Virgil Wander

By: Leif Enger

4.01

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Virgil Wander is an all-American story that follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in t… read more

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"Your tribe is always bigger than you think."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"He had an advanced capacity for hatred. It came to him easily and fully formed."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"She seemed to belong here, though maybe she was the sort to belong wherever she was at the time."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"I wanted to hear about many small things, the smaller the better. I wanted to tell her small things in return."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

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28. Discipleship: What It Truly Means to Be a Christian--Collected Insights from A. W. Tozer

By: A.W. Tozer

4.42

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Do you long to be more like Christ? Discipleship lies at the center of Christian life and practi… read more

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29. Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew

By: Hans Boersma

3.95

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The disciplines of theology and biblical studies should serve each other, and they should serve bot… read more

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30. Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith

By: Alister E. McGrath

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The Bible is a narrative--the story of God's creation, humankind's fall, and God's plan of redempti… read more

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31. Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us

By: Scot McKnight

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

World-renowned New Testament scholar offers a straightforward examination of what the Bible says ab… read more

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N.T. Wright

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