7 must-read religion books like How the Bible Came to Be by John Barton

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How the Bible Came to Be

By: John Barton

3.72

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

In a clear and concise way, John Barton describes the development of the Bible. He explains how the…

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1. Church History in Plain Language

By: Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll

4.10

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" an… read more

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"Christianity is the only major religion to have at its central event the humiliation of its God."

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incompara…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"Church historians often ask, ‘Is the church a movement or an institution?' . . . I think it is both. . . . I believe the people of God in history live in a tension between an ideal--the universal com…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

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2. Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith

By: Ann Spangler , Lois Tverberg

3.68

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

A rare chance to know Jesus as his first disciples knew him.What would it be like to journey back t… read more

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Cover of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy by R. Albert Mohler Jr., Stanley N. Gundry, Peter Enns, Michael F. Bird, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, John R. Franke, None, None

3. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy

By: R. Albert Mohler Jr. , Stanley N. Gundry , Peter Enns , Michael F. Bird , Kevin J. Vanhoozer , John R. Franke , None , None

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

There is little doubt that the inerrancy of the Bible is a current and often contentious topic amon… read more

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4. Holy Bible: The One Year Chronological Bible

By: Anonymous

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Daily Walk Bible and The One Year Bible feature easy-to-use formats for reading through the ent… read more

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5. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.00

Format: None pages,

. The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller l… read more

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6. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

By: Nabeel Qureshi

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An Unexpected Journey from Islam to Christianity In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi de… read more

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7. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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8. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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9. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

By: Lee Strobel , Gregory Koukl

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to … read more

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"The only consistent response for a relativist is, "Pushing morality is wrong for me, but that's just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with you. Please ignore me."

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"No intentes refutar cada ficción concebida de la nada. Sitúa de nuevo la carga probatoria sobre los hombros de tus interlocutores. Pídeles razones, no la mera afirmación de un punto de vista. No te t…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"There is no neutral ground when it comes to the tolerance question. Everybody has a point of view she thinks is right, and everybody passes judgment at some point or another. The Christian gets pigeo…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"In a very real sense, every person who denies God is living of borrowed capital. He enjoys living as if the world is filled with morality, meaning, order and beauty, yet he denies the God whose exist…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

10. 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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11. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

By: Rachel Held Evans

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a quest to find out what it really me… read more

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12. Show Them No Mercy: 4 Views on God and Canaanite Genocide

By: Stanley N. Gundry , None

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

A discussion of various contemporary evangelical views of genocide in the Old Testament.Christians … read more

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Cover of Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans

13. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

By: Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

 One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more

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"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

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14. How the Bible Came to Be

By: John Barton

3.72

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

In a clear and concise way, John Barton describes the development of the Bible. He explains how the… read more

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12 Top audiobook books like Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans

Transform Your Habits

What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

Rob Bell

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

Rob Bell

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

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