23 must-read nonfiction books like The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men by Celina Durgin

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The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men

By: Celina Durgin

4.27

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

What were the lives of women and men like in ancient Israel? How does it affect their thinking abou…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men by Celina Durgin , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

By: Loren Cunningham , David Joel Hamilton

4.36

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Multiplied millions of women all over the world are looking over the church's shoulder, longing to … read more

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  • faith
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"Periodic revivals of Plato's and Aristotle's ideas made a great impact on the church and pagan societies in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and on much of today's culture. These …"

-Loren Cunningham, Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

"There is only one Body of Christ, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. How can we read Ephesians 4, then separate the gifts listed there into male and fe…"

-Loren Cunningham, Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

"Some worry that women can't be truly feminine if they use the ministry gifts. But God is the giver of their femininity as well as whatever gifts He places within them. He wouldn't contradict one of H…"

-Loren Cunningham, Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

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2. Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.43

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

Like Eugene Peterson's other books on pastoring,  Under the Unpredictable Plant  is full of stimula… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"There is a long and well-documented tradition of wisdom in the Christian faith that any venture into leadership, whether by laity or clergy, is hazardous. it is necessary that there be leaders, but w…"

-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)

"Deception is nowhere more common than in religion. And the persons most easily and damningly deceived are the leaders. Those who deceive others are first themselves deceived, for not many, I think, b…"

-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)

"Somehow we American pastors, without really noticing what was happening, got our vocations redefined in the terms of American careerism. We quit thinking of the parish as a location for pastoral spir…"

-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)

"Pastors enter congregations vocationally in order to embrace the totality of human life in Jesus' name. We are convinced there is no detail, however unpromising, in people's lives in which Christ may…"

-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)

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3. The Hangman (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6.5)

By: Louise Penny

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three… read more

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4. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit

By: James K.A. Smith

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… read more

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  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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5. Heresies and How to Avoid Them: Why It Matters What Christians Believe

By: Ben Quash

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ten top theologians, all practising Christians, tackle ten ancient heresies and show why the contem… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology

6. 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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7. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

By: Kate Bowler

3.80

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I was immediately worn out by the tyranny of prescriptive joy."

-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

"I failed to love what was present and decided to love what was possible instead."

-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

"They would find something simple and that would be the end of it. I'd just have to schedule my life around a surgery, nothing major."

-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

"A lot of Christians like to remind me that heaven is my true home, which makes me want to ask them if they would like to go home first."

-Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

8. Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible

By: Stephen G. Dempster

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In this stimulating New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Stephen G. Dempster argues that, despi… read more

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9. The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

By: Soong-Chan Rah

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

2010 Golden Canon Leadership Book Award winner! The future is now. Philip Jenkins has chronicled ho… read more

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10. 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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11. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

By: Beth Moore

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! An incredibly thoughtful,… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Once you've broken to pieces, the luxury of imagining yourself unbreakable evaporates."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"You want to know how to love me? Love my children. You want to be good to me? Be good to my children."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"A teenager doesn't know she's still a child. A teenager feels like an adult, I suppose primarily because her outside, her flesh and her face, her body, her size, her width and height, look like - and…"

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

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12. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman s… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • theology
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13. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple

By: Scot McKnight

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship , challenging Christ-followers… read more

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14. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

By: Beth Allison Barr

4.40

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more

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"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

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15. 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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  • nonfiction
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16. She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

By: Sheila Wray Gregoire

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This research-based, biblically informed book helps moms reject harmful teachings from the church a… read more

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17. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more

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18. Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal

By: Esau McCaulley

4.43

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

"Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentanc… read more

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"We hope that as Christians we mature and grow and become more and more like Christ. But the church and its wisdom assumes we will fail even after our baptism. The church presumes that life is long an…"

-Esau McCaulley, Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal

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19. Power in Weakness: Paul’s Transformed Vision for Ministry

By: Timothy G. Gombis

4.43

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Envisioning cruciform community built on resurrection hope   After Paul’s encounter with the risen … read more

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20. Women and the Gender of God

By: Amy Peeler

4.47

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male. God values women. While many… read more

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  • history
  • theology
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  • gender
  • nonfiction
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21. 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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22. The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong

By: Karen González

4.34

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Meet people who have fled their homelands.Hagar. Joseph. Ruth. Jesus. Here is a riveting story of s… read more

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23. Who Is God?: Key Moments of Biblical Revelation

By: Richard Bauckham

4.57

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Internationally respected scholar Richard Bauckham offers a brief, engaging study of divine revelat… read more

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24. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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25. Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

By: Timothy Phillips

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Across 3,000 miles and over eight decades, this epic new people's history of the Cold War makes eye… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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26. Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments

By: Dru Johnson

4.03

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

What are we doing when we gather around the sacraments— or when we make the same breakfast every mo… read more

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27. In Stone and Story: Early Christianity in the Roman World

By: Bruce W. Longenecker

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This beautifully designed, full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament… read more

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28. The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men

By: Celina Durgin

4.27

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

What were the lives of women and men like in ancient Israel? How does it affect their thinking abou… read more

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  • faith
  • gender
  • nonfiction
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29. Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Examines the arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex relationships. You may have h… read more

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  • christianity
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30. A Companion to Philemon (Cascade Companions)

By: Lewis Brogdon

4.27

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

When is the last time you heard a sermon, Bible study, or even read the Letter to Philemon? For som… read more

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31. Finding Phoebe: What New Testament Women Were Really Like

By: Susan Hylen

4.30

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Forget what you think you know about women in the early church.    In this learned yet accessible… read more

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4.40

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4.35

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