The Bible Is Not Enough: Imagination and Making Peace in the Modern World
By: Scot McKnight
4.04
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
The Bible offers a beginning. But the Bible itself has become another tool of the "humane." The aud…
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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
By: N.T. Wright
4.26
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more
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"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
2. The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe about Ourselves
By: Curt Thompson
3.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hearts & Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Applied Theology, Basic Christian Living, Whole Life… read more
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3. Chosen?: Reading the Bible Amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By: Walter Brueggemann
3.92
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
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4. The New Testament and the People of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #1)
By: N.T. Wright
4.17
Format: 510 pages,
Part of a five-volume project on the theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity,… read more
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5. Christianity Rediscovered
By: None
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
This classic work tells the story of a missioner and what he learned of God among the Masai of Tanz… read more
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6. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
By: Becky Chambers
4.41
Format: 336 pages, ebook
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has g… read more
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"The gendered expectations of parenting were dissolving, but even though women could be found working in creches now, there was still an enormous difference between the person who produced an egg and …"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"In traditional Aeluon culture, a mother was not a parent. Parents were men and shon. Parents went to school for it. Parents were the people who actually raised children, not those who had done the ea…"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"Then, what is your reason?' 'I don't know!' Pei rubbed her face in frustration. 'There is no reason why I don't want to do this! I'm healthy! I'm clearly capable! Everybody I know who's ever gone to …"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"Just because there’s no one living on a planet does not mean it’s yours for the taking. Do you not see how dangerous that mindset is? Do you not think that treating the galaxy as if it is something t…"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
7. 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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8. 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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9. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross
By: Brian Zahnd
4.53
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more
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10. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
By: Claire Keegan
3.99
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story collection. Please don't combine it with th… read more
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"You know what is at the heart of misogyny? When it comes down to it?’ ‘So I’m a misogynist now?’ ‘It’s simply about not giving,’ she said."-Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
11. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America
By: Russell D. Moore
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more
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12. 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
13. 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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14. You Could Make This Place Beautiful
By: Maggie Smith
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of… read more
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"At our wedding, our college creative writing professor read a poem—John Ciardi’s “Most Like an Arch This Marriage."-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
"How I picture it: We are all nesting dolls, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside. We carry the past inside us. We take ourselves–all of our selves–wherever we go. Inside forty-somethin…"-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
15. The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope
By: Curt Thompson
4.47
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
In the face of personal and global suffering, is it possible to live with hope rather than despair?… read more
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16. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
By: N.T. Wright
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more
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17. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
18. Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More
By: Marty Solomon
4.60
Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition
Too often when we come to the Bible, questions make us uncomfortable. But questions are often a goo… read more
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19. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
By: Kaitlyn Schiess
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more
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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
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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21. Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
By: Neil Theise
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave—from c… read more
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22. The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently
By: Amy-Jill Levine
4.08
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament explore how Jews and Christians can learn from an… read more
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23. 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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24. The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.37
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Omnipotence is dead. At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a t… read more
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25. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
By: Tia Levings
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more
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26. Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
By: Matthew J. Lynch
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
What do we do with a God who sanctions violence? Old Testament violence proves one of the most trou… read more
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27. Re-enchanting the Text
By: Cheryl Bridges Johns
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In an age when the Bible has been stripped of its sacredness and functional biblical illiteracy rei… read more
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28. The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
By: Deborah Harkness
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly ant… read more
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"Kümmere dich um deine eignen Wünsche und Bedürfnisse." S. 222"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
"Sehnsucht spornt mich an, Furcht bremst mich ... Was für ein Weg, gerade oder krumm, wird mir Frieden geben und mich erlösen?" S 414 f"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
"Du musst ihr [der Dunkelheit] die Stirn bieten ... Schau ihr ins Auge, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken. Die Dunkelheit ist von einer verschlagenen Tücke und du darfst nicht zulassen, dass sie deine Sch…"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
29. A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence: Key Thinkers, Activists, and Movements for the Gospel of Peace
By: David C Cramer
4.52
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Christian nonviolence is not a settled position but a vibrant and living tradition. This book offer… read more
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30. The Bible Is Not Enough: Imagination and Making Peace in the Modern World
By: Scot McKnight
4.04
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
The Bible offers a beginning. But the Bible itself has become another tool of the "humane." The aud… read more
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31. Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Pacifism, Just War, and Peacebuilding
By: Lisa Sowle Cahill
3.92
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
This book is a contribution to the Christian ethics of war and peace. It advances peacebuilding as … read more
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