23 Best theology books like Surprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith by Joshua D. Chatraw

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Surprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith

By: Joshua D. Chatraw

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Even those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of your faith…

If you liked the theology plot in Surprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith by Joshua D. Chatraw , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

By: Jerry Bridges

3.86

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

Have Christians become so preoccupied with "major" sins that we have lost sight of our need to deal… read more

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2. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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3. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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4. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.42

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a … read more

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"If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jes…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting th…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"The targets of this story are not "wayward sinners" but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with immoral outsiders as with moral insiders. H wants to …"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: "If I was saved by my good works -- then there would be a limit to what God could ask of me or put me throug…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

5. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

By: Eugene H. Peterson

3.50

Format: 424 pages,

This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more

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6. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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Cover of Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane C. Ortlund

7. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” —2 Peter 3:18 How do Chri… read more

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8. 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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9. Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say

By: Preston M. Sprinkle

4.32

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Compassionate, biblical, and thought-provoking, Embodied is an accessible guide for Christians who … read more

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10. 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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Cover of Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel James

11. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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12. You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well

By: Jen Wilkin

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “Wh… read more

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13. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

By: Karen Swallow Prior

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. … read more

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"For Hardy and other critics of the evangelical movement, too often the desire for purity encouraged hypocrisy, earnest ideals became mere performance, and the valuation of hard work turned into pursu…"

-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

"The novel [ Pamela ] is also a very powerful early expression of the modern self, one who sees her soul as equal in human worth and dignity to anyone, regardless of social class or power--and this, t…"

-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

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14. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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Cover of Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care by Uche Anizor

15. Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care

By: Uche Anizor

4.22

Format: None pages, ebook

Understanding Apathy and How to Combat It For many Christians, apathy can feel inescapable. They ex… read more

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16. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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17. The Secret Place of Thunder: Trading Our Need to Be Noticed for a Hidden Life with Christ

By: John Starke

4.46

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Why do we feel like we are always performing? Where does this impulse come from? As John Starke sho… read more

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18. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?

By: Jim Davis

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more

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19. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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20. 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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Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

21. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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22. The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

5 Christlike Ways to Inspire the Next Generation for Christ Church leaders are continuously concern… read more

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23. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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Cover of Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit by Mike McKinley

24. Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit

By: Mike McKinley

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Based on John Owen’s Classic Text  Communion with God , This Helpful Resource Answers the Question,… read more

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25. The Christ-Centered Expositor: A Field Guide for Word-Driven Disciple Makers

By: Tony Merida

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Christ-Centered Expositor by pastor and preaching professor Tony Merida provides a comprehensiv… read more

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Cover of Learning from a Legend: What Gardner C. Taylor Can Teach Us about Preaching by Jared E. Alcántara

26. Learning from a Legend: What Gardner C. Taylor Can Teach Us about Preaching

By: Jared E. Alcántara

4.83

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

In April 2015, America's last pulpit prince died. When Gardner C. Taylor (1918-2015), former senior… read more

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Cover of I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action by Alison Cook

27. I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action

By: Alison Cook

4.47

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When you're tangled up inside, it's hard to find clarity. Yet so many of us guilt-trip or gaslight … read more

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Cover of The Pastor’s Bookshelf: Why Reading Matters for Ministry by Austin Carty

28. The Pastor’s Bookshelf: Why Reading Matters for Ministry

By: Austin Carty

4.45

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Preaching Magazine   Book of the Year (2022) Hearts & Minds  Best Books List (2022) Christianity To… read more

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29. Surprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith

By: Joshua D. Chatraw

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Even those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of your faith… read more

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Cover of Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith by April Ajoy

30. Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith

By: April Ajoy

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and eye-opening account of leaving Christian Nationalism behind to follow Jesus better.… read more

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31. The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition: Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the Bible

By: Douglas Sean O'Donnell

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The Sacred Duty and Delight of Handling the Word of God In order to understand, appreciate, and … read more

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