6 must-read religion books like Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) by Simon Oliver

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Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

By: Simon Oliver

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying ren…

If you liked the religion plot in Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) by Simon Oliver , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Imputation of Adam's Sin

By: John Murray

4.18

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

This classic work by John Murray studies the various interpretations of Romans 5:12-19, examining t… read more

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2. Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pastor, preacher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shar… read more

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  • theology
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3. For a Continuing Church: The Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America

By: Sean Michael Lucas

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

The first full scholarly account of the theological and social forces that brought about the creati… read more

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4. "Fundamentalism" and the Word of God

By: J.I. Packer

4.25

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

This modern classic by the author of Knowing Godprovides a comprehensive statement of the doctrine … read more

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5. The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God

By: Matthew Levering , Gilles Emery

3.02

Format: None pages,

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  • theology
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6. The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity

By: Stephen R. Holmes

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

The doctrine of the Trinity was settled in the fourth century, and maintained, with only very minor… read more

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7. Presbyterians and American Culture

By: None

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the … read more

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8. Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation

By: Gregory K. Beale

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

This concise guide by a leading New Testament scholar helps readers understand how to better study … read more

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9. The Christ of the Covenants

By: O. Palmer Robertson

3.36

Format: None pages,

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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. Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament

By: John D. Currid

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Paperback

Did the Old Testament writers borrow ideas from their pagan neighbors? And if they did, was it done… read more

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12. Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God

By: Timothy Ward

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

"I have been on the lookout for a compelling and contemporary treatment of the nature and authority… read more

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13. 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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  • religion
  • theology
"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

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14. 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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  • theology
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15. From Nothing: A Theology of Creation

By: Ian A. McFarland

4.09

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Too often the doctrine of creation has been made to serve limited or pointless ends, like the well-… read more

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16. You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News

By: Kelly M. Kapic

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending.… read more

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17. Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis

By: R.B. Jamieson

4.63

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

Two experts in exegesis and dogmatics show how Christology and the Trinity are grounded in Scriptur… read more

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18. Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in America

By: Nathan Feldmeth

4.21

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Choice  Outstanding Academic Title (2022) A definitive history of evangelical Presbyterianism in A… read more

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19. The Trinity & the Bible: On Theological Interpretation

By: Scott R. Swain

4.37

Format: 131 pages, Hardcover

Seeing the Trinity in Scripture Christians affirm and worship a triune God. But how should this af… read more

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20. Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

By: Simon Oliver

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying ren… read more

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21. Christ All in All: The Right Temper for a Theologian

By: William Swan Plumer

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

What should be the primary emphasis of a theological education? How should the student of theology … read more

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"Ministers whose preaching discourages a law-work in the soul, are not wise; those, who have been the most soundly troubled in conscience, commonly cleave most closely to the gospel method of mercy. T…"

-William Swan Plumer, Christ All in All: The Right Temper for a Theologian

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