21 must-read christian books like Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl F. Ellis Jr.

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Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience

By: Carl F. Ellis Jr.

4.40

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

"Free at last!" It has been more than thirty years since Martin Luther King Jr. shouted those words…

If you liked the christian plot in Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl F. Ellis Jr. , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Foxe's Book of Martyrs

By: John Foxe , None , William Grinton Berry

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Reformation-era England—John Foxe recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens o… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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2. God's Big Picture: Tracing the Story-Line of the Bible

By: Vaughan Roberts

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several diffe… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • christian non fiction
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3. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more

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  • christian
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4. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more

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"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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5. 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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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology

6. The Prophetic Imagination

By: Walter Brueggemann

3.88

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

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  • theology
  • faith
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  • nonfiction
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7. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

By: Christian Smith , Michael O. Emerson

4.71

Format: 595 pages, Paperback

Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • race
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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8. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
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9. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • christian
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

10. Sermon on the Mount

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

The Sermon on the Mount answers some of the most pressing questions that every Christian encounters… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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11. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

By: N.T. Wright

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selli… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction

12. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

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  • christian

13. 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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14. Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer

By: Priscilla Shirer

4.45

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

You have an enemy . . . and he’s dead set on destroying all you hold dear and keeping you from expe… read more

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  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction

15. 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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16. The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way

By: Michael Scott Horton

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Michael Horton's highly anticipated The Christian Faith represents his magnum opus and will be view… read more

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17. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

By: Isabel Wilkerson

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chroni… read more

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18. Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America

By: Eugene Robinson

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Instead of one black America, today there are four. "There was a time when there were agreed-upon '… read more

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19. The Souls of Black Folk

By: W.E.B. Du Bois , None , None

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a s… read more

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20. Forever and a Day

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

*THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A spy is dead. A legend is born. Read the explosive new James… read more

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21. 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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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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22. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

By: John Mark Comer

4.53

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

"Who am I becoming?" That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he… read more

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  • christian living
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"Hurry is violence on the soul."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"In the cruciform kingdom, only the bad things die: image and status and bragging rights, all vanity."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine. It’s to create space for the vine to grow and bear fruit."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The Hebrew word Shabbat means ‘to stop.’ But it can also be translated ‘to delight.’ It has this dual idea of stopping and also of joying in God and our lives in his world. The Sabbath is an entire d…"

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

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23. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • race
  • history
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24. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith

4.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • race
  • history
"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

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25. 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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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"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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26. The Story Retold: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament

By: Gregory K. Beale

4.57

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

New Testament introductions tend to fall into two categories: those that emphasize the history behi… read more

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27. Black and Free

By: Tom Skinner

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation by Ekemini Uwan

28. Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation

By: Ekemini Uwan

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

FINALIST FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD - A collection of essays and stories documenting the lived theol… read more

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  • theology
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • race
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29. Plain Theology for Plain People

By: Charles Octavius Boothe

4.14

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

“Before the charge ‘know thyself,’ ought to come the far greater charge, ‘know thy God.’” In this s… read more

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30. Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience

By: Carl F. Ellis Jr.

4.40

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

"Free at last!" It has been more than thirty years since Martin Luther King Jr. shouted those words… read more

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  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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31. The House of Bondage: or Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves (The ^ASchomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)

By: Octavia V. Rogers Albert

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Setting out to correct the inadequacies of many written accounts of slavery, teacher and social act… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7 Best history books like Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl F. Ellis Jr.

Transform Your Habits

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

John Foxe , None , William Grinton Berry

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

Christian Smith , Michael O. Emerson

4.71

Transform Your Habits

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Transform Your Habits

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

4.71

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The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (Volume 2) (The Lost World Series)

John H. Walton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate

N.T. Wright , John H. Walton

4.11

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Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

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