18 must-read faith books like Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized by Jenai Auman

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Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized

By: Jenai Auman

4.46

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

God's people are meant to be a blessing to others. Yet in the Scriptures, throughout history, and i…

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1. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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2. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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3. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

By: Richard Rohr

4.23

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more

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"The ego hates losing – even to God."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

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4. A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

By: Scot McKnight

4.34

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What is the way forward for the church?Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to … read more

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5. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

By: Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more

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6. 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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7. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

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8. Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy

By: Aundi Kolber

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

"In the wise and soulful tradition of teachers like Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown, therapist Aund… read more

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9. 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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10. When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

By: Laura E. Anderson

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"Anderson strikes a smart, balanced tone. . . . An exemplary guide to an understudied issue."--Publ… read more

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"Rebuilding a worldview and identity likely needs to include space for uncertainty."

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"I have lived far too much of my life with the end goal of eternal life in heaven, and so I missed a lot of life on earth."

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"A marker of healing from religious trauma is not simply the process of deconstructing one’s worldview and identity and rebuilding a new one; it is also the willingness to remain open to shifting and …"

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"Religious trauma resides in our bodies and nervous systems in the same way that trauma from war, developmental trauma, or sexualized trauma live inside us. Though the triggers and environment of the …"

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

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11. When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse

By: Chuck DeGroat

4.39

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories and heard the rumor… read more

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12. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

By: Sarah Bessey

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more

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"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"

-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

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13. 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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14. The Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor

By: Lore Ferguson Wilbert

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"Walk in the woods with me." That's the invitation award-winning author Lore Ferguson Wilbert ex… read more

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Cover of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here by Kaitlyn Schiess

15. 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

Cover of Even If He Doesn't: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense by Kristen LaValley

16. Even If He Doesn't: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

By: Kristen LaValley

4.57

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

How can I approach God if I’m struggling to believe in His goodness?So much of our belief can be fo… read more

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Cover of Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt by Charlie Peacock

17. Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt

By: Charlie Peacock

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A hopeful and practical model for what it means to be a culture-maker and a Christian in a world in… read more

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"The artist's role in the world involves God's people being artistic for everyone, everywhere, and in everything inspired and directed by the law of love."

-Charlie Peacock, Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt

"We need reminders at every stage of life that our bits and pieces have meaning. At one time or another, we will struggle with feeling invisible and weary and lonely in the work. It's hard to do the s…"

-Charlie Peacock, Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt

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18. 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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Cover of Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy by Cait West

19. Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy

By: Cait West

4.14

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

A gripping memoir about coming of age in the stay-at-home daughter movement and the quest to piece … read more

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Cover of Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor by Caleb E. Campbell

20. Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor

By: Caleb E. Campbell

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ministering to Christian Nationalists Pastor Caleb Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism h… read more

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Cover of Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield by Sean McGever

21. Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield

By: Sean McGever

4.56

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Men of their time? Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitefield were the three most promin… read more

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Cover of When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience by Lisa Victoria Fields

22. When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience

By: Lisa Victoria Fields

4.36

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

For anyone who feels the weight of injustice, trauma, and suffering, the founder of the Jude 3 Proj… read more

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Cover of Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized by Jenai Auman

23. Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized

By: Jenai Auman

4.46

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

God's people are meant to be a blessing to others. Yet in the Scriptures, throughout history, and i… read more

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Cover of The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon

24. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon

4.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more

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Cover of The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today by Jennifer Powell McNutt

25. The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today

By: Jennifer Powell McNutt

4.62

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Who was among the last at the cross and the first at the empty tomb? Mary Magdalene.Her role in Jes… read more

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Cover of Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe by Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez

26. Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe

By: Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez

4.62

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be the Body of Christ in a healthy and holy way? When news outlets reveal c… read more

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Cover of Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself--and to God--When You're Wounded, Weary, and Wandering by Chuck DeGroat

27. Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself--and to God--When You're Wounded, Weary, and Wandering

By: Chuck DeGroat

4.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Recovering from Purity Culture: Dismantle the Myths, Reject Shame-Based Sexuality, and Move Forward in Your Faith by Dr. Camden Morgante

28. Recovering from Purity Culture: Dismantle the Myths, Reject Shame-Based Sexuality, and Move Forward in Your Faith

By: Dr. Camden Morgante

4.77

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

We know what is wrong with purity culture--now we need to know how to heal. Drawing on historical a… read more

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Cover of Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ by Scot McKnight

29. Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ

By: Scot McKnight

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In recent years, we've seen an increase in the number of Christians who are "deconstructing" their … read more

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Cover of Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han

30. Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church

By: Hahrie Han

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own … read more

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Cover of When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded by Diane Langberg

31. When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded

By: Diane Langberg

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Internationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg has come face to face with the crushing trau… read more

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17 Best religion books like Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized by Jenai Auman

Transform Your Habits

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Richard Rohr

4.23

Transform Your Habits

A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

Scot McKnight

4.34

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

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

Nijay K. Gupta

4.29

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18 best-selling religion books like The Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor by Lore Ferguson Wilbert

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

Shannon Harris

3.77

Transform Your Habits

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

Karen Swallow Prior

4.25

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