Why I Left Church to Find Jesus: A Personal Odyssey
By: Julie McVey
4.27
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Water To Wine: Some of My Story
By: Brian Zahnd
4.43
Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition
Why would the pastor of a large and successful church risk everything in a quest to find a richer, … read more
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2. What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
By: Rob Bell
4.32
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more
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3. Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
By: Richard Dawkins , Dan Barker , Dan Barker
3.97
Format: 392 pages, Paperback
One man shares the story of his transformation from evangelical Christian to atheist and examines t… read more
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"Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down, down. Amen!" …"-Richard Dawkins, Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
"But we exist now. We are caring, intelligent animals and can treasure our brief lives. Why is eternal better than temporal, or supernatural "higher" than natural? Doesn't rarity increase value? God i…"-Richard Dawkins, Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
"Isn't atheism just another religion?' No, it isn't. Atheism has no creeds, rituals, holy book, absolute moral code, origin myth, sacred spaces or shrines. It has no sin, divine judgment, forbidden wo…"-Richard Dawkins, Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
"People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my certainty. I usually reply with a question like, 'Well, are you a Republican or an A…"-Richard Dawkins, Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
4. 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
5. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
By: Rachel Held Evans
3.44
Format: 406 pages, Paperback
New York Timesbestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a quest to find out what it really me… read more
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6. Learning to Walk in the Dark
By: Barbara Brown Taylor
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor's Learnin… read more
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7. Spilled Milk
By: K.L. Randis
3.80
Format: 144 pages,
Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality i… read more
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8. An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
By: Barbara Brown Taylor
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church("a beautiful, absorbing memoir."--Dallas Morning News), … read more
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9. Hidden Waters (Tattered & Torn, #3)
By: Catherine Cowles
4.20
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
My family tried to break me. But, somehow, I made it out alive, even though the wounds from that su… read more
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10. Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
By: Catherine Gildiner
4.46
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her m… read more
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"Anger is a defense, not a feeling, ....analyze what feeling the anger was covering."-Catherine Gildiner, Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
11. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
By: Rachel Held Evans
4.39
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more
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"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
12. Wholehearted Faith
By: Rachel Held Evans
4.42
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life con… read more
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"Many of us have found a renewed sense of possibility when we've realized how much of God's beauty remains to be explored — and that the life of faith is also a life of holy curiosity."-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
"It is nearly impossible to believe: God shrinking down to the size of a zygote, implanted in the soft lining of a woman’s womb. God growing fingers and toes. God kicking and hiccupping in utero. God …"-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
13. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
4.30
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more
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14. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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15. Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
By: Jon Ward
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Jon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two dec… read more
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16. The Pale-Faced Lie
By: David Crow
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and surv… read more
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"Her definition of love was obligation and guilt."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"For the first time, I saw my behavior from someone else’s point of view."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Believe in yourself. Never quit."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
17. Falling Embers (Tattered & Torn, #2)
By: Catherine Cowles
4.16
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
I loved Calder Cruz from the moment he taught me to fly. He might’ve been my brother’s best friend … read more
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18. A Light in the Forest
By: Melissa Payne
4.22
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspens… read more
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19. The Inescapable Love of God
By: Thomas Talbott
4.46
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
Will the love of God save us all? In this book Thomas Talbott seeks to expose the extent to which t… read more
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20. The Story Collector
By: Evie Gaughan
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundre… read more
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21. Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
By: Austen Hartke
4.40
Format: 225 pages, Paperback
In 2014, Time magazine announced that America had reached “the transgender tipping point,” suggesti… read more
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"The thing is, we can't be in right relationship to each other if we can't see each other. We can't be fully present in any relationship if we're walling off part of ourselves or hiding beneath a mask."-Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
"It might seem daunting to a congregation to have to learn about pronouns, or to designate a bathroom gender-neutral, or to have difficult conversations about what it means to affirm LGBTQ+ identities…"-Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
"When we look at stories of renaming in the Bible, we often find that a character is handed a new name they never asked for. While I'm sure Abraham treasured the new name and promise God gave him, and…"-Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
"There are two ways to interpret what Paul says in Galatians 3:28 about our being one in Christ: either it means that we're all whitewashed and homogenized and our differences are erased... or it mean…"-Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
22. Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church
By: Chrissy Stroop
4.28
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
Twenty-one timely, affecting essays by those who survived hardline, authoritarian religious ideolog… read more
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23. Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelicalism
By: David P. Gushee
4.11
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
In this provocative tell-all, David Gushee gives an insider's look at the frictions and schisms of … read more
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24. Raising Hell: Christianity's Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire
By: Julie Ferwerda
4.13
Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition
Have you ever wondered…do earthly parents love their children more than God loves us? Does God ask … read more
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25. Postcards from Babylon: The Church In American Exile
By: Brian Zahnd
4.51
Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition
The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from … read more
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26. Why I Left Church to Find Jesus: A Personal Odyssey
By: Julie McVey
4.27
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
Have you ever felt like you were outgrowing your childhood religion or the religion in which you ha… read more
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27. Stupid Shit Heard In Church
By: Chris Kratzer
3.98
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
Countless people are losing their faith in God, Jesus, Church, and Christianity. Many feel deeply d… read more
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28. Radically Included: The Biblical Case for Radical Love and Inclusion: 49 Verses That Will Change Your Life, Change Your Love, and Set Your Heart Free!
By: Susan Cottrell
4.38
Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition
"This small, 64-page book is a powerhouse of truth, love and life!" Susan's brand new release! Radi… read more
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29. For The Bible Tells Me So: the biblical-theological necessity of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church
By: Katie Hays
4.31
Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition
Over a quarter-century of ministry, Katie Hays has been learning and teaching that orthodox, biblic… read more
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30. Leaving Church, Finding God: Discovering Faith Beyond Organized Religion
By: Daniel Foster
4.42
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
So, you've walked away from the church? Or you're thinking about it? You’re not alone. Over three … read more
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31. The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World
By: Larry Jordan
4.45
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
"The Way" integrates religion and science and reconciles Eastern and Western worldviews, confirming… read more
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