The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals
By: Melani McAlister
4.31
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Award of Merit, 2019 Christianity Today Book Awards (History/Biography) More than forty years ago,…
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1. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster
4.22
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more
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"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
2. Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism
By: Molly Worthen
4.37
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Evangelical Christianity is a paradox. Evangelicals are radically individualist, but devoted to com… read more
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3. The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
By: Mary Doria Russell
3.77
Format: None pages,
In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico… read more
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4. Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics
By: Ross Douthat
3.00
Format: 146 pages,
From the popular New York Times columnist, a powerful and original critique of how American Christi… read more
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5. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the … read more
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"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. …"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
6. All the King's Men
By: Robert Penn Warren
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
More than just a classic political novel, Warren's tale of power and corruption in the Depression-e… read more
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7. 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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8. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
9. Paul: A Biography
By: N.T. Wright
4.34
Format: 480 pages, ebook
In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more
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10. 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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11. 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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12. Nothing But Blackened Teeth
By: Cassandra Khaw
2.66
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in … read more
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"Every religion is a one-way relationship."-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth
"The dead miss the sun. It's dark down there."-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth
"Media’s all about the gospel of the lone wolf, but the truth is we’re all just sheep."-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth
"apologies didn’t exonerate the sinner, only compelled graciousness from its recipient."-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth
13. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.50
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more
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14. The Overstory
By: Richard Powers
4.12
Format: 502 pages, Paperback
The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning ev… read more
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"Human history was the story of increasingly disoriented hunger."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"The confirmation of others: a sickness the entire race will die of."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Civilized yards are all alike. Every wild yard is wild in its own way."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Trees fall with spectacular crashes. Planting is silent and growth invisible."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
15. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
By: Hans Rosling
4.36
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more
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"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
16. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.54
Format: 535 pages, Hardcover
The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, b… read more
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"The truth was, Librium and Valium were marketed using such a variety of gendered mid-century tropes—the neurotic singleton, the frazzled housewife, the joyless career woman, the menopausal shrew—that…"-Patrick Radden Keefe, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
17. 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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18. 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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19. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Beth Allison Barr
4.40
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more
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"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
20. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
By: Shoshana Zuboff
4.06
Format: 691 pages, Hardcover
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unpre… read more
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"This is the existential contradiction of the second modernity that defines our conditions of existence: we want to exercise control over our own lives, but everywhere that control is thwarted. Indivi…"-Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
21. Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
By: Justin Giboney
4.33
Format: 147 pages, Hardcover
Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives? Too… read more
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"When in conflict we should demonstrate that our public witness is more important than winning a political battle."-Justin Giboney, Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
"The goal is not to have all Christians share the same exact politics but to have all Christians think Christianly about politics."-Justin Giboney, Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
"Important causes and people in need lose precious political capital when their advocates are loud but don't clearly understand the process."-Justin Giboney, Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
"As Christians, part of our purpose is to direct people toward the love of Christ, which acknowledges the dignity of all people, and toward his truth, which allows for human flourishing."-Justin Giboney, Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
22. Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States
By: Andrew L. Whitehead
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Why do so many conservative Christians continue to support Donald Trump despite his many overt mora… read more
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23. American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
By: Andrew L. Whitehead
4.20
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
"Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration."-- Library Journal Power. Fear. Viol… read more
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"Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"When it comes down to democracy or power, white Christian nationalism will choose power every time."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Christian nationalism is not interested in a government for the people, by the people, but rather for a particular people, by a particular people."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Our ability to love, serve, and act as salt and light in our communities is not dependent on various symbols of Christianity dominating the civic landscape."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
24. Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right
By: Randall Balmer
4.25
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Balmer, a Dartmouth University religion professor, delivers a reassessment of "the alliance between… read more
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25. The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals
By: Melani McAlister
4.31
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Award of Merit, 2019 Christianity Today Book Awards (History/Biography) More than forty years ago,… read more
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