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Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson • 2024
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
4.01
2k+
Reading Genesis Summary
Reading Genesis 88%
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
by Marilynne Robinson 2024
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Book of Job
by Anonymous
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
4.22
5k+
The Book of Job Summary
The Book of Job 88%
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
by Anonymous
4.22
5k+ ratings
The Present
by Spencer Johnson • 1981
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
3.92
10k+
The Present Summary
The Present 88%
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
by Spencer Johnson 1981
3.92
10k+ ratings
Fear and Trembling
by Søren Kierkegaard • 1843
Faith suspends morality. Abraham proved it. The rest is an exploration of anguished, silent belief.
4.00
32k+
Fear and Trembling Summary
Fear and Trembling 88%
Faith suspends morality. Abraham proved it. The rest is an exploration of anguished, silent belief.
by Søren Kierkegaard 1843
4.00
32k+ ratings
Hope
by S. Michael Wilcox • 1999
When despair says God is absent, hope points to His character, not your circumstances.
4.34
65
Hope Summary
Hope 88%
When despair says God is absent, hope points to His character, not your circumstances.
by S. Michael Wilcox 1999
4.34
65 ratings
Trusting God in the Darkness
by Christopher Ash • 2004
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
4.53
314
Trusting God in the Darkness Summary
Trusting God in the Darkness 88%
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
by Christopher Ash 2004
4.53
314 ratings
Between Heaven and Hell
by Peter Kreeft • 1982
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
3.92
2k+
Between Heaven and Hell Summary
Between Heaven and Hell 88%
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
by Peter Kreeft 1982
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Problem of Pain
by C.S. Lewis • 1940
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
4.13
75k+
The Problem of Pain Summary
The Problem of Pain 88%
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
by C.S. Lewis 1940
4.13
75k+ ratings
God
by Dan Barker • 2016
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
3.90
838
God Summary
God 88%
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
by Dan Barker 2016
3.90
838 ratings
God, Freedom, and Evil
by Alvin Plantinga • 1973
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
4.04
1k+
God, Freedom, and Evil Summary
God, Freedom, and Evil 88%
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
by Alvin Plantinga 1973
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
by Jeremiah Burroughs • 1648
Contentment is needing less, not getting more: a 1648 Puritan guide to the quiet heart.
4.37
6k+
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Summary
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment 88%
Contentment is needing less, not getting more: a 1648 Puritan guide to the quiet heart.
by Jeremiah Burroughs 1648
4.37
6k+ ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 87%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
Theodicy of Love
by John C. Peckham • 2018
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
4.70
145
Theodicy of Love Summary
Theodicy of Love 87%
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
by John C. Peckham 2018
4.70
145 ratings
The Great Divorce
by C.S. Lewis • 1946
A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.
4.32
187k+
The Great Divorce Summary
The Great Divorce 87%
A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.
by C.S. Lewis 1946
4.32
187k+ ratings
Spiritual Leadership / Spiritual Discipleship / Spiritual Maturity
by J. Oswald Sanders • 2008
Why God pursues the flawed, chooses the weak, and lets hardship do its work.
4.53
59
Spiritual Leadership / Spiritual Discipleship / Spiritual Maturity Summary
Spiritual Leadership / Spiritual Discipleship / Spiritual Maturity 87%
Why God pursues the flawed, chooses the weak, and lets hardship do its work.
by J. Oswald Sanders 2008
4.53
59 ratings
Suffering is Never for Nothing
by Elisabeth Elliot • 2019
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
4.67
8k+
Suffering is Never for Nothing Summary
Suffering is Never for Nothing 87%
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
by Elisabeth Elliot 2019
4.67
8k+ ratings
Trusting God
by Jerry Bridges • 1988
Your pain has a purpose. Three anchors in God's character that hold when suffering says otherwise.
4.41
9k+
Trusting God Summary
Trusting God 87%
Your pain has a purpose. Three anchors in God's character that hold when suffering says otherwise.
by Jerry Bridges 1988
4.41
9k+ ratings
How God Makes Men
by Patrick Morley • 2013
Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.
4.29
563
How God Makes Men Summary
How God Makes Men 87%
Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.
by Patrick Morley 2013
4.29
563 ratings
Holy Bible
by Anonymous • 1985
Pleasure is hollow, wisdom stalls, and death erases the score. One path outlasts them all.
4.63
98k+
Holy Bible Summary
Holy Bible 87%
Pleasure is hollow, wisdom stalls, and death erases the score. One path outlasts them all.
by Anonymous 1985
4.63
98k+ ratings
None Like Him
by Jen Wilkin • 2016
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
4.52
14k+
None Like Him Summary
None Like Him 87%
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
by Jen Wilkin 2016
4.52
14k+ ratings
Hope in the Dark
by Craig Groeschel • 2018
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
4.38
3k+
Hope in the Dark Summary
Hope in the Dark 87%
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
by Craig Groeschel 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
Job
by Christopher Ash • 2014
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
4.65
286
Job Summary
Job 87%
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
by Christopher Ash 2014
4.65
286 ratings
It Happens After Prayer
by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2013
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
4.29
251
It Happens After Prayer Summary
It Happens After Prayer 87%
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
by H.B. Charles Jr. 2013
4.29
251 ratings
The Gospel According to Job
by Mike Mason • 1993
Job lost everything without cause. His friends' easy answers failed. His only hope was a mediator.
4.49
230
The Gospel According to Job Summary
The Gospel According to Job 87%
Job lost everything without cause. His friends' easy answers failed. His only hope was a mediator.
by Mike Mason 1993
4.49
230 ratings
Small Gods
by Terry Pratchett • 1992
A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.
4.32
135k+
Small Gods Summary
Small Gods 87%
A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.
by Terry Pratchett 1992
4.32
135k+ ratings
Demons
by Michael S. Heiser • 2020
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
4.34
872
Demons Summary
Demons 87%
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
by Michael S. Heiser 2020
4.34
872 ratings
The Shack
by William Paul Young • 2007
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
3.84
697k+
The Shack Summary
The Shack 87%
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
by William Paul Young 2007
3.84
697k+ ratings
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
by David Jeremiah • 2009
How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.
4.03
325
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do Summary
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do 87%
How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.
by David Jeremiah 2009
4.03
325 ratings
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy J. Keller • 2013
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 87%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
Know Your Why
by Ken Costa • 2016
Your calling isn't somewhere else. It's in your passions, your workplace, and the waiting you dread.
4.09
357
Know Your Why Summary
Know Your Why 87%
Your calling isn't somewhere else. It's in your passions, your workplace, and the waiting you dread.
by Ken Costa 2016
4.09
357 ratings
J.B.
by Archibald MacLeish • 1958
A modern Job in verse: God thunders, but justice is absent. What persists is human.
3.75
2k+
J.B. Summary
J.B. 87%
A modern Job in verse: God thunders, but justice is absent. What persists is human.
by Archibald MacLeish 1958
3.75
2k+ ratings
Overcoming Sin and Temptation
by John Owen • 1656
Sin within you is a hostile, living law. Willpower fails; only daily, Spirit-led execution works.
4.42
3k+
Overcoming Sin and Temptation Summary
Overcoming Sin and Temptation 87%
Sin within you is a hostile, living law. Willpower fails; only daily, Spirit-led execution works.
by John Owen 1656
4.42
3k+ ratings
Broken Signposts
by Tom Wright • 2020
Our deepest ideals keep letting us down. What if the failure itself is pointing somewhere?
4.16
953
Broken Signposts Summary
Broken Signposts 87%
Our deepest ideals keep letting us down. What if the failure itself is pointing somewhere?
by Tom Wright 2020
4.16
953 ratings
Plan B
by Pete Wilson • 2010
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
4.08
1k+
Plan B Summary
Plan B 87%
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
by Pete Wilson 2010
4.08
1k+ ratings
How to Handle Adversity
by Charles F. Stanley • 1989
Not punishment, not random: a pastor on what God is doing through your hardest season.
4.41
258
How to Handle Adversity Summary
How to Handle Adversity 87%
Not punishment, not random: a pastor on what God is doing through your hardest season.
by Charles F. Stanley 1989
4.41
258 ratings
All That Is in God
by James E. Dolezal • 2017
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
4.47
986
All That Is in God Summary
All That Is in God 87%
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
by James E. Dolezal 2017
4.47
986 ratings
How (Not) to Read the Bible
by Dan Kimball • 2020
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
4.19
1k+
How (Not) to Read the Bible Summary
How (Not) to Read the Bible 87%
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
by Dan Kimball 2020
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Apocrypha
by Anonymous • 1938
Wisdom, resistance, and apocalyptic vision: the contested books between the Testaments.
3.84
378
The Apocrypha Summary
The Apocrypha 87%
Wisdom, resistance, and apocalyptic vision: the contested books between the Testaments.
by Anonymous 1938
3.84
378 ratings
Man Is Not Alone
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
4.41
690
Man Is Not Alone Summary
Man Is Not Alone 87%
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951
4.41
690 ratings
Surprised by Suffering
by R.C. Sproul • 1989
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
4.20
699
Surprised by Suffering Summary
Surprised by Suffering 87%
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
by R.C. Sproul 1989
4.20
699 ratings
Unstoppable
by Christine Caine • 2014
In God's race, your scars qualify you, and the call finds you mid-stride.
4.23
1k+
Unstoppable Summary
Unstoppable 87%
In God's race, your scars qualify you, and the call finds you mid-stride.
by Christine Caine 2014
4.23
1k+ ratings
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
4.31
102k+
Mistborn Summary
Mistborn 87%
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016
4.31
102k+ ratings
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri • 1320
A pilgrim walks the afterlife with Virgil, seeing sin's poetic mirror on the climb to Paradise.
4.09
175k+
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy 87%
A pilgrim walks the afterlife with Virgil, seeing sin's poetic mirror on the climb to Paradise.
by Dante Alighieri 1320
4.09
175k+ ratings
Gravity and Grace
by Simone Weil • 1947
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
4.26
4k+
Gravity and Grace Summary
Gravity and Grace 87%
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
by Simone Weil 1947
4.26
4k+ ratings
God's Problem
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2008
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
3.95
6k+
God's Problem Summary
God's Problem 87%
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2008
3.95
6k+ ratings
Holy Bible
by Anonymous • 2001
At the foot of a holy mountain, a nation learned what it means to belong to a holy God.
4.60
53k+
Holy Bible Summary
Holy Bible 87%
At the foot of a holy mountain, a nation learned what it means to belong to a holy God.
by Anonymous 2001
4.60
53k+ ratings
Clever Girl Finance
by Bola Sokunbi • 2019
What a dropped baton costs the faith: the relay metaphor that turns ordinary runners into champions.
3.77
1k+
Clever Girl Finance Summary
Clever Girl Finance 87%
What a dropped baton costs the faith: the relay metaphor that turns ordinary runners into champions.
by Bola Sokunbi 2019
3.77
1k+ ratings
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find?
by Philip Yancey • 2000
What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?
4.17
3k+
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 87%
What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?
by Philip Yancey 2000
4.17
3k+ ratings
Stranger by the River
by Paul Twitchell • 1978
By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.
4.37
158
Stranger by the River Summary
Stranger by the River 87%
By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.
by Paul Twitchell 1978
4.37
158 ratings
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet
by Sara Hagerty • 2014
God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.
4.06
3k+
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet Summary
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet 87%
God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.
by Sara Hagerty 2014
4.06
3k+ ratings
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