⛪ Southern Christianity

Books examining the distinctive character of faith in the American South, where religion permeates culture, politics, and the rhythms of daily life.

A Subversive Gospel

by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017

O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.

4.00

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Catholic Imagination 🤡 Grotesque Realism 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Literary Theology

A Subversive Gospel 91%

O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.

by Michael Mears Bruner 2017

4.00

53 ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Catholic Imagination 🤡 Grotesque Realism 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Literary Theology

The Faith of Elvis

by Kent Sanders • 2022

Three stepbrothers moved into Graceland. Behind closed doors, Elvis was a gospel singer, not a king.

4.26

372

🎵 Gospel Music ⭐ Celebrity Memoir ✝️ Faith And Fame 📖 Christian Biography 🤝 Racial Equality

The Faith of Elvis 90%

Three stepbrothers moved into Graceland. Behind closed doors, Elvis was a gospel singer, not a king.

by Kent Sanders 2022

4.26

372 ratings

🎵 Gospel Music ⭐ Celebrity Memoir ✝️ Faith And Fame 📖 Christian Biography 🤝 Racial Equality

Rough Country

by Robert Wuthnow • 2014

How Texas's frontier faith became the engine of America's conservative political machine.

3.77

🤠 Texas History ⛪ Religious History 🗳️ Southern Politics ⚖️ Church And State 📖 Fundamentalism

Rough Country 90%

How Texas's frontier faith became the engine of America's conservative political machine.

by Robert Wuthnow 2014

3.77

26 ratings

🤠 Texas History ⛪ Religious History 🗳️ Southern Politics ⚖️ Church And State 📖 Fundamentalism

The Great Dechurching

by Jim Davis • 2023

Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.

3.85

2k+

🇺🇸 American Christianity 📊 Religious Sociology 📉 Church Decline 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Faith Transmission

The Great Dechurching 90%

Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.

by Jim Davis 2023

3.85

2k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Christianity 📊 Religious Sociology 📉 Church Decline 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Faith Transmission

The Lost Art of True Beauty

by Leslie Ludy • 2010

True beauty doesn't start with a mirror. Scripture's pattern: self-forgetfulness, not self-esteem.

4.13

529

🕊️ Biblical Womanhood 💎 Inner Beauty 👗 Christian Modesty 🏠 Hospitality ✝️ Self Denial

The Lost Art of True Beauty 90%

True beauty doesn't start with a mirror. Scripture's pattern: self-forgetfulness, not self-esteem.

by Leslie Ludy 2010

4.13

529 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Womanhood 💎 Inner Beauty 👗 Christian Modesty 🏠 Hospitality ✝️ Self Denial

Faith Under Fire

by Andrew White • 2011

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

4.16

137

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

Faith Under Fire 90%

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

by Andrew White 2011

4.16

137 ratings

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

Three Simple Rules

by Rueben P. Job • 2007

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

4.19

631

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Three Simple Rules 90%

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

by Rueben P. Job 2007

4.19

631 ratings

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Jesus Politics

by Phil Robertson • 2020

The Bible already told Christians how to engage politics. Here is the playbook, in ten principles.

4.49

930

🏴 Christian Nationalism ⛪ Political Theology 🗽 Religious Liberty 👶 Pro-Life Advocacy 🐘 Christian Right

Jesus Politics 90%

The Bible already told Christians how to engage politics. Here is the playbook, in ten principles.

by Phil Robertson 2020

4.49

930 ratings

🏴 Christian Nationalism ⛪ Political Theology 🗽 Religious Liberty 👶 Pro-Life Advocacy 🐘 Christian Right

Jesus > Religion

by Jefferson Bethke • 2013

What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?

4.20

8k+

🕊️ Grace Theology 💥 Radical Grace 📖 Christian Living 💔 Church Hurt 🔓 Deconstructing Legalism

Jesus > Religion 90%

What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?

by Jefferson Bethke 2013

4.20

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Grace Theology 💥 Radical Grace 📖 Christian Living 💔 Church Hurt 🔓 Deconstructing Legalism

The Year of Living like Jesus

by Edward G. Dobson • 2009

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

3.47

549

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

The Year of Living like Jesus 90%

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

by Edward G. Dobson 2009

3.47

549 ratings

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney

by Charles Grandison Finney • 1876

A lawyer turned preacher whose blunt sermons emptied a factory floor in a single afternoon.

3.83

448

🔥 American Revivalism 🕊️ Holiness Movement 🙏 Prayer And Intercession 💨 Holy Spirit Theology 🗣️ Plain Preaching

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney Summary

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney 90%

A lawyer turned preacher whose blunt sermons emptied a factory floor in a single afternoon.

by Charles Grandison Finney 1876

3.83

448 ratings

🔥 American Revivalism 🕊️ Holiness Movement 🙏 Prayer And Intercession 💨 Holy Spirit Theology 🗣️ Plain Preaching

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

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1k+

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

Dangerous Jesus 90%

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

by Kevin "KB" Burgess 2023

4.48

1k+ ratings

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

Fault Lines

by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. • 2021

A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.

4.43

7k+

✝️ Evangelical Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice 📉 Antiracism Critique 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🏠 Family Structure

Fault Lines 90%

A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.

by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. 2021

4.43

7k+ ratings

✝️ Evangelical Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice 📉 Antiracism Critique 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🏠 Family Structure

The Fight for Female

by Lisa Bevere • 2024

The war on womanhood is spiritual. Reclaim your God-given identity with weapons that win.

4.31

655

🗡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Womanhood ✝️ Identity In Christ 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Body Theology

The Fight for Female 90%

The war on womanhood is spiritual. Reclaim your God-given identity with weapons that win.

by Lisa Bevere 2024

4.31

655 ratings

🗡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Womanhood ✝️ Identity In Christ 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Body Theology

Losing Our Religion

by Russell D. Moore • 2023

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

4.31

3k+

✝️ Evangelicalism 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church

Losing Our Religion 90%

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

by Russell D. Moore 2023

4.31

3k+ ratings

✝️ Evangelicalism 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

4.31

2k+

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Loving God 90%

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

by Charles W. Colson 1983

4.31

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan • 2011

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

4.09

704

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Praying for Strangers 90%

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

by River Jordan 2011

4.09

704 ratings

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

The Evangelicals

by Frances FitzGerald • 2017

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

4.16

2k+

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

The Evangelicals 90%

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

by Frances FitzGerald 2017

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

Where the Light Fell

by Philip Yancey • 2021

His father's faith killed him. His mother's faith trapped him. A lifetime seeking his own.

4.51

7k+

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🕊️ Religious Trauma 🔍 Faith Deconstruction 💔 Mother Wound 👥 Sibling Bond

Where the Light Fell 90%

His father's faith killed him. His mother's faith trapped him. A lifetime seeking his own.

by Philip Yancey 2021

4.51

7k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🕊️ Religious Trauma 🔍 Faith Deconstruction 💔 Mother Wound 👥 Sibling Bond

Love Does

by Bob Goff • 2012

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

4.31

103k+

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

Love Does 90%

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

by Bob Goff 2012

4.31

103k+ ratings

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

Finding the Right Hills to Die on

by Gavin Ortlund • 2020

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

4.33

3k+

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

Finding the Right Hills to Die on Summary

Finding the Right Hills to Die on 90%

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

by Gavin Ortlund 2020

4.33

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

Radical

by David Platt • 2010

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

4.17

70k+

🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

Radical 90%

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

by David Platt 2010

4.17

70k+ ratings

🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

Jesus

by Charles R. Swindoll • 2008

Retracing Jesus's life from manger to empty tomb: the one question he refused to let anyone dodge.

4.52

886

✝️ Life Of Christ 📖 Gospel Narratives 🕊️ Christology 🛡️ Evangelical Apologetics 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Jesus 90%

Retracing Jesus's life from manger to empty tomb: the one question he refused to let anyone dodge.

by Charles R. Swindoll 2008

4.52

886 ratings

✝️ Life Of Christ 📖 Gospel Narratives 🕊️ Christology 🛡️ Evangelical Apologetics 🌱 Spiritual Formation

English Lessons

by Andrea Lucado • 2017

Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.

4.01

469

🕊️ Christian Memoir 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Post-Evangelical 📚 Faith And Reason 🏠 Inherited Faith

English Lessons 90%

Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.

by Andrea Lucado 2017

4.01

469 ratings

🕊️ Christian Memoir 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Post-Evangelical 📚 Faith And Reason 🏠 Inherited Faith

What's So Amazing about Grace?

by Philip Yancey • 1997

Christianity's central scandal: God's love doesn't depend on you. It never has and it never will.

4.19

44k+

🕊️ Christian Theology ✨ Divine Grace 🕯️ Forgiveness ⚖️ Legalism Critique 📖 Evangelical Christianity

What's So Amazing about Grace? 90%

Christianity's central scandal: God's love doesn't depend on you. It never has and it never will.

by Philip Yancey 1997

4.19

44k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Theology ✨ Divine Grace 🕯️ Forgiveness ⚖️ Legalism Critique 📖 Evangelical Christianity

#GOSPEL

by Daniel Rice • 2017

The Gospel for a hashtag generation: why the ancient rescue plan still stands.

4.06

172

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Gospel Presentation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism ✝️ Reformed Theology

#GOSPEL 90%

The Gospel for a hashtag generation: why the ancient rescue plan still stands.

by Daniel Rice 2017

4.06

172 ratings

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Gospel Presentation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism ✝️ Reformed Theology

Freedom of Simplicity

by Richard J. Foster • 1981

A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.

4.21

3k+

🏡 Simple Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 😌 Contentment 💰 Stewardship 🛒 Anticonsumerism

Freedom of Simplicity 90%

A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.

by Richard J. Foster 1981

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏡 Simple Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 😌 Contentment 💰 Stewardship 🛒 Anticonsumerism

Confronting Christianity

by Rebecca McLaughlin • 2019

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

4.29

7k+

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

Confronting Christianity 90%

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019

4.29

7k+ ratings

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

Inspired

by Rachel Held Evans • 2018

The Bible is a library of warring ancient texts, and that is why it's worth loving.

4.39

18k+

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

Inspired 90%

The Bible is a library of warring ancient texts, and that is why it's worth loving.

by Rachel Held Evans 2018

4.39

18k+ ratings

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

by Mark Dever • 1997

A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.

4.29

5k+

⛪ Church Health 📚 Ecclesiology 📖 Expositional Preaching ⚖️ Church Discipline 🤝 Church Membership

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church 90%

A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.

by Mark Dever 1997

4.29

5k+ ratings

⛪ Church Health 📚 Ecclesiology 📖 Expositional Preaching ⚖️ Church Discipline 🤝 Church Membership

Blue Like Jazz

by Donald Miller • 2003

I found God at the most godless college in America, and it looked nothing like church.

3.90

119k+

🧳 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Post-Evangelical 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙌 Grace Over Works 🔍 Self-Examination

Blue Like Jazz 90%

I found God at the most godless college in America, and it looked nothing like church.

by Donald Miller 2003

3.90

119k+ ratings

🧳 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Post-Evangelical 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙌 Grace Over Works 🔍 Self-Examination

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain

by Matt Chandler • 2013

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

4.14

4k+

📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧎 Humility 🫂 Church Community

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain Summary

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain 90%

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

by Matt Chandler 2013

4.14

4k+ ratings

📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧎 Humility 🫂 Church Community

Urban Apologetics

by Eric Mason • 2021

Five spiritual movements competing for the Black community, and how the gospel answers each one.

4.32

337

🛡️ Christian Apologetics ✝️ African American Christianity 🏙️ Urban Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Literacy

Urban Apologetics 90%

Five spiritual movements competing for the Black community, and how the gospel answers each one.

by Eric Mason 2021

4.32

337 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics ✝️ African American Christianity 🏙️ Urban Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Literacy

Know What You Believe

by Paul E. Little • 1969

The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.

4.00

1k+

📚 Systematic Theology 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Christian Basics 🌱 New Believers 👥 Lay Theology

Know What You Believe 90%

The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.

by Paul E. Little 1969

4.00

1k+ ratings

📚 Systematic Theology 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Christian Basics 🌱 New Believers 👥 Lay Theology

The False White Gospel

by Jim Wallis • 2024

A counterfeit gospel captured American Christianity. Its own sacred texts contain the antidote.

4.22

958

🚩 Christian Nationalism 📜 Political Theology ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔥 Prophetic Tradition ✝️ Social Gospel

The False White Gospel 90%

A counterfeit gospel captured American Christianity. Its own sacred texts contain the antidote.

by Jim Wallis 2024

4.22

958 ratings

🚩 Christian Nationalism 📜 Political Theology ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔥 Prophetic Tradition ✝️ Social Gospel

White Too Long

by Robert P. Jones • 2020

White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.

4.42

3k+

⛪ Religion And Race 🇺🇸 American Christianity 📖 White Evangelicalism 🏛️ Institutional Racism ⚖️ Reparative Justice

White Too Long 90%

White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.

by Robert P. Jones 2020

4.42

3k+ ratings

⛪ Religion And Race 🇺🇸 American Christianity 📖 White Evangelicalism 🏛️ Institutional Racism ⚖️ Reparative Justice

The Allure of Gentleness

by Dallas Willard • 2014

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

4.18

961

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

The Allure of Gentleness 90%

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

by Dallas Willard 2014

4.18

961 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

The Great Emergence

by Phyllis Tickle • 2008

Every half-millennium, Christianity implodes, then remakes itself. We are inside the fourth one.

3.96

3k+

🏛️ Church History 📊 Sociology Of Religion 🌊 Postmodern Christianity 🎭 Religion And Culture 📖 Biblical Authority

The Great Emergence 90%

Every half-millennium, Christianity implodes, then remakes itself. We are inside the fourth one.

by Phyllis Tickle 2008

3.96

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Church History 📊 Sociology Of Religion 🌊 Postmodern Christianity 🎭 Religion And Culture 📖 Biblical Authority

The Unlikely Disciple

by Kevin Roose • 2009

He arrived a skeptic. He left a prayer. One semester undercover at Liberty University.

3.98

12k+

✝️ Evangelicalism 📰 Immersion Journalism 🤔 Faith And Doubt 🏛️ Social Conservatism 🧬 Creationism

The Unlikely Disciple 90%

He arrived a skeptic. He left a prayer. One semester undercover at Liberty University.

by Kevin Roose 2009

3.98

12k+ ratings

✝️ Evangelicalism 📰 Immersion Journalism 🤔 Faith And Doubt 🏛️ Social Conservatism 🧬 Creationism

The Christian Atheist

by Craig Groeschel • 2010

Saying you trust God while living like heaven is empty: the condition has a name, and it's fixable.

4.07

11k+

🛐 Practical Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ⚠️ Nominal Christianity ⚖️ Faith And Works 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Christian Atheist 90%

Saying you trust God while living like heaven is empty: the condition has a name, and it's fixable.

by Craig Groeschel 2010

4.07

11k+ ratings

🛐 Practical Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ⚠️ Nominal Christianity ⚖️ Faith And Works 🕊️ Forgiveness

How to Human

by Carlos Whittaker • 2023

Learn to slow down, draw near, and feel with others: three practices for reclaiming your humanity.

4.32

3k+

🙏 Practical Christianity 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🐢 Slowing Down 💞 Empathy Building

How to Human 90%

Learn to slow down, draw near, and feel with others: three practices for reclaiming your humanity.

by Carlos Whittaker 2023

4.32

3k+ ratings

🙏 Practical Christianity 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🐢 Slowing Down 💞 Empathy Building

Jesus Now

by Frank Viola • 2014

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

4.35

128

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Jesus Now 90%

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

by Frank Viola 2014

4.35

128 ratings

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Edwards on the Christian Life

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2014

Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.

4.41

348

🏛️ Puritan Theology 🕯️ Spiritual Formation ✨ Divine Beauty 😊 Joy In God 📜 Christian Obedience

Edwards on the Christian Life 90%

Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2014

4.41

348 ratings

🏛️ Puritan Theology 🕯️ Spiritual Formation ✨ Divine Beauty 😊 Joy In God 📜 Christian Obedience

Jesus and the Disinherited

by Howard Thurman • 1996

The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.

4.51

7k+

🕊️ Liberation Theology ⛪ Black Church Tradition ✊ Spiritual Resistance 🧠 Psychology Of Oppression 📜 Historical Jesus

Jesus and the Disinherited 90%

The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.

by Howard Thurman 1996

4.51

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Liberation Theology ⛪ Black Church Tradition ✊ Spiritual Resistance 🧠 Psychology Of Oppression 📜 Historical Jesus

Scouting the Divine

by Margaret Feinberg • 2009

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

4.22

912

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

Scouting the Divine 90%

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

by Margaret Feinberg 2009

4.22

912 ratings

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth

by Thaddeus Williams • 2020

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

4.35

1k+

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Summary

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth 90%

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

by Thaddeus Williams 2020

4.35

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Following Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 1994

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

4.26

1k+

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

Following Jesus 90%

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

by N.T. Wright 1994

4.26

1k+ ratings

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

Holy Hygge

by Jamie Erickson • 2022

Seven Danish practices for a home that does more than feel cozy: it points people to Christ.

4.10

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