50 Books like Activist Theology

If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk

by John Pavlovitz • 2021

Lose the tribalism, keep the Jesus. A pastor's roadmap back from a faith that makes you cruel.

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2k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🌍 Inclusive Theology ✊ Spiritual Activism ☣️ Toxic Religion

If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk 96%

Lose the tribalism, keep the Jesus. A pastor's roadmap back from a faith that makes you cruel.

by John Pavlovitz 2021

4.37

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🌍 Inclusive Theology ✊ Spiritual Activism ☣️ Toxic Religion

The Day God Saw Me as Black

by D. Danyelle Thomas • 2024

She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.

4.41

469

📖 Womanist Theology 📝 Spiritual Memoir 🔒 Purity Culture 🌈 Queer Theology 🌍 Decolonizing Faith

The Day God Saw Me as Black 96%

She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.

by D. Danyelle Thomas 2024

4.41

469 ratings

📖 Womanist Theology 📝 Spiritual Memoir 🔒 Purity Culture 🌈 Queer Theology 🌍 Decolonizing Faith

Separation of Church and Hate

by John Fugelsang • 2025

Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.

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16k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Biblical Criticism ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🌪️ Religious Deconstruction 😂 Religious Satire

Separation of Church and Hate 96%

Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.

by John Fugelsang 2025

4.41

16k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Biblical Criticism ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🌪️ Religious Deconstruction 😂 Religious Satire

Interrupting Silence

by Walter Brueggemann • 2018

Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.

4.15

232

✊ Liberation Theology 🔥 Prophetic Tradition 📖 Biblical Ethics 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✊ Faith And Activism

Interrupting Silence 96%

Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.

by Walter Brueggemann 2018

4.15

232 ratings

✊ Liberation Theology 🔥 Prophetic Tradition 📖 Biblical Ethics 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✊ Faith And Activism

What Is the Bible?

by Rob Bell • 2017

The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.

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9k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Spiritual Deconstruction ✊ Liberation Theology 🌱 Emergent Church

What Is the Bible? 96%

The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.

by Rob Bell 2017

4.31

9k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Spiritual Deconstruction ✊ Liberation Theology 🌱 Emergent Church

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 95%

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

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 95%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

God and the Gay Christian

by Matthew Vines • 2014

The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.

4.02

4k+

📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚔️ Clobber Passages 🌈 Queer Theology 🫂 Affirming Theology ✝️ Gay Christians

God and the Gay Christian 95%

The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.

by Matthew Vines 2014

4.02

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚔️ Clobber Passages 🌈 Queer Theology 🫂 Affirming Theology ✝️ Gay Christians

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

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5k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Deeply Formed Life 95%

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

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 95%

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

A Just Mission

by Mekdes Haddis • 2022

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

4.03

128

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

A Just Mission 95%

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

by Mekdes Haddis 2022

4.03

128 ratings

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

What We Talk about When We Talk about God

by Rob Bell • 2012

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

3.91

8k+

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

What We Talk about When We Talk about God Summary

What We Talk about When We Talk about God 95%

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

by Rob Bell 2012

3.91

8k+ ratings

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

Building a Bridge

by James Martin • 2017

A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.

3.96

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Catholics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 🕊️ Inclusive Christianity 🛐 Church Reform 🤝 Modern Catholicism

Building a Bridge 95%

A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.

by James Martin 2017

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Catholics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 🕊️ Inclusive Christianity 🛐 Church Reform 🤝 Modern Catholicism

Compassion (&) Conviction

by Justin Giboney • 2020

The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.

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2k+

🗳️ Faith And Politics 📖 Political Theology ⛪ Church And State ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation

Compassion (&) Conviction 94%

The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.

by Justin Giboney 2020

4.31

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Faith And Politics 📖 Political Theology ⛪ Church And State ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

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

4.48

1k+

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

Dangerous Jesus 94%

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

Friendship at the Margins

by Christopher L. Heuertz • 2010

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

4.18

372

🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

Friendship at the Margins 94%

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

by Christopher L. Heuertz 2010

4.18

372 ratings

🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

Faith After Doubt

by Brian D. McLaren • 2021

A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.

4.30

3k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 📶 Faith Stages ☯️ Integrated Faith 🚪 Exvangelical

Faith After Doubt 94%

A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.

by Brian D. McLaren 2021

4.30

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 📶 Faith Stages ☯️ Integrated Faith 🚪 Exvangelical

The Hole in Our Gospel

by Richard Stearns • 2009

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

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14k+

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

The Hole in Our Gospel 94%

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

by Richard Stearns 2009

4.13

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

Why the Catholic Church Must Change

by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

3.96

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary

Why the Catholic Church Must Change 94%

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013

3.96

28 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

The Spirit of Our Politics

by Michael Wear • 2024

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

4.19

290

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 94%

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

by Michael Wear 2024

4.19

290 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

A Theology of Liberation

by Gustavo Gutiérrez • 1971

The poor are not a footnote to faith: their liberation IS salvation, and theology starts there.

4.17

2k+

✝️ Liberation Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌎 Latin American Theology ⛓️ Structural Sin ⛪ Church Of The Poor

A Theology of Liberation 94%

The poor are not a footnote to faith: their liberation IS salvation, and theology starts there.

by Gustavo Gutiérrez 1971

4.17

2k+ ratings

✝️ Liberation Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌎 Latin American Theology ⛓️ Structural Sin ⛪ Church Of The Poor

Freeing Jesus

by Diana Butler Bass • 2021

Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.

4.24

1k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Spiritual Evolution ✝️ Christology 📖 Christian Memoir

Freeing Jesus 94%

Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.

by Diana Butler Bass 2021

4.24

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Spiritual Evolution ✝️ Christology 📖 Christian Memoir

Christianity and Critical Race Theory

by Robert Chao Romero • 2023

Racism is pervasive, not rare. A theologian argues CRT and Christianity share that core insight.

4.25

100

📚 Critical Race Theory ⚖️ Racial Justice ✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Systemic Racism 🗳️ Faith And Politics

Christianity and Critical Race Theory Summary

Christianity and Critical Race Theory 94%

Racism is pervasive, not rare. A theologian argues CRT and Christianity share that core insight.

by Robert Chao Romero 2023

4.25

100 ratings

📚 Critical Race Theory ⚖️ Racial Justice ✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Systemic Racism 🗳️ Faith And Politics

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 94%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Biblical Critical Theory

by Christopher Watkin • 2022

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

4.52

1k+

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

Biblical Critical Theory 94%

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

by Christopher Watkin 2022

4.52

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time

by Marcus J. Borg • 2001

The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.

4.15

4k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 📜 Historical Criticism 📚 Scripture As Literature 🧠 Faith And Reason

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time Summary

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time 94%

The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.

by Marcus J. Borg 2001

4.15

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 📜 Historical Criticism 📚 Scripture As Literature 🧠 Faith And Reason

Loving the City

by Timothy J. Keller • 2016

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

4.28

242

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Loving the City 94%

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016

4.28

242 ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography

by David Platt • 2015

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

4.15

4k+

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography 94%

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

by David Platt 2015

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

The Powers That Be

by Walter Wink • 1998

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

4.24

1k+

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

The Powers That Be 94%

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

by Walter Wink 1998

4.24

1k+ ratings

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

Ministries of Mercy

by Timothy J. Keller • 1989

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

4.14

1k+

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Ministries of Mercy 94%

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

by Timothy J. Keller 1989

4.14

1k+ ratings

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God

by Paul Copan • 2010

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

4.03

3k+

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 94%

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Sensual Faith

by Lyvonne Briggs • 2023

Religion taught you your body was sinful. A pastor's guide to reclaiming it as sacred ground.

4.17

174

🏛️ Purity Culture Critique 🧘🏾 Embodied Spirituality ✝️ Womanist Theology 💔 Religious Deconstruction 🔥 Sacred Sexuality

Sensual Faith 94%

Religion taught you your body was sinful. A pastor's guide to reclaiming it as sacred ground.

by Lyvonne Briggs 2023

4.17

174 ratings

🏛️ Purity Culture Critique 🧘🏾 Embodied Spirituality ✝️ Womanist Theology 💔 Religious Deconstruction 🔥 Sacred Sexuality

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 94%

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

How the Bible Actually Works

by Peter Enns • 2019

The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.

4.28

4k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

How the Bible Actually Works 94%

The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.

by Peter Enns 2019

4.28

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

Gracism

by David A. Anderson • 2007

The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.

3.78

373

🕊️ Racial Reconciliation ⛪ Church Inclusion ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🤝 Christian Unity

Gracism 94%

The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.

by David A. Anderson 2007

3.78

373 ratings

🕊️ Racial Reconciliation ⛪ Church Inclusion ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🤝 Christian Unity

The Long Loneliness

by Dorothy Day • 1952

From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.

4.02

6k+

✝️ Radical Catholicism ✊ Faith And Activism 🏘️ Intentional Community 🥖 Voluntary Poverty 🧑 Personalism

The Long Loneliness 94%

From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.

by Dorothy Day 1952

4.02

6k+ ratings

✝️ Radical Catholicism ✊ Faith And Activism 🏘️ Intentional Community 🥖 Voluntary Poverty 🧑 Personalism

Christianity After Religion

by Diana Butler Bass • 2012

Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.

4.06

1k+

🏚️ Church Decline 🇺🇸 American Religion 🧘 Spiritual But Not Religious ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🌱 Emerging Church

Christianity After Religion 94%

Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.

by Diana Butler Bass 2012

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Church Decline 🇺🇸 American Religion 🧘 Spiritual But Not Religious ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🌱 Emerging Church

Faith Unraveled

by Rachel Held Evans • 2010

A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.

4.24

11k+

🧱 Faith Deconstruction ❓ Religious Doubt 🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🌱 Emerging Church 📖 Biblical Interpretation

Faith Unraveled 94%

A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.

by Rachel Held Evans 2010

4.24

11k+ ratings

🧱 Faith Deconstruction ❓ Religious Doubt 🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🌱 Emerging Church 📖 Biblical Interpretation

Broken Words

by Jonathan Dudley • 2011

How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.

4.25

134

🗳️ Evangelical Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔬 Christianity And Science ⛪ Political Theology 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

Broken Words 94%

How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.

by Jonathan Dudley 2011

4.25

134 ratings

🗳️ Evangelical Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔬 Christianity And Science ⛪ Political Theology 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Healing Resistance 93%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Awakening Together

by Larry Yang • 2017

True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.

4.35

164

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🌍 Collective Liberation 🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism ✊ Mindful Activism 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Awakening Together 93%

True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.

by Larry Yang 2017

4.35

164 ratings

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🌍 Collective Liberation 🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism ✊ Mindful Activism 🧘 Mindful Leadership

The Whole Language

by Gregory Boyle • 2021

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

4.54

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

The Whole Language 93%

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

by Gregory Boyle 2021

4.54

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

The Liturgy of Politics

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

4.27

1k+

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

The Liturgy of Politics 93%

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020

4.27

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

Faithfully Different

by Natasha Crain • 2022

Secularism is a religion, not neutral space. The tools to think clearly and hold a coherent faith.

4.58

1k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

Faithfully Different 93%

Secularism is a religion, not neutral space. The tools to think clearly and hold a coherent faith.

by Natasha Crain 2022

4.58

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century

by Sunday Adelaja • 2008

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

4.37

144

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century Summary

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century 93%

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

by Sunday Adelaja 2008

4.37

144 ratings

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Beautiful Community

by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. • 2020

The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.

4.20

680

⛪ Ecclesiology 🌍 Multiethnic Churches 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🚪 Hospitality

The Beautiful Community 93%

The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.

by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. 2020

4.20

680 ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology 🌍 Multiethnic Churches 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🚪 Hospitality

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 93%

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

Nudge

by Leonard Sweet • 2010

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

3.9

323

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

Nudge 93%

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

by Leonard Sweet 2010

3.9

323 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

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