50 Books like Art and Faith

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts

by David Torevell • 2023

The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.

🔥 Theology Of Desire 🎨 Art And Faith 🧠 Mental Health And Faith 🏙️ Secular Modernity 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts Summary

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts 93%

The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.

by David Torevell 2023

🔥 Theology Of Desire 🎨 Art And Faith 🧠 Mental Health And Faith 🏙️ Secular Modernity 🌱 Spiritual Formation

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.

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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 93%

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

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin • 2007

Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.

3.88

108k+

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

Born Standing Up 93%

Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.

by Steve Martin 2007

3.88

108k+ ratings

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

Simply Christian

by N.T. Wright • 2006

Our hunger for justice and beauty points to a rescue mission: the Christian story told freshly.

4.05

11k+

🔍 Christian Apologetics 👑 Kingdom Theology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anglican Theology 📖 Biblical Theology 🧠 Reason And Faith

Simply Christian 93%

Our hunger for justice and beauty points to a rescue mission: the Christian story told freshly.

by N.T. Wright 2006

4.05

11k+ ratings

🔍 Christian Apologetics 👑 Kingdom Theology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anglican Theology 📖 Biblical Theology 🧠 Reason And Faith

Liturgy of the Ordinary

by Tish Harrison Warren • 2016

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

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🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

Liturgy of the Ordinary 93%

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

by Tish Harrison Warren 2016

4.32

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

How to Be Here

by Rob Bell • 2016

Risking nothing is the bigger risk. How to find your calling and take the first step.

3.94

6k+

🎨 Creative Living 🎯 Ikigai 🔨 Craft And Process 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 🎲 Embracing Risk

How to Be Here 92%

Risking nothing is the bigger risk. How to find your calling and take the first step.

by Rob Bell 2016

3.94

6k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Living 🎯 Ikigai 🔨 Craft And Process 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 🎲 Embracing Risk

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 92%

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

Do You Believe?

by Paul David Tripp • 2021

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

4.56

682

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Do You Believe? 92%

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

by Paul David Tripp 2021

4.56

682 ratings

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Garden City

by John Mark Comer • 2015

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

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17k+

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Garden City 92%

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

by John Mark Comer 2015

4.45

17k+ ratings

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

The Christian Life

by Sinclair B. Ferguson • 1981

Christian living fails without Christian doctrine. A short guide to the truths that sustain it.

4.40

742

📜 Reformed Theology 📚 Systematic Theology 🕊️ Sanctification 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🚪 Accessible Theology

The Christian Life 92%

Christian living fails without Christian doctrine. A short guide to the truths that sustain it.

by Sinclair B. Ferguson 1981

4.40

742 ratings

📜 Reformed Theology 📚 Systematic Theology 🕊️ Sanctification 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🚪 Accessible Theology

The Return of the Prodigal Son

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1991

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

4.38

26k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

The Return of the Prodigal Son 92%

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1991

4.38

26k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

Surprised by Paradox

by Jen Pollock Michel • 2019

Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.

4.13

523

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ↔️ Paradox And Faith 🌫️ Embracing Mystery 😢 Theology Of Lament 🌍 Incarnational Faith

Surprised by Paradox 92%

Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.

by Jen Pollock Michel 2019

4.13

523 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ↔️ Paradox And Faith 🌫️ Embracing Mystery 😢 Theology Of Lament 🌍 Incarnational Faith

Created to Draw Near

by Edward T. Welch • 2020

Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.

4.04

413

🧭 Biblical Theology 👑 Priesthood Of Believers 🌿 Union With Christ 🔥 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Devotional Theology

Created to Draw Near 92%

Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.

by Edward T. Welch 2020

4.04

413 ratings

🧭 Biblical Theology 👑 Priesthood Of Believers 🌿 Union With Christ 🔥 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Devotional Theology

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 92%

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

Baptism

by Peter J. Leithart • 2021

Water that remakes you: how flood, sea, and ritual prove baptism is no mere symbol.

4.22

209

💧 Sacramental Theology 🤝 Covenant Theology 🔗 Biblical Typology 📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 New Creation

Baptism 92%

Water that remakes you: how flood, sea, and ritual prove baptism is no mere symbol.

by Peter J. Leithart 2021

4.22

209 ratings

💧 Sacramental Theology 🤝 Covenant Theology 🔗 Biblical Typology 📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 New Creation

The Thrill of Orthodoxy

by Trevin K. Wax • 2022

Boredom with doctrine, not doubt, is Christianity's real crisis. And the creed is the adventure.

4.25

694

🕊️ Mere Christianity 📜 Historic Orthodoxy 🌊 Theological Drift 🌍 Missional Theology 🙅 Countercultural Faith

The Thrill of Orthodoxy 92%

Boredom with doctrine, not doubt, is Christianity's real crisis. And the creed is the adventure.

by Trevin K. Wax 2022

4.25

694 ratings

🕊️ Mere Christianity 📜 Historic Orthodoxy 🌊 Theological Drift 🌍 Missional Theology 🙅 Countercultural Faith

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2017

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

4.18

663

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Summary

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit 92%

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

by Christopher J.H. Wright 2017

4.18

663 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

The Journey of Desire

by John Eldredge • 2000

Your strongest longings aren't temptations. They're clues to the life you were made for.

4.01

6k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🙏 Holy Longing 🌿 Restoration Theology ❤️ Heart-Centered Faith 🕊️ Surrender To God

The Journey of Desire 92%

Your strongest longings aren't temptations. They're clues to the life you were made for.

by John Eldredge 2000

4.01

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🙏 Holy Longing 🌿 Restoration Theology ❤️ Heart-Centered Faith 🕊️ Surrender To God

The Spirit of the Disciplines

by Dallas Willard • 1988

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

4.15

11k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

The Spirit of the Disciplines 92%

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

by Dallas Willard 1988

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

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 92%

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

Deeper

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2021

Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.

4.58

8k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology 🌊 Grace Not Effort 📖 Sanctification ✝️ Union With Christ

Deeper 92%

Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2021

4.58

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology 🌊 Grace Not Effort 📖 Sanctification ✝️ Union With Christ

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

4.04

208

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Hidden in Plain Sight 92%

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

by Mark Buchanan 2007

4.04

208 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

What Does God Want?

by Michael S. Heiser • 2018

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

4.65

883

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

What Does God Want? 92%

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

by Michael S. Heiser 2018

4.65

883 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

Returning to Eden

by Heather Hamilton • 2023

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

4.16

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

Returning to Eden 92%

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

by Heather Hamilton 2023

4.16

86 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

Future Grace

by John Piper • 2012

Thanking God for the past won't fuel obedience. Trusting his promises for tomorrow will.

4.19

6k+

📖 Practical Theology 🌱 Sanctification ⚔️ Fighting Sin 🌈 Promises Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

Future Grace 92%

Thanking God for the past won't fuel obedience. Trusting his promises for tomorrow will.

by John Piper 2012

4.19

6k+ ratings

📖 Practical Theology 🌱 Sanctification ⚔️ Fighting Sin 🌈 Promises Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

The Quest for God

by Paul Johnson • 1996

The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.

3.56

124

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

The Quest for God 92%

The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.

by Paul Johnson 1996

3.56

124 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

#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 92%

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

God's Big Idea

by Myles Munroe • 2008

Religion was never the plan. God planted a garden colony and told humans to spread it.

4.34

137

🏰 Kingdom Theology 🌍 Dominion Mandate 🔥 Charismatic Christianity 🎭 Faith And Culture 🕊️ Holy Spirit

God's Big Idea 92%

Religion was never the plan. God planted a garden colony and told humans to spread it.

by Myles Munroe 2008

4.34

137 ratings

🏰 Kingdom Theology 🌍 Dominion Mandate 🔥 Charismatic Christianity 🎭 Faith And Culture 🕊️ Holy Spirit

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

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

4.21

5k+

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

The Deeply Formed Life 92%

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

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 92%

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

The Divine Dance

by Richard Rohr • 2016

The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.

4.21

4k+

🔺 Trinitarian Theology ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🕉️ Interfaith Spirituality ✨ Incarnational Theology

The Divine Dance 92%

The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.

by Richard Rohr 2016

4.21

4k+ ratings

🔺 Trinitarian Theology ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🕉️ Interfaith Spirituality ✨ Incarnational Theology

The Incomparable Christ

by John R.W. Stott • 2001

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

4.22

279

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

The Incomparable Christ 92%

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

by John R.W. Stott 2001

4.22

279 ratings

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

What Are Biblical Values?

by John J. Collins • 2019

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

4.07

153

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

What Are Biblical Values? 92%

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

by John J. Collins 2019

4.07

153 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

The Wisdom Pyramid

by Brett McCracken • 2021

A biblical hierarchy for your information diet: why scripture and nature belong above the scroll.

4.32

2k+

📱 Digital Discipleship 🧠 Attention And Formation 🌸 Beauty And Transcendence 🌿 General Revelation 🗣️ Post-Truth Culture

The Wisdom Pyramid 92%

A biblical hierarchy for your information diet: why scripture and nature belong above the scroll.

by Brett McCracken 2021

4.32

2k+ ratings

📱 Digital Discipleship 🧠 Attention And Formation 🌸 Beauty And Transcendence 🌿 General Revelation 🗣️ Post-Truth Culture

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 92%

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

Analog Church

by Jay Y. Kim • 2020

Churches chased relevance on screens and got audiences who watch instead of communities who worship.

4.14

600

⛪ Church Practices 🙌 Embodied Worship 📱 Technology Critique 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📺 Media Ecology

Analog Church 92%

Churches chased relevance on screens and got audiences who watch instead of communities who worship.

by Jay Y. Kim 2020

4.14

600 ratings

⛪ Church Practices 🙌 Embodied Worship 📱 Technology Critique 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📺 Media Ecology

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

Loving to Know

by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2011

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

4.29

121

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

Loving to Know 91%

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

by Esther Lightcap Meek 2011

4.29

121 ratings

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

Messy Spirituality

by Mike Yaconelli • 2001

Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.

4.10

5k+

🧩 Imperfect Faith 🧹 Anti-Perfectionism 🔥 Spiritual Burnout ✨ Radical Grace 🌱 Emerging Church

Messy Spirituality 91%

Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.

by Mike Yaconelli 2001

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧩 Imperfect Faith 🧹 Anti-Perfectionism 🔥 Spiritual Burnout ✨ Radical Grace 🌱 Emerging Church

A More Christlike God

by Bradley Jersak • 2015

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

4.41

870

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

A More Christlike God 91%

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

by Bradley Jersak 2015

4.41

870 ratings

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

The Mission of God

by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2006

Genesis to Revelation tells one story: not our mission for God, but God's mission for creation.

4.37

1k+

🧱 Biblical Theology 📖 Salvation History 📜 Covenant Theology 🗺️ Missiology 🪵 Idolatry Critique

The Mission of God 91%

Genesis to Revelation tells one story: not our mission for God, but God's mission for creation.

by Christopher J.H. Wright 2006

4.37

1k+ ratings

🧱 Biblical Theology 📖 Salvation History 📜 Covenant Theology 🗺️ Missiology 🪵 Idolatry Critique

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 91%

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

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

4.24

3k+

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Great Omission 91%

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

Delighting in the Trinity

by Michael Reeves • 2012

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

4.57

9k+

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Delighting in the Trinity 91%

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

by Michael Reeves 2012

4.57

9k+ ratings

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Wabi Sabi

by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

4.20

1k+

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

Wabi Sabi 91%

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

by Nobuo Suzuki 2021

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

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