50 Books like Culture Making

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.

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242

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

Loving the City 96%

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

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 95%

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

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.

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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 95%

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

Meet Generation Z

by James Emery White • 2017

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

3.89

919

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Meet Generation Z 95%

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

by James Emery White 2017

3.89

919 ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Biblical Critical Theory

by Christopher Watkin • 2022

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

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1k+

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

Biblical Critical Theory 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

A Creative Minority

by Jon Tyson • 2016

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

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811

🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🕊️ Faithful Presence 🤝 Covenantal Community

A Creative Minority 95%

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

by Jon Tyson 2016

4.33

811 ratings

🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🕊️ Faithful Presence 🤝 Covenantal Community

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 95%

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

Called to Create

by Jordan Raynor • 2017

Creative work is worship, modeled by the original creator. It was never meant to be secular.

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2k+

🛠️ Faith And Work 💼 Christian Entrepreneurs 📜 Theology Of Calling 💵 Stewardship In Business 🛌 Rhythms Of Rest

Called to Create 95%

Creative work is worship, modeled by the original creator. It was never meant to be secular.

by Jordan Raynor 2017

4.31

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Faith And Work 💼 Christian Entrepreneurs 📜 Theology Of Calling 💵 Stewardship In Business 🛌 Rhythms Of Rest

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

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.

4.32

25k+

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

Liturgy of the Ordinary 95%

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

Growing Young

by Kara Powell • 2016

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

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1k+

🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

Growing Young 95%

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

by Kara Powell 2016

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

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? 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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 > 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 94%

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

Foolishness to the Greeks

by Lesslie Newbigin • 1986

The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.

4.24

935

🗺️ Missiology 🪓 Fact-Value Split 🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🏛️ Western Secularism ⛪ Missional Church

Foolishness to the Greeks 94%

The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.

by Lesslie Newbigin 1986

4.24

935 ratings

🗺️ Missiology 🪓 Fact-Value Split 🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🏛️ Western Secularism ⛪ Missional Church

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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 94%

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

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

The Wisdom Pyramid

by Brett McCracken • 2021

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

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2k+

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

The Wisdom Pyramid 94%

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

Just Do Something

by Kevin DeYoung • 2009

Paralyzed by the search for God's perfect will? How to act wisely without a divine roadmap.

4.25

17k+

🙏 Christian Decision Making 💼 Vocation And Calling 👨 Biblical Manhood 👩 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Marriage Guidance

Just Do Something 94%

Paralyzed by the search for God's perfect will? How to act wisely without a divine roadmap.

by Kevin DeYoung 2009

4.25

17k+ ratings

🙏 Christian Decision Making 💼 Vocation And Calling 👨 Biblical Manhood 👩 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Marriage Guidance

#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 94%

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

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

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History

by D. James Kennedy • 1994

What would a world without Christianity look like? The missing parts are the best ones.

4.01

449

⛪ Church History 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🏛️ Western Civilization 🎨 Faith And Culture 📜 Calvinism

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History Summary

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History 94%

What would a world without Christianity look like? The missing parts are the best ones.

by D. James Kennedy 1994

4.01

449 ratings

⛪ Church History 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🏛️ Western Civilization 🎨 Faith And Culture 📜 Calvinism

Preaching

by Timothy J. Keller • 2015

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

4.48

4k+

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Preaching 94%

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

by Timothy J. Keller 2015

4.48

4k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Between Two Worlds

by John R.W. Stott • 1982

Preach sermons faithful to Scripture, alive to the world, and delivered with the Spirit's power.

4.31

1k+

📖 Homiletics 🎙️ Expository Preaching 📝 Sermon Preparation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Between Two Worlds 94%

Preach sermons faithful to Scripture, alive to the world, and delivered with the Spirit's power.

by John R.W. Stott 1982

4.31

1k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics 🎙️ Expository Preaching 📝 Sermon Preparation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 🙏 Spiritual Formation

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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 94%

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

Don't Waste Your Life

by John Piper • 2003

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

4.14

37k+

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And Faith

Don't Waste Your Life 94%

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

by John Piper 2003

4.14

37k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And 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 94%

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

Timothy Keller

by Collin Hansen • 2023

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

4.53

3k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Timothy Keller 94%

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

by Collin Hansen 2023

4.53

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Character Theology

by Tom Steffen • 2024

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

4.67

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

Character Theology 94%

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

by Tom Steffen 2024

4.67

3 ratings

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

A Little Book for New Theologians

by Kelly M. Kapic • 2012

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

4.17

1k+

📚 Theological Education 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Faith And Reason 🤲 Intellectual Humility ✝️ Christian Discipleship

A Little Book for New Theologians Summary

A Little Book for New Theologians 94%

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

by Kelly M. Kapic 2012

4.17

1k+ ratings

📚 Theological Education 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Faith And Reason 🤲 Intellectual Humility ✝️ Christian Discipleship

Kingdoms in Conflict

by Charles W. Colson • 1987

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

4.08

317

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

Kingdoms in Conflict 94%

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

by Charles W. Colson 1987

4.08

317 ratings

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

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

Eternity in Their Hearts

by Don Richardson • 1980

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

4.30

4k+

🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

Eternity in Their Hearts 94%

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

by Don Richardson 1980

4.30

4k+ ratings

🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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