50 Books like Letter to the American Church

Hitler's Cross

by Erwin W. Lutzer • 1995

Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.

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🏛️ Church History 💀 Nazi Germany ⚠️ Christian Nationalism 🛡️ Christian Resistance ✝️ Sacrificial Faith

Hitler's Cross 96%

Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.

by Erwin W. Lutzer 1995

4.20

874 ratings

🏛️ Church History 💀 Nazi Germany ⚠️ Christian Nationalism 🛡️ Christian Resistance ✝️ Sacrificial Faith

The Ballot and the Bible

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2023

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

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2k+

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

The Ballot and the Bible 96%

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2023

4.22

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

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 95%

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

The False White Gospel

by Jim Wallis • 2024

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

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🚩 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

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

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory

by Tim Alberta • 2023

When politics swallowed the church, a reporter found the faithful pushing back.

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17k+

🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌀 Conspirituality

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Summary

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory 95%

When politics swallowed the church, a reporter found the faithful pushing back.

by Tim Alberta 2023

4.40

17k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌀 Conspirituality

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.

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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 95%

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

Broken Words

by Jonathan Dudley • 2011

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

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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

Kingdoms in Conflict

by Charles W. Colson • 1987

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

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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

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk

by Eugene Cho • 2020

A pastor's guide to holding political convictions without turning into a jerk.

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🗳️ Faith And Politics 🏛️ Political Engagement 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🌉 Bridge Building ⚡ Political Polarization

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk 94%

A pastor's guide to holding political convictions without turning into a jerk.

by Eugene Cho 2020

4.24

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Faith And Politics 🏛️ Political Engagement 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🌉 Bridge Building ⚡ Political Polarization

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

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

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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

Losing Our Religion

by Russell D. Moore • 2023

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

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3k+

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

Losing Our Religion 94%

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

Bonhoeffer

by Eric Metaxas • 2010

When the German church bowed to Hitler, one theologian chose the gallows over complicity.

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84k+

✝️ Christian Biography ⚔️ German Resistance 🏛️ Theology And Politics 🙏 Sacrificial Faith 🗺️ Nazi Germany

Bonhoeffer 94%

When the German church bowed to Hitler, one theologian chose the gallows over complicity.

by Eric Metaxas 2010

4.21

84k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Biography ⚔️ German Resistance 🏛️ Theology And Politics 🙏 Sacrificial Faith 🗺️ Nazi Germany

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.

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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 Liturgy of Politics

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020

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

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1k+

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

The Liturgy of Politics 94%

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

The Case for Christian Nationalism

by Stephen Wolfe • 2022

Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.

3.56

638

🏛️ Political Theology ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Natural Law Theory ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Civil Religion

The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary

The Case for Christian Nationalism 94%

Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.

by Stephen Wolfe 2022

3.56

638 ratings

🏛️ Political Theology ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Natural Law Theory ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Civil Religion

Christian Nationalism

by Andrew Torba • 2022

Escape theology taught Christians to wait. The counter-doctrine and the plan to take dominion.

3.82

357

✝️ Christian Nationalism 👑 Dominion Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌍 Postmillennialism 🧱 Parallel Institutions

Christian Nationalism 94%

Escape theology taught Christians to wait. The counter-doctrine and the plan to take dominion.

by Andrew Torba 2022

3.82

357 ratings

✝️ Christian Nationalism 👑 Dominion Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌍 Postmillennialism 🧱 Parallel Institutions

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.

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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

Liberty for All

by Andrew T. Walker • 2021

Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.

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141

🏛️ Political Theology 🕊️ Religious Liberty ⚖️ Christian Ethics 🌐 Religious Pluralism 🏙️ Secularism

Liberty for All 94%

Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.

by Andrew T. Walker 2021

3.92

141 ratings

🏛️ Political Theology 🕊️ Religious Liberty ⚖️ Christian Ethics 🌐 Religious Pluralism 🏙️ Secularism

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 94%

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

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 Powers That Be

by Walter Wink • 1998

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

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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

The Cost of Discipleship

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1937

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

4.29

51k+

✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology 📖 Neo-Orthodoxy 🔥 Radical Obedience

The Cost of Discipleship 94%

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1937

4.29

51k+ ratings

✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology 📖 Neo-Orthodoxy 🔥 Radical Obedience

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

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 93%

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

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? 93%

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

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.

4.37

2k+

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

If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk 93%

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

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 93%

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

Faithfully Different

by Natasha Crain • 2022

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

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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

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 93%

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 Stillborn God

by Mark Lilla • 2007

Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.

3.60

289

⛪ Political Theology 🏛️ Secularization 🇩🇪 German Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought 💡 Enlightenment Critique

The Stillborn God 93%

Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.

by Mark Lilla 2007

3.60

289 ratings

⛪ Political Theology 🏛️ Secularization 🇩🇪 German Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought 💡 Enlightenment Critique

Fight

by Preston Sprinkle • 2013

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

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1k+

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance ❤️ Enemy Love ⚖️ Just War Critique

Fight 93%

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

by Preston Sprinkle 2013

4.31

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance ❤️ Enemy Love ⚖️ Just War Critique

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Power Worshippers

by Katherine Stewart • 2020

Christian nationalism isn't a faith movement. It's a political machine, and democracy is the target.

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⛪ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Church And State 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Dark Money

The Power Worshippers 93%

Christian nationalism isn't a faith movement. It's a political machine, and democracy is the target.

by Katherine Stewart 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Church And State 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Dark Money

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? 93%

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

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 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

Following Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 1994

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

4.26

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

Following Jesus 93%

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

The Violent Take It by Force

by Matthew D. Taylor • 2024

Behind January 6th was a charismatic Christian movement most Americans have never heard of.

4.36

806

🕊️ Charismatic Movement 👑 Dominion Theology ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Religious Extremism

The Violent Take It by Force 93%

Behind January 6th was a charismatic Christian movement most Americans have never heard of.

by Matthew D. Taylor 2024

4.36

806 ratings

🕊️ Charismatic Movement 👑 Dominion Theology ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Religious Extremism

Awake, Not Woke

by Noelle Mering • 2021

Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.

4.30

676

🧭 Political Theology 🏛️ Catholic Social Teaching ⚖️ Woke Critique 💍 Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law

Awake, Not Woke 93%

Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.

by Noelle Mering 2021

4.30

676 ratings

🧭 Political Theology 🏛️ Catholic Social Teaching ⚖️ Woke Critique 💍 Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law

Activist Theology

by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza • 2019

You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.

3.96

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🕊️ Faith In Action 🌍 Spiritual Activism ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Activist Theology 93%

You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.

by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza 2019

3.96

81 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🕊️ Faith In Action 🌍 Spiritual Activism ⛪ Progressive Christianity

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

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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 93%

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

The Truth War

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2007

The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.

4.30

2k+

🔍 Doctrinal Discernment 📜 Biblical Authority 🎭 Postmodern Critique 🛡️ Defending Orthodoxy 🚪 Apostasy

The Truth War 93%

The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2007

4.30

2k+ ratings

🔍 Doctrinal Discernment 📜 Biblical Authority 🎭 Postmodern Critique 🛡️ Defending Orthodoxy 🚪 Apostasy

The Plot to Kill Hitler

by Patricia McCormick • 2016

He was a pacifist pastor. Then he joined a plot to assassinate Hitler.

4.04

3k+

✝️ German Resistance 📖 Wwii Biographies ⚔️ Faith In Crisis 🛡️ Moral Courage 🏛️ Church And State

The Plot to Kill Hitler 93%

He was a pacifist pastor. Then he joined a plot to assassinate Hitler.

by Patricia McCormick 2016

4.04

3k+ ratings

✝️ German Resistance 📖 Wwii Biographies ⚔️ Faith In Crisis 🛡️ Moral Courage 🏛️ Church And State

Crazy for God

by Frank Schaeffer • 2007

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

3.68

2k+

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

Crazy for God 93%

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

by Frank Schaeffer 2007

3.68

2k+ ratings

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

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