50 Books like Prayers for a Privileged People

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 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 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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 95%

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

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

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 95%

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

Separation of Church and Hate

by John Fugelsang • 2025

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

4.41

16k+

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

Separation of Church and Hate 95%

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

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 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

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 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

What Is the Bible?

by Rob Bell • 2017

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

4.31

9k+

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

What Is the Bible? 95%

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

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

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 94%

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

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.

4.13

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

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney • 2015

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

4.48

9k+

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

Praying the Bible 94%

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

by Donald S. Whitney 2015

4.48

9k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

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

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 94%

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

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

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

Beginning a Praying Life

by Paul E. Miller • 2019

Prayer isn't a discipline to master. It's showing up messy, empty-handed, letting God do the rest.

4.39

295

🛐 Prayer And Devotion 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🤲 Surrender And Trust 💞 Intimacy With God

Beginning a Praying Life 94%

Prayer isn't a discipline to master. It's showing up messy, empty-handed, letting God do the rest.

by Paul E. Miller 2019

4.39

295 ratings

🛐 Prayer And Devotion 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🤲 Surrender And Trust 💞 Intimacy With God

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

Compassion (&) Conviction

by Justin Giboney • 2020

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

4.31

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

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

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

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

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

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 94%

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

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 Praying Life

by Paul E. Miller • 2009

Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.

4.35

19k+

🛐 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🔄 Continuous Prayer

A Praying Life 94%

Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.

by Paul E. Miller 2009

4.35

19k+ ratings

🛐 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🔄 Continuous Prayer

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 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 Year of Living like Jesus

by Edward G. Dobson • 2009

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

3.47

549

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

The Year of Living like Jesus 94%

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

by Edward G. Dobson 2009

3.47

549 ratings

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

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? 94%

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

Going Higher with God in Prayer

by A.W. Tozer • 2022

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

4.58

308

🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

Going Higher with God in Prayer 94%

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

by A.W. Tozer 2022

4.58

308 ratings

🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

The Lord's Prayer

by Wesley Hill • 2019

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

4.25

341

🛐 Prayer Practices 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

The Lord's Prayer 94%

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

by Wesley Hill 2019

4.25

341 ratings

🛐 Prayer Practices 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

Before Amen

by Max Lucado • 2014

No seminary training required. One prayer framework turns anyone into a conversationalist with God.

4.21

6k+

🙏 Prayer ✝️ Christian Living 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Pastoral Guidance 🤲 Intercessory Prayer

Before Amen 94%

No seminary training required. One prayer framework turns anyone into a conversationalist with God.

by Max Lucado 2014

4.21

6k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer ✝️ Christian Living 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Pastoral Guidance 🤲 Intercessory Prayer

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

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

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 94%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

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

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

Prayer

by Timothy J. Keller • 2014

Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.

4.38

15k+

🙏 Prayer Practice ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Meditation 🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Divine Intimacy

Prayer 94%

Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.

by Timothy J. Keller 2014

4.38

15k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practice ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Meditation 🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Divine Intimacy

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+

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550 ratings

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