50 Books like Scandalous Witness

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 97%

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

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 97%

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

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.

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638

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

The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary

The Case for Christian Nationalism 97%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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 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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Separation of Church and Hate

by John Fugelsang • 2025

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

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16k+

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

Separation of Church and Hate 96%

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

by John Fugelsang 2025

4.41

16k+ ratings

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

Christian Nationalism

by Andrew Torba • 2022

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

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357

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

Christian Nationalism 95%

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

Jesus Politics

by Phil Robertson • 2020

The Bible already told Christians how to engage politics. Here is the playbook, in ten principles.

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930

🏴 Christian Nationalism ⛪ Political Theology 🗽 Religious Liberty 👶 Pro-Life Advocacy 🐘 Christian Right

Jesus Politics 95%

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

Letter to the American Church

by Eric Metaxas • 2022

Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.

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3k+

🕊️ Dietrich Bonhoeffer 🏛️ Faith And Politics ✝️ Costly Discipleship 📣 Prophetic Voice 🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism

Letter to the American Church 95%

Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.

by Eric Metaxas 2022

4.22

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Dietrich Bonhoeffer 🏛️ Faith And Politics ✝️ Costly Discipleship 📣 Prophetic Voice 🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism

Broken Words

by Jonathan Dudley • 2011

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

4.25

134

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

Broken Words 95%

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

Fight

by Preston Sprinkle • 2013

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

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

Fight 95%

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

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 95%

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

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory

by Tim Alberta • 2023

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

4.40

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

What Are Biblical Values?

by John J. Collins • 2019

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

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153

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

What Are Biblical Values? 95%

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

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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1k+

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

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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

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 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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3k+

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

The Power Worshippers 95%

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 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? 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

Simply Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 2020

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

4.13

6k+

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

Simply Jesus 95%

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

by N.T. Wright 2020

4.13

6k+ ratings

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

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

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

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 94%

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

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

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

by Paul Copan • 2010

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

4.03

3k+

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

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

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

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

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

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

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 94%

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

Fault Lines

by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. • 2021

A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.

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7k+

✝️ Evangelical Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice 📉 Antiracism Critique 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🏠 Family Structure

Fault Lines 94%

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

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 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 94%

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

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church

by Alan Kreider • 2016

No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.

4.46

612

📜 Early Church History 🔍 Sociological History 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🌍 Missiology

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church Summary

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church 94%

No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.

by Alan Kreider 2016

4.46

612 ratings

📜 Early Church History 🔍 Sociological History 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🌍 Missiology

Christianity and Critical Race Theory

by Robert Chao Romero • 2023

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

4.25

100

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

Christianity and Critical Race Theory Summary

Christianity and Critical Race Theory 94%

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

by Robert Chao Romero 2023

4.25

100 ratings

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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

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

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🛡️ 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

A Theology of Liberation

by Gustavo Gutiérrez • 1971

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

4.17

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

A Theology of Liberation 94%

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

by Gustavo Gutiérrez 1971

4.17

2k+ ratings

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

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

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

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📖 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

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 94%

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

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

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

4.31

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🕊️ 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

My Religion - What I Believe

by Leo Tolstoy • 1884

Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.

4.08

812

🏴 Christian Anarchism ✋ Nonviolence 📜 Christian Ethics 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🤲 Faith And Works

My Religion - What I Believe 94%

Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.

by Leo Tolstoy 1884

4.08

812 ratings

🏴 Christian Anarchism ✋ Nonviolence 📜 Christian Ethics 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🤲 Faith And Works

Rebellion

by Robert Kagan • 2024

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

4.39

664

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Rebellion 94%

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

by Robert Kagan 2024

4.39

664 ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Did America Have a Christian Founding?

by Mark David Hall • 2019

Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.

3.99

379

🇺🇸 American Founding ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Religious Liberty ✝️ Christian Founding 📜 Founders' Faith

Did America Have a Christian Founding? Summary

Did America Have a Christian Founding? 94%

Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.

by Mark David Hall 2019

3.99

379 ratings

🇺🇸 American Founding ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Religious Liberty ✝️ Christian Founding 📜 Founders' Faith

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 94%

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

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