50 Books like Silence and Beauty

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 92%

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

The Quest for God

by Paul Johnson • 1996

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

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124

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

The Quest for God 92%

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

by Paul Johnson 1996

3.56

124 ratings

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

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 92%

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

Wabi Sabi

by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021

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

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

Wabi Sabi 92%

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

by Nobuo Suzuki 2021

4.20

1k+ ratings

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

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 91%

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

Japonisme

by Erin Niimi Longhurst • 2018

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

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🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

Japonisme 91%

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

by Erin Niimi Longhurst 2018

3.74

3k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Surprised by Paradox

by Jen Pollock Michel • 2019

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

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523

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

Surprised by Paradox 91%

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

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? 91%

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

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

by Timothy J. Keller • 2013

A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.

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6k+

📖 Theodicy 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament 📜 Reformed Theology 💔 Grief And Loss

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 91%

A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.

by Timothy J. Keller 2013

4.49

6k+ ratings

📖 Theodicy 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament 📜 Reformed Theology 💔 Grief And Loss

Following Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 1994

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

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1k+

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

Following Jesus 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Wisdom of Tea

by Noriko Morishita • 2002

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

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2k+

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

The Wisdom of Tea 91%

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

by Noriko Morishita 2002

3.92

2k+ ratings

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

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 91%

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

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find?

by Philip Yancey • 2000

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

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🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 91%

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

by Philip Yancey 2000

4.17

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Inspired

by Rachel Held Evans • 2018

The Bible is a library of warring ancient texts, and that is why it's worth loving.

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18k+

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

Inspired 91%

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 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 91%

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

by Brett McCracken 2021

4.32

2k+ ratings

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

The 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 91%

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

Cold-Case Christianity

by J. Warner Wallace • 2013

A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.

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6k+

📋 Evidential Apologetics 👁️ Eyewitness Reliability 📜 Manuscript Evidence 📖 Gospel Reliability 🧠 Intellectual Faith

Cold-Case Christianity 91%

A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.

by J. Warner Wallace 2013

4.40

6k+ ratings

📋 Evidential Apologetics 👁️ Eyewitness Reliability 📜 Manuscript Evidence 📖 Gospel Reliability 🧠 Intellectual Faith

Suffering

by Paul David Tripp • 2018

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

4.57

2k+

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Suffering 91%

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

by Paul David Tripp 2018

4.57

2k+ ratings

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Jesus > Religion

by Jefferson Bethke • 2013

What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?

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8k+

🕊️ Grace Theology 💥 Radical Grace 📖 Christian Living 💔 Church Hurt 🔓 Deconstructing Legalism

Jesus > Religion 91%

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

The Gospel According to Jesus

by Stephen Mitchell • 1991

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

4.24

706

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

The Gospel According to Jesus 91%

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

by Stephen Mitchell 1991

4.24

706 ratings

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

Faithfully Different

by Natasha Crain • 2022

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

4.58

1k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

Faithfully Different 91%

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

by Natasha Crain 2022

4.58

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

Faith Under Fire

by Andrew White • 2011

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

4.16

137

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

Faith Under Fire 91%

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

by Andrew White 2011

4.16

137 ratings

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 91%

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 Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

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

4.24

3k+

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

The Great Omission 91%

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

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

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

Gladys Aylward

by Gladys Aylward • 1970

A British parlormaid rejected by every missionary society saves her money and walks to China anyway.

4.39

5k+

🎒 Missionary Memoirs 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔥 Enduring Persecution 👩‍🦰 Women Missionaries ⚔️ Wartime Faith

Gladys Aylward 91%

A British parlormaid rejected by every missionary society saves her money and walks to China anyway.

by Gladys Aylward 1970

4.39

5k+ ratings

🎒 Missionary Memoirs 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔥 Enduring Persecution 👩‍🦰 Women Missionaries ⚔️ Wartime Faith

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 91%

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

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis • 1427

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

4.24

27k+

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Imitation of Christ 91%

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

by Thomas à Kempis 1427

4.24

27k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

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 91%

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

The Case for Christ

by Lee Strobel • 1998

An atheist reporter sets out to debunk Jesus' resurrection. The evidence is better than he expected.

4.24

158k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📜 Historical Jesus 🔄 Conversion Memoirs 🤔 Faith And Reason ⛏️ Biblical Archaeology

The Case for Christ 91%

An atheist reporter sets out to debunk Jesus' resurrection. The evidence is better than he expected.

by Lee Strobel 1998

4.24

158k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📜 Historical Jesus 🔄 Conversion Memoirs 🤔 Faith And Reason ⛏️ Biblical Archaeology

Surprised by Suffering

by R.C. Sproul • 1989

What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.

4.20

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🕊️ Reformed Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross 🩸 Christian Suffering 👑 Divine Sovereignty ✨ Resurrection Hope

Surprised by Suffering 91%

What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.

by R.C. Sproul 1989

4.20

699 ratings

🕊️ Reformed Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross 🩸 Christian Suffering 👑 Divine Sovereignty ✨ Resurrection Hope

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 91%

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 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

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🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 91%

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

Eager to Love

by Richard Rohr • 2014

A spiritual path that runs toward failure, poverty, and weakness. Francis of Assisi opened it.

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🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality ⛪ Catholic Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🧘 Contemplative Practice 💔 Embracing Suffering

Eager to Love 91%

A spiritual path that runs toward failure, poverty, and weakness. Francis of Assisi opened it.

by Richard Rohr 2014

4.38

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality ⛪ Catholic Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🧘 Contemplative Practice 💔 Embracing Suffering

Desiring God, Revised Edition

by John Piper • 1986

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

4.18

47k+

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 📜 Reformed Spirituality

Desiring God, Revised Edition 91%

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

by John Piper 1986

4.18

47k+ ratings

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 📜 Reformed Spirituality

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao • 2022

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

4.77

362

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament ✨ Gratitude Practice ⚓ Hope In Trials

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God Summary

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God 91%

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao 2022

4.77

362 ratings

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament ✨ Gratitude Practice ⚓ Hope In Trials

The Reason for God

by Timothy J. Keller • 2008

Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.

4.23

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🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📚 Faith And Reason 💔 Problem Of Evil ⚖️ Religion And Morality ✝️ Historical Jesus

The Reason for God 91%

Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.

by Timothy J. Keller 2008

4.23

76k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📚 Faith And Reason 💔 Problem Of Evil ⚖️ Religion And Morality ✝️ Historical Jesus

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

The Deeply Formed Life 91%

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

A Multitude of All Peoples

by Vince L. Bantu • 2020

The first millennium of Christianity was mostly African and Asian. A history deliberately erased.

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📜 Church History 🌍 Global Christianity 🕯️ Early Christianity 🏺 African Christianity 🏯 Asian Christianity

A Multitude of All Peoples 91%

The first millennium of Christianity was mostly African and Asian. A history deliberately erased.

by Vince L. Bantu 2020

4.28

139 ratings

📜 Church History 🌍 Global Christianity 🕯️ Early Christianity 🏺 African Christianity 🏯 Asian Christianity

Vintage Saints and Sinners

by Karen Wright Marsh • 2017

Saints were stubborn, anxious, doubting people. Their flaws are not a scandal; they are the point.

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🕯️ Lives Of The Saints 📜 Spiritual Biography 💔 Flawed Believers ☀️ Everyday Spirituality 🌧️ Faith And Doubt

Vintage Saints and Sinners 91%

Saints were stubborn, anxious, doubting people. Their flaws are not a scandal; they are the point.

by Karen Wright Marsh 2017

4.22

256 ratings

🕯️ Lives Of The Saints 📜 Spiritual Biography 💔 Flawed Believers ☀️ Everyday Spirituality 🌧️ Faith And Doubt

The Spirit of the Disciplines

by Dallas Willard • 1988

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

4.15

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

The Spirit of the Disciplines 91%

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

by Dallas Willard 1988

4.15

11k+ ratings

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

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

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