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Christianity Book Summaries

Who God Says You Are
by Klyne R. Snodgrass • 2018
You cannot construct a self. Identity is received, not achieved, and the giver is God.
4.11
123
Who God Says You Are Summary
Who God Says You Are
You cannot construct a self. Identity is received, not achieved, and the giver is God.
by Klyne R. Snodgrass 2018 256 pages
4.11
123 ratings
Healing for Damaged Emotions
by David A. Seamands • 1981
Prayer and Scripture didn't fix your shame or depression. The missing piece isn't more faith.
4.27
1k+
Healing for Damaged Emotions Summary
Healing for Damaged Emotions
Prayer and Scripture didn't fix your shame or depression. The missing piece isn't more faith.
by David A. Seamands 1981 144 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Church of the Wild
by Victoria Loorz • 2021
A pastor trades the church for the forest and discovers the sacred was never inside.
4.25
500+
Church of the Wild Summary
Church of the Wild
A pastor trades the church for the forest and discovers the sacred was never inside.
by Victoria Loorz 2021 245 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Christ, the Life of the Soul
by Columba Marmion • 2005
God planned your divine adoption before creation. How it unfolds, from baptism to eternal glory.
4.66
86
Christ, the Life of the Soul Summary
Christ, the Life of the Soul
God planned your divine adoption before creation. How it unfolds, from baptism to eternal glory.
by Columba Marmion 2005 532 pages
4.66
86 ratings
Making Happy
by Les Parrott III • 2014
Forty percent of your happiness is within your control. A 21-day plan to reshape your marriage.
4.10
87
Making Happy Summary
Making Happy
Forty percent of your happiness is within your control. A 21-day plan to reshape your marriage.
by Les Parrott III 2014 240 pages
4.10
87 ratings
The Weight of Glory
by C.S. Lewis • 1949
What if your restlessness is a homing signal, tuned to a satisfaction this world cannot provide?
4.39
26k+
The Weight of Glory Summary
The Weight of Glory
What if your restlessness is a homing signal, tuned to a satisfaction this world cannot provide?
by C.S. Lewis 1949 208 pages
4.39
26k+ ratings
The Great Façade
by Christopher A. Ferrara • 2002
Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.
4.30
77
The Great Façade Summary
The Great Façade
Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.
by Christopher A. Ferrara 2002 576 pages
4.30
77 ratings
The Drama of Scripture
by Craig G. Bartholomew • 2020
One story, six acts: stop reading fragments and find your part in the Bible's grand drama.
4.29
35
The Drama of Scripture Summary
The Drama of Scripture
One story, six acts: stop reading fragments and find your part in the Bible's grand drama.
by Craig G. Bartholomew 2020 1 pages
4.29
35 ratings
Secret Treasures from Psalms
by Rachel Ryan • 2022
Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.
Secret Treasures from Psalms Summary
Secret Treasures from Psalms
Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.
by Rachel Ryan 2022 285 pages
The Unquenchable Flame
by Michael Reeves • 2009
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
4.49
1k+
The Unquenchable Flame Summary
The Unquenchable Flame
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
by Michael Reeves 2009 250 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Life Together in Christ
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2010
Why your small group isn't changing you, and what the walk to Emmaus actually demands.
4.17
301
Life Together in Christ Summary
Life Together in Christ
Why your small group isn't changing you, and what the walk to Emmaus actually demands.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2010 192 pages
4.17
301 ratings
Strategic Pastoral Counseling
by David G. Benner • 1992
A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.
3.83
500+
Strategic Pastoral Counseling Summary
Strategic Pastoral Counseling
A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.
by David G. Benner 1992 160 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Jesus Becoming Jesus
by Thomas G. Weinandy • 2018
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
4.29
14
Jesus Becoming Jesus Summary
Jesus Becoming Jesus
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
by Thomas G. Weinandy 2018 500 pages
4.29
14 ratings
The Furious Longing of God
by Brennan Manning • 2009
God isn't disappointed in you. His love is fierce, unconditional, and he actually likes you.
4.25
5k+
The Furious Longing of God Summary
The Furious Longing of God
God isn't disappointed in you. His love is fierce, unconditional, and he actually likes you.
by Brennan Manning 2009 144 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
You Are Not Your Own
by Alan Noble • 2021
Modern life promised you freedom and handed you exhaustion. The diagnosis goes deeper than burnout.
4.31
1k+
You Are Not Your Own Summary
You Are Not Your Own
Modern life promised you freedom and handed you exhaustion. The diagnosis goes deeper than burnout.
by Alan Noble 2021 232 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Union with God
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen • 2019
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
4.63
59
Union with God Summary
Union with God
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen 2019 180 pages
4.63
59 ratings
2 Chairs
by Bob Beaudine • 2016
A daily meeting with God, and why listening is the part most people skip.
4.25
500+
2 Chairs Summary
2 Chairs
A daily meeting with God, and why listening is the part most people skip.
by Bob Beaudine 2016 192 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Acres of Diamonds
by Jentezen Franklin • 2020
God buried treasure in your current life. Stop searching elsewhere; start digging where you stand.
4.51
351
Acres of Diamonds Summary
Acres of Diamonds
God buried treasure in your current life. Stop searching elsewhere; start digging where you stand.
by Jentezen Franklin 2020 224 pages
4.51
351 ratings
Pursuing God's Will Together
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2012
How leadership groups learn to hear God together, starting with the leader's own soul.
4.19
500+
Pursuing God's Will Together Summary
Pursuing God's Will Together
How leadership groups learn to hear God together, starting with the leader's own soul.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2012 256 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
by Lesslie Newbigin • 1989
The gospel is public truth, not private preference. The real evidence is a congregation living it.
4.17
2k+
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society Summary
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
The gospel is public truth, not private preference. The real evidence is a congregation living it.
by Lesslie Newbigin 1989 264 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Black Messiah
by Albert B. Cleage Jr. • 1989
Jesus was a Black revolutionary. Paul built a slave religion on his grave.
4.35
17
The Black Messiah Summary
The Black Messiah
Jesus was a Black revolutionary. Paul built a slave religion on his grave.
by Albert B. Cleage Jr. 1989 278 pages
4.35
17 ratings
Life After Narcissistic Abuse
by Cynthia Bailey-Rug • 2015
The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.
Life After Narcissistic Abuse Summary
Life After Narcissistic Abuse
The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.
by Cynthia Bailey-Rug 2015
Consecration to St. Joseph
by Donald H. Calloway • 2020
Entrust yourself to the man who commanded Jesus on earth and still commands his heart in heaven.
4.59
3k+
Consecration to St. Joseph Summary
Consecration to St. Joseph
Entrust yourself to the man who commanded Jesus on earth and still commands his heart in heaven.
by Donald H. Calloway 2020 417 pages
4.59
3k+ ratings
The Trinity
by Augustine of Hippo
Augustine searched the mind and found the Trinity already there: memory, understanding, and will.
4.35
1k+
The Trinity Summary
The Trinity
Augustine searched the mind and found the Trinity already there: memory, understanding, and will.
by Augustine of Hippo 471 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers
by John Owen • 2013
Why indwelling sin doesn't weaken with time, and what actually kills it.
4.36
103
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers Summary
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers
Why indwelling sin doesn't weaken with time, and what actually kills it.
by John Owen 2013 70 pages
4.36
103 ratings
Spiritual Mentoring
by Keith R. Anderson • 1999
Helping someone trace God in their own story: spiritual mentoring as relationship, not curriculum.
3.78
206
Spiritual Mentoring Summary
Spiritual Mentoring
Helping someone trace God in their own story: spiritual mentoring as relationship, not curriculum.
by Keith R. Anderson 1999 191 pages
3.78
206 ratings
Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson • 2024
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
4.01
1k+
Reading Genesis Summary
Reading Genesis
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
by Marilynne Robinson 2024 344 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Divine Romance
by Gene Edwards • 1984
Before time, a solitary God yearns for another to love. History itself becomes His courtship.
4.24
1k+
The Divine Romance Summary
The Divine Romance
Before time, a solitary God yearns for another to love. History itself becomes His courtship.
by Gene Edwards 1984 233 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Mariner
by Malcolm Guite • 2017
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.
4.59
145
Mariner Summary
Mariner
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.
by Malcolm Guite 2017 471 pages
4.59
145 ratings
The Explicit Gospel
by Matt Chandler • 2012
Strip the cross from the gospel and you get activism. Strip the cosmos and you get narcissism.
4.18
10k+
The Explicit Gospel Summary
The Explicit Gospel
Strip the cross from the gospel and you get activism. Strip the cosmos and you get narcissism.
by Matt Chandler 2012 237 pages
4.18
10k+ ratings
Aggressively Happy
by Joy Marie Clarkson • 2022
A Christian realist's guide to joy that doesn't ask you to stop being sad first.
4.36
1k+
Aggressively Happy Summary
Aggressively Happy
A Christian realist's guide to joy that doesn't ask you to stop being sad first.
by Joy Marie Clarkson 2022 224 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Know What You Believe
by Paul E. Little • 1969
The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.
4.00
1k+
Know What You Believe Summary
Know What You Believe
The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.
by Paul E. Little 1969 160 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Show Them Jesus
by Jack Klumpenhower • 2014
Sunday school moralism is driving kids away. The antidote: every lesson built around the cross.
4.51
1k+
Show Them Jesus Summary
Show Them Jesus
Sunday school moralism is driving kids away. The antidote: every lesson built around the cross.
by Jack Klumpenhower 2014 224 pages
4.51
1k+ ratings
Married for God
by Christopher Ash • 2007
Your marriage was never meant to make you happy. The Bible's bigger purpose changes everything.
4.19
500+
Married for God Summary
Married for God
Your marriage was never meant to make you happy. The Bible's bigger purpose changes everything.
by Christopher Ash 2007 174 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Hope in Times of Fear
by Timothy J. Keller • 2021
The resurrection rewires suffering, justice, and hope now, not just in the afterlife.
4.41
1k+
Hope in Times of Fear Summary
Hope in Times of Fear
The resurrection rewires suffering, justice, and hope now, not just in the afterlife.
by Timothy J. Keller 2021 272 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies
by Brent E. Parker • 2022
Four evangelical camps, one Bible, and the covenant question that splits them all.
4.28
226
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies Summary
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies
Four evangelical camps, one Bible, and the covenant question that splits them all.
by Brent E. Parker 2022 266 pages
4.28
226 ratings
Gurdjieff
by Joseph Azize • 2020
Gurdjieff's contemplative method was adapted, breath by breath, from the monks of Mount Athos.
4.69
16
Gurdjieff Summary
Gurdjieff
Gurdjieff's contemplative method was adapted, breath by breath, from the monks of Mount Athos.
by Joseph Azize 2020 346 pages
4.69
16 ratings
Adorning the Dark
by Andrew Peterson • 2019
Your creative restlessness points home, and your calling is sustained by community, not solitude.
4.50
7k+
Adorning the Dark Summary
Adorning the Dark
Your creative restlessness points home, and your calling is sustained by community, not solitude.
by Andrew Peterson 2019 224 pages
4.50
7k+ ratings
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion
by John D. Wilsey • 2015
The belief that God chose America has fueled conquest, racism, and self-delusion. An honest history.
4.17
175
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion Summary
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion
The belief that God chose America has fueled conquest, racism, and self-delusion. An honest history.
by John D. Wilsey 2015 263 pages
4.17
175 ratings
The Godly Man's Picture
by Thomas Watson • 1987
A Puritan master lists the marks of genuine godliness, and hypocrisy fails every one of them.
4.46
500+
The Godly Man's Picture Summary
The Godly Man's Picture
A Puritan master lists the marks of genuine godliness, and hypocrisy fails every one of them.
by Thomas Watson 1987 256 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence
by James W. Goll • 2006
Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.
4.22
281
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence Summary
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence
Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.
by James W. Goll 2006 260 pages
4.22
281 ratings
Your Intercultural Marriage
by Marla Alupoaicei • 2009
Married across cultures? The clashes are coming. Here is how to make them strengthen your marriage.
3.53
36
Your Intercultural Marriage Summary
Your Intercultural Marriage
Married across cultures? The clashes are coming. Here is how to make them strengthen your marriage.
by Marla Alupoaicei 2009 224 pages
3.53
36 ratings
The Crucified Life
by A.W. Tozer • 2011
The door to spiritual depth is dying to yourself. Most believers never turn the handle.
4.50
2k+
The Crucified Life Summary
The Crucified Life
The door to spiritual depth is dying to yourself. Most believers never turn the handle.
by A.W. Tozer 2011 220 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
The Power of a Whisper
by Bill Hybels • 2010
God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.
4.10
1k+
The Power of a Whisper Summary
The Power of a Whisper
God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.
by Bill Hybels 2010 228 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Sacred Attachment
by Michael John Cusick • 2025
Can't feel God's love despite believing in it? The problem is attachment, not weak faith.
4.19
240
Sacred Attachment Summary
Sacred Attachment
Can't feel God's love despite believing in it? The problem is attachment, not weak faith.
by Michael John Cusick 2025 192 pages
4.19
240 ratings
Catholics in Exile
by Scott Hahn • 2023
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
4.45
114
Catholics in Exile Summary
Catholics in Exile
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023 192 pages
4.45
114 ratings
Ashamed of the Gospel
by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1993
Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.
4.31
1k+
Ashamed of the Gospel Summary
Ashamed of the Gospel
Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.
by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993 266 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Millionaires of Genesis
by Catherine Ponder • 1976
The patriarchs of Genesis built fortunes, not just faith. Their specific spiritual laws, decoded.
4.23
133
The Millionaires of Genesis Summary
The Millionaires of Genesis
The patriarchs of Genesis built fortunes, not just faith. Their specific spiritual laws, decoded.
by Catherine Ponder 1976 178 pages
4.23
133 ratings
Surprised by Jesus
by Dane C. Ortlund • 2011
The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.
4.51
1k+
Surprised by Jesus Summary
Surprised by Jesus
The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.
by Dane C. Ortlund 2011 192 pages
4.51
1k+ ratings
Prayer in the Night
by Tish Harrison Warren • 2021
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
4.62
6k+
Prayer in the Night Summary
Prayer in the Night
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
by Tish Harrison Warren 2021 208 pages
4.62
6k+ ratings
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