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👳 Clerical Power

Examinations of the immense political and social influence wielded by religious leaders and institutions throughout history. These books trace how spiritual authority becomes temporal dominion.
Authority
by Jonathan Leeman • 2023
When authority is redeemed, it stops stealing power and starts giving life to the vulnerable.
4.62
662
🏛️ Church Governance🛡️ Spiritual Authority⛪ Pastoral Theology
Authority Summary
Authority 90%
When authority is redeemed, it stops stealing power and starts giving life to the vulnerable.
by Jonathan Leeman 2023
4.62
662 ratings
🏛️ Church Governance🛡️ Spiritual Authority⛪ Pastoral Theology
Pontifex Maximus
by Christopher Lascelles • 2017
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
3.93
140
⛪ Church History🏛️ Papacy👑 Temporal Power
Pontifex Maximus Summary
Pontifex Maximus 90%
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
by Christopher Lascelles 2017
3.93
140 ratings
⛪ Church History🏛️ Papacy👑 Temporal Power
Understanding the Congregation's Authority
by Jonathan Leeman • 2016
The congregation holds the final say in church, and that structure IS the discipleship program.
4.26
294
📖 Ecclesiology🔑 Church Authority👥 Church Membership
Understanding the Congregation's Authority Summary
Understanding the Congregation's Authority 89%
The congregation holds the final say in church, and that structure IS the discipleship program.
by Jonathan Leeman 2016
4.26
294 ratings
📖 Ecclesiology🔑 Church Authority👥 Church Membership
Church Discipline
by Jonathan Leeman • 2012
Tolerating unrepentant sin lies about God. Church discipline tells the truth about who is His.
4.45
1k+
🏛️ Ecclesiology⚖️ Church Discipline📋 Church Governance
Church Discipline Summary
Church Discipline 89%
Tolerating unrepentant sin lies about God. Church discipline tells the truth about who is His.
by Jonathan Leeman 2012
4.45
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Ecclesiology⚖️ Church Discipline📋 Church Governance
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
🕯️ Catholic Traditionalism🏛️ Post-Conciliar Church📖 Liturgical Reform
The Great Façade Summary
The Great Façade 89%
Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.
by Christopher A. Ferrara 2002
4.30
77 ratings
🕯️ Catholic Traditionalism🏛️ Post-Conciliar Church📖 Liturgical Reform
Understanding Church Leadership
by Mark Dever • 2016
Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.
4.38
214
⛪ Ecclesiology🐑 Church Leadership🧓 Biblical Eldership
Understanding Church Leadership Summary
Understanding Church Leadership 88%
Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.
by Mark Dever 2016
4.38
214 ratings
⛪ Ecclesiology🐑 Church Leadership🧓 Biblical Eldership
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
The Powers That Be Summary
The Powers That Be 88%
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
Opus
by Gareth Gore • 2024
Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.
4.17
2k+
🏛️ Catholic Power Structures🕵️ Secret Societies📰 Investigative Journalism
Opus Summary
Opus 88%
Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.
by Gareth Gore 2024
4.17
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Catholic Power Structures🕵️ Secret Societies📰 Investigative Journalism
The Rule of Love
by Jonathan Leeman • 2018
Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.
4.21
159
🏛️ Ecclesiology⛪ Local Church📜 Church Polity
The Rule of Love Summary
The Rule of Love 88%
Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.
by Jonathan Leeman 2018
4.21
159 ratings
🏛️ Ecclesiology⛪ Local Church📜 Church Polity
Christus Vincit
by Athanasius Schneider • 2019
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
4.69
504
🕊️ Catholic Traditionalism🛐 Liturgical Restoration🍞 Eucharistic Reverence
Christus Vincit Summary
Christus Vincit 88%
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
by Athanasius Schneider 2019
4.69
504 ratings
🕊️ Catholic Traditionalism🛐 Liturgical Restoration🍞 Eucharistic Reverence
The Second Vatican Council
by Roberto de Mattei • 2010
No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.
4.47
66
🏛️ Council History⛪ Catholic Traditionalism🔄 Liturgical Reform
The Second Vatican Council Summary
The Second Vatican Council 88%
No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.
by Roberto de Mattei 2010
4.47
66 ratings
🏛️ Council History⛪ Catholic Traditionalism🔄 Liturgical Reform
Governance and Ministry
by Dan Hotchkiss • 2009
How to stop micromanaging staff, clarify who decides what, and build a church board that governs.
3.91
260
⛪ Church Governance📋 Board Governance🎯 Role Clarity
Governance and Ministry Summary
Governance and Ministry 88%
How to stop micromanaging staff, clarify who decides what, and build a church board that governs.
by Dan Hotchkiss 2009
3.91
260 ratings
⛪ Church Governance📋 Board Governance🎯 Role Clarity
How Jesus Runs the Church
by Guy Prentiss Waters • 2011
The church's structure isn't up for a vote. Christ already decided, and the answer is Presbyterian.
4.15
293
⛪️ Presbyterian Polity📖 Ecclesiology📜 Covenantal Theology
How Jesus Runs the Church Summary
How Jesus Runs the Church 88%
The church's structure isn't up for a vote. Christ already decided, and the answer is Presbyterian.
by Guy Prentiss Waters 2011
4.15
293 ratings
⛪️ Presbyterian Polity📖 Ecclesiology📜 Covenantal Theology
Infiltration
by Taylor R. Marshall • 2019
Freemasons infiltrated the clergy. Communists followed. After 150 years, their man took the papacy.
4.36
2k+
✝️ Catholic Traditionalism🏛️ Vatican History⚖️ Church Politics
Infiltration Summary
Infiltration 88%
Freemasons infiltrated the clergy. Communists followed. After 150 years, their man took the papacy.
by Taylor R. Marshall 2019
4.36
2k+ ratings
✝️ Catholic Traditionalism🏛️ Vatican History⚖️ Church Politics
City of Echoes
by Jessica Wärnberg • 2023
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
3.60
78
🏛️ Papal History🎖️ Papal Authority⚔️ Church-State Conflict
City of Echoes Summary
City of Echoes 88%
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
by Jessica Wärnberg 2023
3.60
78 ratings
🏛️ Papal History🎖️ Papal Authority⚔️ Church-State Conflict
Why the Catholic Church Must Change
by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
3.96
28
🕊️ Catholic Reform🫂 Pastoral Care💭 Primacy Of Conscience
Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary
Why the Catholic Church Must Change 88%
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013
3.96
28 ratings
🕊️ Catholic Reform🫂 Pastoral Care💭 Primacy Of Conscience
Iota Unum
by Romano Amerio • 1996
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
4.34
61
🏛️ Catholic Traditionalism📜 Vatican Ii Critique⚡ Anti-Modernism
Iota Unum Summary
Iota Unum 88%
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
by Romano Amerio 1996
4.34
61 ratings
🏛️ Catholic Traditionalism📜 Vatican Ii Critique⚡ Anti-Modernism
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
2k+
📖 Expository Preaching🏪 Market-Driven Church🌍 Worldliness
Ashamed of the Gospel Summary
Ashamed of the Gospel 88%
Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.
by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993
4.31
2k+ ratings
📖 Expository Preaching🏪 Market-Driven Church🌍 Worldliness
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber
by Ralph M. Wiltgen • 1966
How an alliance of Rhineland bishops steered Vatican II and reshaped modern Catholicism.
4.05
112
⛪ Vatican Ii📜 Church History🏛️ Vatican Politics
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber Summary
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber 88%
How an alliance of Rhineland bishops steered Vatican II and reshaped modern Catholicism.
by Ralph M. Wiltgen 1966
4.05
112 ratings
⛪ Vatican Ii📜 Church History🏛️ Vatican Politics
Laudato Si'
by Pope Francis • 2015
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
4.25
4k+
📜 Papal Encyclicals🌱 Ecotheology🌍 Environmental Justice
Laudato Si' Summary
Laudato Si' 88%
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
by Pope Francis 2015
4.25
4k+ ratings
📜 Papal Encyclicals🌱 Ecotheology🌍 Environmental Justice
A Church Called Tov
by Scot McKnight • 2020
Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.
4.32
3k+
🛑 Spiritual Abuse🔄 Church Reform⚠️ Toxic Leadership
A Church Called Tov Summary
A Church Called Tov 88%
Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.
by Scot McKnight 2020
4.32
3k+ ratings
🛑 Spiritual Abuse🔄 Church Reform⚠️ Toxic Leadership
Naming the Powers
by Walter Wink • 1983
Your bank and government have a spiritual bloodstream, and the New Testament writers named it.
4.20
275
📖 Biblical Studies🏛️ Principalities And Powers🏗️ Power Structures
Naming the Powers Summary
Naming the Powers 88%
Your bank and government have a spiritual bloodstream, and the New Testament writers named it.
by Walter Wink 1983
4.20
275 ratings
📖 Biblical Studies🏛️ Principalities And Powers🏗️ Power Structures
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
by Mark Dever • 1997
A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.
4.29
5k+
⛪ Church Health📚 Ecclesiology📖 Expositional Preaching
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church Summary
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church 88%
A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.
by Mark Dever 1997
4.29
5k+ ratings
⛪ Church Health📚 Ecclesiology📖 Expositional Preaching
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
🏴 Black Theology✊ Black Power🔍 White Supremacy Critique
The Black Messiah Summary
The Black Messiah 88%
Jesus was a Black revolutionary. Paul built a slave religion on his grave.
by Albert B. Cleage Jr. 1989
4.35
17 ratings
🏴 Black Theology✊ Black Power🔍 White Supremacy Critique
Sound Doctrine
by Bobby Jamieson • 2013
The church's most neglected tool is its most practical: doctrine fuels holiness, love, and witness.
4.16
626
⛪ Ecclesiology📖 Practical Theology❤️ Church Health
Sound Doctrine Summary
Sound Doctrine 88%
The church's most neglected tool is its most practical: doctrine fuels holiness, love, and witness.
by Bobby Jamieson 2013
4.16
626 ratings
⛪ Ecclesiology📖 Practical Theology❤️ Church Health
Bully Pulpit
by Michael J. Kruger • 2022
Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.
4.48
1k+
⚠️ Spiritual Abuse⛪ Church Leadership🙇 Servant Leadership
Bully Pulpit Summary
Bully Pulpit 88%
Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.
by Michael J. Kruger 2022
4.48
1k+ ratings
⚠️ Spiritual Abuse⛪ Church Leadership🙇 Servant Leadership
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene • 1940
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
3.98
45k+
😔 Flawed Priest⛓️ Religious Persecution🕯️ Spiritual Despair
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote 88%
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
45k+ ratings
😔 Flawed Priest⛓️ Religious Persecution🕯️ Spiritual Despair
The Book of Pastoral Rule
by Pope Gregory I
An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.
4.17
796
🐑 Pastoral Care✝️ Spiritual Leadership🙇 Humility
The Book of Pastoral Rule Summary
The Book of Pastoral Rule 87%
An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.
by Pope Gregory I
4.17
796 ratings
🐑 Pastoral Care✝️ Spiritual Leadership🙇 Humility
Saint Pius V
by Roberto de Mattei • 2021
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
4.55
51
🏛️ Papal Biography⛪ Counter-Reformation😇 Catholic Saints
Saint Pius V Summary
Saint Pius V 87%
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
by Roberto de Mattei 2021
4.55
51 ratings
🏛️ Papal Biography⛪ Counter-Reformation😇 Catholic Saints
Going to Church in Medieval England
by Nicholas Orme • 2021
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
4.19
295
🏛️ Medieval Churches⛪ Parish Life📜 Medieval Clergy
Going to Church in Medieval England Summary
Going to Church in Medieval England 87%
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
by Nicholas Orme 2021
4.19
295 ratings
🏛️ Medieval Churches⛪ Parish Life📜 Medieval Clergy
God's Bankers
by Gerald Posner • 2015
For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.
3.97
2k+
🏛️ Papal History⚖️ Church And State💰 Financial Scandals
God's Bankers Summary
God's Bankers 87%
For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.
by Gerald Posner 2015
3.97
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Papal History⚖️ Church And State💰 Financial Scandals
Pope Peter
by Joe Heschmeyer • 2020
Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.
4.43
311
🔑 Petrine Primacy🛡️ Catholic Apologetics🏛️ Ecclesiology
Pope Peter Summary
Pope Peter 87%
Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.
by Joe Heschmeyer 2020
4.43
311 ratings
🔑 Petrine Primacy🛡️ Catholic Apologetics🏛️ Ecclesiology
Pastors and Their Critics
by Joel R. Beeke • 2020
Criticism comes with the calling. Biblical habits that turn a threat into a tool for growth.
4.37
391
⛪ Pastoral Ministry🛡️ Handling Criticism🏃 Pastoral Endurance
Pastors and Their Critics Summary
Pastors and Their Critics 87%
Criticism comes with the calling. Biblical habits that turn a threat into a tool for growth.
by Joel R. Beeke 2020
4.37
391 ratings
⛪ Pastoral Ministry🛡️ Handling Criticism🏃 Pastoral Endurance
Christian Nationalism
by Andrew Torba • 2022
Escape theology taught Christians to wait. The counter-doctrine and the plan to take dominion.
3.82
357
✝️ Christian Nationalism👑 Dominion Theology🏛️ Political Theology
Christian Nationalism Summary
Christian Nationalism 87%
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
Divine Renovation
by James Mallon • 2014
When maintenance replaces mission, parishes die. A pastor's field guide for reversing the drift.
4.30
374
⛪ Parish Renewal🏛️ Church Leadership📣 Evangelization
Divine Renovation Summary
Divine Renovation 87%
When maintenance replaces mission, parishes die. A pastor's field guide for reversing the drift.
by James Mallon 2014
4.30
374 ratings
⛪ Parish Renewal🏛️ Church Leadership📣 Evangelization
Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused
by Brad Hambrick • 2019
Churches confuse abuse with sin, and the victim pays. A framework for getting both right.
4.44
256
⛪ Church Leadership🕊️ Pastoral Counseling🛡️ Abuse Response
Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused Summary
Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused 87%
Churches confuse abuse with sin, and the victim pays. A framework for getting both right.
by Brad Hambrick 2019
4.44
256 ratings
⛪ Church Leadership🕊️ Pastoral Counseling🛡️ Abuse Response
The Reformed Pastor
by Richard Baxter • 2021
Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.
4.46
137
🕊️ Pastoral Theology⛪ Puritan Spirituality🫸 Servant Leadership
The Reformed Pastor Summary
The Reformed Pastor 87%
Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.
by Richard Baxter 2021
4.46
137 ratings
🕊️ Pastoral Theology⛪ Puritan Spirituality🫸 Servant Leadership
Enthusiasm
by Ronald Knox • 1950
Montanists to Methodist revivals, a recurring temperament claims direct guidance, then unravels.
4.45
51
🏛️ Church History📚 Historical Theology🔥 Religious Extremism
Enthusiasm Summary
Enthusiasm 87%
Montanists to Methodist revivals, a recurring temperament claims direct guidance, then unravels.
by Ronald Knox 1950
4.45
51 ratings
🏛️ Church History📚 Historical Theology🔥 Religious Extremism
Designed to Lead
by Eric Geiger • 2016
Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.
4.05
956
🏛️ Church Leadership🙏 Christian Discipleship🚀 Leadership Development
Designed to Lead Summary
Designed to Lead 87%
Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.
by Eric Geiger 2016
4.05
956 ratings
🏛️ Church Leadership🙏 Christian Discipleship🚀 Leadership Development
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women
by J. Lee Grady • 2000
Ten evangelical doctrines that silenced women, refuted by the same scriptures used to impose them.
4.13
261
⚖️ Christian Egalitarianism⛪ Women In Ministry🚫 Spiritual Abuse
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women Summary
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women 87%
Ten evangelical doctrines that silenced women, refuted by the same scriptures used to impose them.
by J. Lee Grady 2000
4.13
261 ratings
⚖️ Christian Egalitarianism⛪ Women In Ministry🚫 Spiritual Abuse
Letters to the Church
by Francis Chan • 2018
Modern churches traded God's design for comfort. The path back is smaller, harder, and ancient.
4.28
16k+
🏛️ Ecclesiology🔄 Church Reform🏠 Simple Church
Letters to the Church Summary
Letters to the Church 87%
Modern churches traded God's design for comfort. The path back is smaller, harder, and ancient.
by Francis Chan 2018
4.28
16k+ ratings
🏛️ Ecclesiology🔄 Church Reform🏠 Simple Church
The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read
by Christopher Ash • 2019
Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.
4.36
531
🐑 Pastoral Ministry⛪ Church Life🤝 Congregational Care
The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read Summary
The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read 87%
Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.
by Christopher Ash 2019
4.36
531 ratings
🐑 Pastoral Ministry⛪ Church Life🤝 Congregational Care
The Papacy
by Erick Ybarra • 2022
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
4.56
36
🏛️ Papal Primacy☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy🛡️ Catholic Apologetics
The Papacy Summary
The Papacy 87%
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
by Erick Ybarra 2022
4.56
36 ratings
🏛️ Papal Primacy☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy🛡️ Catholic Apologetics
The Case for Christian Nationalism
by Stephen Wolfe • 2022
Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.
3.56
638
🏛️ Political Theology✝️ Christian Nationalism⚖️ Natural Law Theory
The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary
The Case for Christian Nationalism 87%
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
Immeasurable
by Skye Jethani • 2017
Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.
4.28
345
🏛️ Church Leadership🔄 Leadership Fads🌀 Postmodernism
Immeasurable Summary
Immeasurable 87%
Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.
by Skye Jethani 2017
4.28
345 ratings
🏛️ Church Leadership🔄 Leadership Fads🌀 Postmodernism
The Fathers of the Church
by Mike Aquilina • 1976
The first eight centuries of Christian leaders who forged doctrine, worship, and unity from chaos.
4.24
360
🏛️ Patristics⛪ Early Christianity📜 Doctrinal Development
The Fathers of the Church Summary
The Fathers of the Church 87%
The first eight centuries of Christian leaders who forged doctrine, worship, and unity from chaos.
by Mike Aquilina 1976
4.24
360 ratings
🏛️ Patristics⛪ Early Christianity📜 Doctrinal Development
Creature of the Word
by Matt Chandler • 2012
Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.
4.10
1k+
⛪ Ecclesiology✝️ Gospel-Centered🏛️ Church Leadership
Creature of the Word Summary
Creature of the Word 87%
Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.
by Matt Chandler 2012
4.10
1k+ ratings
⛪ Ecclesiology✝️ Gospel-Centered🏛️ Church Leadership
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
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 87%
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
Canoeing the Mountains
by Tod Bolsinger • 2015
Church leaders face terrain their training never covered. How to adapt without losing your people.
4.07
6k+
⛪ Church Leadership🧭 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Post-Christendom
Canoeing the Mountains Summary
Canoeing the Mountains 87%
Church leaders face terrain their training never covered. How to adapt without losing your people.
by Tod Bolsinger 2015
4.07
6k+ ratings
⛪ Church Leadership🧭 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Post-Christendom
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
✝️ Catholic Political Thought🏛️ Political Theology👤 Theological Anthropology
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 87%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 ratings
✝️ Catholic Political Thought🏛️ Political Theology👤 Theological Anthropology
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