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Man Is Not Alone
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
4.41
690
Man Is Not Alone Summary
Man Is Not Alone 90%
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951
4.41
690 ratings
Theodicy of Love
by John C. Peckham • 2018
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
4.70
145
Theodicy of Love Summary
Theodicy of Love 89%
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
by John C. Peckham 2018
4.70
145 ratings
The Bible Code
by Michael Drosnin • 1997
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
2.88
2k+
The Bible Code Summary
The Bible Code 89%
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
by Michael Drosnin 1997
2.88
2k+ ratings
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?
4.17
3k+
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 89%
What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?
by Philip Yancey 2000
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Experience of God
by David Bentley Hart • 2013
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
4.25
2k+
The Experience of God Summary
The Experience of God 88%
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
by David Bentley Hart 2013
4.25
2k+ ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 88%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
All That Is in God
by James E. Dolezal • 2017
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
4.47
986
All That Is in God Summary
All That Is in God 88%
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
by James E. Dolezal 2017
4.47
986 ratings
Gravity and Grace
by Simone Weil • 1947
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
4.26
4k+
Gravity and Grace Summary
Gravity and Grace 88%
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
by Simone Weil 1947
4.26
4k+ 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
2k+
Reading Genesis Summary
Reading Genesis 88%
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
by Marilynne Robinson 2024
4.01
2k+ ratings
None Like Him
by Jen Wilkin • 2016
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
4.52
14k+
None Like Him Summary
None Like Him 88%
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
by Jen Wilkin 2016
4.52
14k+ ratings
Trusting God in the Darkness
by Christopher Ash • 2004
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
4.53
314
Trusting God in the Darkness Summary
Trusting God in the Darkness 88%
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
by Christopher Ash 2004
4.53
314 ratings
Knowledge and Christian Belief
by Alvin Plantinga • 2015
What if Christian belief needs no arguments to be rational? The real fight is over truth.
4.10
656
Knowledge and Christian Belief Summary
Knowledge and Christian Belief 88%
What if Christian belief needs no arguments to be rational? The real fight is over truth.
by Alvin Plantinga 2015
4.10
656 ratings
Pensieri. Blaise Pascal
by Blaise Pascal • 1670
Great and wretched, fleeing mortality: the human paradox that only one bet resolves.
3.94
15k+
Pensieri. Blaise Pascal Summary
Pensieri. Blaise Pascal 87%
Great and wretched, fleeing mortality: the human paradox that only one bet resolves.
by Blaise Pascal 1670
3.94
15k+ ratings
God's Problem
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2008
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
3.95
6k+
God's Problem Summary
God's Problem 87%
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2008
3.95
6k+ ratings
The Book of Job
by Anonymous
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
4.22
5k+
The Book of Job Summary
The Book of Job 87%
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
by Anonymous
4.22
5k+ ratings
Hope in the Dark
by Craig Groeschel • 2018
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
4.38
3k+
Hope in the Dark Summary
Hope in the Dark 87%
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
by Craig Groeschel 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 87%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
God, Freedom, and Evil
by Alvin Plantinga • 1973
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
4.04
1k+
God, Freedom, and Evil Summary
God, Freedom, and Evil 87%
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
by Alvin Plantinga 1973
4.04
1k+ ratings
Broken Signposts
by Tom Wright • 2020
Our deepest ideals keep letting us down. What if the failure itself is pointing somewhere?
4.16
953
Broken Signposts Summary
Broken Signposts 87%
Our deepest ideals keep letting us down. What if the failure itself is pointing somewhere?
by Tom Wright 2020
4.16
953 ratings
A Reasonable Response
by William Lane Craig • 2013
The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.
3.96
125
A Reasonable Response Summary
A Reasonable Response 87%
The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.
by William Lane Craig 2013
3.96
125 ratings
The Orthodox Way
by Kallistos Ware • 1979
God is entered, not explained: an Orthodox introduction to the path into divine mystery.
4.41
4k+
The Orthodox Way Summary
The Orthodox Way 87%
God is entered, not explained: an Orthodox introduction to the path into divine mystery.
by Kallistos Ware 1979
4.41
4k+ ratings
Behold the Spirit
by Alan W. Watts • 1971
Christianity without direct experience of God is a map without a landscape. The mystics always knew.
4.30
447
Behold the Spirit Summary
Behold the Spirit 87%
Christianity without direct experience of God is a map without a landscape. The mystics always knew.
by Alan W. Watts 1971
4.30
447 ratings
It Happens After Prayer
by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2013
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
4.29
251
It Happens After Prayer Summary
It Happens After Prayer 87%
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
by H.B. Charles Jr. 2013
4.29
251 ratings
Thoughts in Solitude
by Thomas Merton • 1956
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
4.02
3k+
Thoughts in Solitude Summary
Thoughts in Solitude 87%
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
by Thomas Merton 1956
4.02
3k+ ratings
Where Is God in All the Suffering?
by Amy Orr-Ewing • 2020
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
4.22
218
Where Is God in All the Suffering? Summary
Where Is God in All the Suffering? 87%
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
by Amy Orr-Ewing 2020
4.22
218 ratings
Invitation to Solitude and Silence
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2004
Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.
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3k+
Invitation to Solitude and Silence Summary
Invitation to Solitude and Silence 87%
Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2004
4.35
3k+ ratings
God
by Dan Barker • 2016
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
3.90
838
God Summary
God 87%
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
by Dan Barker 2016
3.90
838 ratings
New Seeds of Contemplation
by Thomas Merton • 1962
Your ego is a fiction that flees reality. Your true identity waits in God, beyond thought.
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9k+
New Seeds of Contemplation Summary
New Seeds of Contemplation 87%
Your ego is a fiction that flees reality. Your true identity waits in God, beyond thought.
by Thomas Merton 1962
4.27
9k+ ratings
Surprised by Paradox
by Jen Pollock Michel • 2019
Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.
4.13
523
Surprised by Paradox Summary
Surprised by Paradox 87%
Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.
by Jen Pollock Michel 2019
4.13
523 ratings
What We Talk about When We Talk about God
by Rob Bell • 2012
The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.
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8k+
What We Talk about When We Talk about God Summary
What We Talk about When We Talk about God 87%
The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.
by Rob Bell 2012
3.91
8k+ ratings
Reason and Religious Belief
by Michael Peterson • 1990
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
3.88
264
Reason and Religious Belief Summary
Reason and Religious Belief 87%
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
by Michael Peterson 1990
3.88
264 ratings
The Problem of Pain
by C.S. Lewis • 1940
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
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The Problem of Pain Summary
The Problem of Pain 87%
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
by C.S. Lewis 1940
4.13
75k+ ratings
Blessed Are the Misfits
by Brant Hansen • 2017
Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.
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3k+
Blessed Are the Misfits Summary
Blessed Are the Misfits 87%
Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.
by Brant Hansen 2017
4.56
3k+ ratings
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't
by Gavin Ortlund • 2021
The case for God that starts not with arguments but with beauty, music, and longing.
4.51
609
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't Summary
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't 87%
The case for God that starts not with arguments but with beauty, music, and longing.
by Gavin Ortlund 2021
4.51
609 ratings
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.
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts Summary
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts 87%
The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.
by David Torevell 2023
The Idea of the Holy
by Rudolf Otto • 1917
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
4.03
2k+
The Idea of the Holy Summary
The Idea of the Holy 87%
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
by Rudolf Otto 1917
4.03
2k+ ratings
When Science Meets Religion
by Ian G. Barbour • 2000
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
3.54
275
When Science Meets Religion Summary
When Science Meets Religion 87%
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
by Ian G. Barbour 2000
3.54
275 ratings
A Stone for a Pillow
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1986
A novelist's God is not a judge. Love binds galaxies, suffering heals, enemies deserve blessing.
4.12
481
A Stone for a Pillow Summary
A Stone for a Pillow 87%
A novelist's God is not a judge. Love binds galaxies, suffering heals, enemies deserve blessing.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1986
4.12
481 ratings
Jesus Among Other Gods
by Ravi Zacharias • 2000
Other founders pointed to a path. One claimed to be the destination. The case for that breach.
4.14
11k+
Jesus Among Other Gods Summary
Jesus Among Other Gods 87%
Other founders pointed to a path. One claimed to be the destination. The case for that breach.
by Ravi Zacharias 2000
4.14
11k+ ratings
Lost Scriptures
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2003
These are the scriptures early Christians debated, revered, and ultimately excluded from the Bible.
4.00
2k+
Lost Scriptures Summary
Lost Scriptures 87%
These are the scriptures early Christians debated, revered, and ultimately excluded from the Bible.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2003
4.00
2k+ ratings
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.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 87%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
The Sin of Certainty
by Peter Enns • 2016
The Bible's most faithful people were its biggest doubters, and God didn't rebuke them for it.
4.25
5k+
The Sin of Certainty Summary
The Sin of Certainty 87%
The Bible's most faithful people were its biggest doubters, and God didn't rebuke them for it.
by Peter Enns 2016
4.25
5k+ ratings
Thomas Aquinas
by K. Scott Oliphint • 2017
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
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38
Thomas Aquinas Summary
Thomas Aquinas 87%
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
by K. Scott Oliphint 2017
3.53
38 ratings
The Perennial Philosophy
by Aldous Huxley • 2004
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
4.12
7k+
The Perennial Philosophy Summary
The Perennial Philosophy 87%
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
by Aldous Huxley 2004
4.12
7k+ ratings
The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church
by Geerhardus Vos • 1903
The kingdom is already here, wearing the church as its body. The last act hasn't come.
4.04
159
The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church Summary
The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church 87%
The kingdom is already here, wearing the church as its body. The last act hasn't come.
by Geerhardus Vos 1903
4.04
159 ratings
Why? The Purpose of the Universe
by Philip Goff • 2023
A philosopher's case that the universe itself has a purpose, just not a perfect one.
3.72
474
Why? The Purpose of the Universe Summary
Why? The Purpose of the Universe 87%
A philosopher's case that the universe itself has a purpose, just not a perfect one.
by Philip Goff 2023
3.72
474 ratings
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
by Amir D. Aczel • 2013
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
3.79
658
Why Science Does Not Disprove God Summary
Why Science Does Not Disprove God 87%
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
by Amir D. Aczel 2013
3.79
658 ratings
Panentheism
by John W. Cooper • 2006
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
4.23
48
Panentheism Summary
Panentheism 87%
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
by John W. Cooper 2006
4.23
48 ratings
God and Stephen Hawking
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
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1k+
God and Stephen Hawking Summary
God and Stephen Hawking 87%
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
by John C. Lennox 2011
4.12
1k+ ratings
Catholicism
by Robert Barron • 2011
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
4.50
4k+
Catholicism Summary
Catholicism 87%
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
by Robert Barron 2011
4.50
4k+ ratings
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