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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 89%
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2008
3.95
6k+ ratings
Faith Unraveled
by Rachel Held Evans • 2010
A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.
4.24
11k+
Faith Unraveled Summary
Faith Unraveled 89%
A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.
by Rachel Held Evans 2010
4.24
11k+ ratings
Losing Our Religion
by Russell D. Moore • 2023
The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.
4.31
3k+
Losing Our Religion Summary
Losing Our Religion 89%
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
Faith After Doubt
by Brian D. McLaren • 2021
A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.
4.30
3k+
Faith After Doubt Summary
Faith After Doubt 89%
A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.
by Brian D. McLaren 2021
4.30
3k+ ratings
English Lessons
by Andrea Lucado • 2017
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
4.01
469
English Lessons Summary
English Lessons 89%
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
by Andrea Lucado 2017
4.01
469 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 89%
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
The Truth War
by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2007
The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.
4.30
2k+
The Truth War Summary
The Truth War 89%
The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.
by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2007
4.30
2k+ ratings
How the Bible Actually Works
by Peter Enns • 2019
The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.
4.28
4k+
How the Bible Actually Works Summary
How the Bible Actually Works 89%
The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.
by Peter Enns 2019
4.28
4k+ ratings
Plan B
by Pete Wilson • 2010
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
4.08
1k+
Plan B Summary
Plan B 89%
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
by Pete Wilson 2010
4.08
1k+ 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
Why I Am Not an Atheist
by Christopher Beha • 2026
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
3.64
94
Why I Am Not an Atheist Summary
Why I Am Not an Atheist 89%
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
by Christopher Beha 2026
3.64
94 ratings
Messy Spirituality
by Mike Yaconelli • 2001
Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.
4.10
5k+
Messy Spirituality Summary
Messy Spirituality 89%
Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.
by Mike Yaconelli 2001
4.10
5k+ ratings
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+
Inspired Summary
Inspired 89%
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
Jesus > Religion
by Jefferson Bethke • 2013
What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?
4.20
8k+
Jesus > Religion Summary
Jesus > Religion 89%
What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?
by Jefferson Bethke 2013
4.20
8k+ ratings
The Thrill of Orthodoxy
by Trevin K. Wax • 2022
Boredom with doctrine, not doubt, is Christianity's real crisis. And the creed is the adventure.
4.25
694
The Thrill of Orthodoxy Summary
The Thrill of Orthodoxy 89%
Boredom with doctrine, not doubt, is Christianity's real crisis. And the creed is the adventure.
by Trevin K. Wax 2022
4.25
694 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 89%
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
by Craig Groeschel 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
How Did I Get Here?
by Christine Caine • 2021
Faith doesn't usually shatter; it drifts. The subtle signs, and the practices that anchor you again.
4.36
2k+
How Did I Get Here? Summary
How Did I Get Here? 89%
Faith doesn't usually shatter; it drifts. The subtle signs, and the practices that anchor you again.
by Christine Caine 2021
4.36
2k+ ratings
Hidden Potential
by Wendy Pope • 2020
The four traits you try to hide are the ones God uses to reveal your purpose.
4.12
386
Hidden Potential Summary
Hidden Potential 89%
The four traits you try to hide are the ones God uses to reveal your purpose.
by Wendy Pope 2020
4.12
386 ratings
With
by Skye Jethani • 2011
Four default ways of relating to God are exhausting. A fifth was always the point.
4.43
6k+
With Summary
With 89%
Four default ways of relating to God are exhausting. A fifth was always the point.
by Skye Jethani 2011
4.43
6k+ 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 89%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
Godless
by Dan Barker • 2008
No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.
3.97
7k+
Godless Summary
Godless 88%
No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.
by Dan Barker 2008
3.97
7k+ ratings
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+
Born Standing Up Summary
Born Standing Up 88%
Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.
by Steve Martin 2007
3.88
108k+ ratings
Dangerous Jesus
by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023
The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.
4.48
1k+
Dangerous Jesus Summary
Dangerous Jesus 88%
The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.
by Kevin "KB" Burgess 2023
4.48
1k+ ratings
Unfollow
by Megan Phelps-Roper • 2019
Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.
4.15
19k+
Unfollow Summary
Unfollow 88%
Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.
by Megan Phelps-Roper 2019
4.15
19k+ ratings
Where the Light Fell
by Philip Yancey • 2021
His father's faith killed him. His mother's faith trapped him. A lifetime seeking his own.
4.51
7k+
Where the Light Fell Summary
Where the Light Fell 88%
His father's faith killed him. His mother's faith trapped him. A lifetime seeking his own.
by Philip Yancey 2021
4.51
7k+ ratings
It's Okay Not to Be Okay
by Sheila Walsh • 2018
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
4.38
2k+
It's Okay Not to Be Okay Summary
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 88%
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
by Sheila Walsh 2018
4.38
2k+ ratings
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+
If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk Summary
If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk 88%
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
Christus Vincit
by Athanasius Schneider • 2019
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
4.69
504
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
What Is the Bible?
by Rob Bell • 2017
The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.
4.31
9k+
What Is the Bible? Summary
What Is the Bible? 88%
The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.
by Rob Bell 2017
4.31
9k+ ratings
Girl at the End of the World
by Elizabeth Esther • 2014
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
4.02
2k+
Girl at the End of the World Summary
Girl at the End of the World 88%
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
by Elizabeth Esther 2014
4.02
2k+ ratings
God Does His Best Work with Empty
by Nancy Guthrie • 2020
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
4.48
2k+
God Does His Best Work with Empty Summary
God Does His Best Work with Empty 88%
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
by Nancy Guthrie 2020
4.48
2k+ ratings
The Great Partnership
by Jonathan Sacks • 2011
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
4.40
1k+
The Great Partnership Summary
The Great Partnership 88%
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011
4.40
1k+ ratings
Freeing Jesus
by Diana Butler Bass • 2021
Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.
4.24
1k+
Freeing Jesus Summary
Freeing Jesus 88%
Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.
by Diana Butler Bass 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
Another Gospel?
by Alisa Childers • 2020
Progressive Christianity redefines God, cross, and gospel into another religion that cannot save.
4.54
7k+
Another Gospel? Summary
Another Gospel? 88%
Progressive Christianity redefines God, cross, and gospel into another religion that cannot save.
by Alisa Childers 2020
4.54
7k+ ratings
All In
by Mark Batterson • 2013
Complete surrender begins with one choice, and a new identity keeps you there.
4.29
2k+
All In Summary
All In 88%
Complete surrender begins with one choice, and a new identity keeps you there.
by Mark Batterson 2013
4.29
2k+ ratings
The Great Dechurching
by Jim Davis • 2023
Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.
3.85
2k+
The Great Dechurching Summary
The Great Dechurching 88%
Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.
by Jim Davis 2023
3.85
2k+ ratings
Embodied Hope
by Kelly M. Kapic • 2017
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
4.35
568
Embodied Hope Summary
Embodied Hope 88%
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
by Kelly M. Kapic 2017
4.35
568 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.
3.91
8k+
What We Talk about When We Talk about God Summary
What We Talk about When We Talk about God 88%
The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.
by Rob Bell 2012
3.91
8k+ ratings
The Quest for God
by Paul Johnson • 1996
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
3.56
124
The Quest for God Summary
The Quest for God 88%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 ratings
Christianity After Religion
by Diana Butler Bass • 2012
Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.
4.06
1k+
Christianity After Religion Summary
Christianity After Religion 88%
Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.
by Diana Butler Bass 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Bible Tells Me So
by Peter Enns • 2014
Defending perfection made the Bible unreadable; its messy humanity is the real gift.
4.22
6k+
The Bible Tells Me So Summary
The Bible Tells Me So 88%
Defending perfection made the Bible unreadable; its messy humanity is the real gift.
by Peter Enns 2014
4.22
6k+ ratings
Becoming Free Indeed
by Jinger Duggar Vuolo • 2023
A faith built on fear and man-made rules. Then she read the Bible for herself.
3.61
52k+
Becoming Free Indeed Summary
Becoming Free Indeed 88%
A faith built on fear and man-made rules. Then she read the Bible for herself.
by Jinger Duggar Vuolo 2023
3.61
52k+ ratings
The Way of Abundance
by Ann Voskamp • 2018
A sixty-day guide to abundance: your wounds are not the obstacle; they are the way.
4.51
508
The Way of Abundance Summary
The Way of Abundance 88%
A sixty-day guide to abundance: your wounds are not the obstacle; they are the way.
by Ann Voskamp 2018
4.51
508 ratings
The Spiral Staircase
by Karen Armstrong • 2004
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
3.94
9k+
The Spiral Staircase Summary
The Spiral Staircase 88%
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2004
3.94
9k+ ratings
The Rock That Is Higher
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1993
Story is truer than fact, and the God who can't be explained can still be trusted.
4.14
874
The Rock That Is Higher Summary
The Rock That Is Higher 88%
Story is truer than fact, and the God who can't be explained can still be trusted.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1993
4.14
874 ratings
Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The
by David R. Johnson • 1991
Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.
4.40
988
Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The Summary
Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The 88%
Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.
by David R. Johnson 1991
4.40
988 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 88%
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
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
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 88%
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
How (Not) to Read the Bible
by Dan Kimball • 2020
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
4.19
1k+
How (Not) to Read the Bible Summary
How (Not) to Read the Bible 88%
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
by Dan Kimball 2020
4.19
1k+ ratings
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