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Building a Bridge
by James Martin • 2017
A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.
3.96
2k+
Building a Bridge Summary
Building a Bridge 93%
A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.
by James Martin 2017
3.96
2k+ ratings
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
Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary
Why the Catholic Church Must Change 92%
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
God and the Gay Christian
by Matthew Vines • 2014
The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.
4.02
4k+
God and the Gay Christian Summary
God and the Gay Christian 92%
The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.
by Matthew Vines 2014
4.02
4k+ ratings
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
by Amy Kenny • 2022
God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.
4.16
2k+
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request Summary
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request 91%
God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.
by Amy Kenny 2022
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Bad Christian's Manifesto
by Dave Tomlinson • 2014
Breath, bars, and radical welcome: a vicar's God for skeptics done with a judgmental deity.
4.27
161
The Bad Christian's Manifesto Summary
The Bad Christian's Manifesto 91%
Breath, bars, and radical welcome: a vicar's God for skeptics done with a judgmental deity.
by Dave Tomlinson 2014
4.27
161 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 91%
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
Gracism
by David A. Anderson • 2007
The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.
3.78
373
Gracism Summary
Gracism 91%
The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.
by David A. Anderson 2007
3.78
373 ratings
Fashioned to Reign
by Kris Vallotton • 2013
God didn't put women in the back seat. The church did. The biblical case for equality.
4.31
787
Fashioned to Reign Summary
Fashioned to Reign 91%
God didn't put women in the back seat. The church did. The biblical case for equality.
by Kris Vallotton 2013
4.31
787 ratings
An Introduction to Third World Theologies
by John Parratt • 2004
Why liberation, ancestors, and storytelling are reshaping Christian theology worldwide.
3.83
29
An Introduction to Third World Theologies Summary
An Introduction to Third World Theologies 91%
Why liberation, ancestors, and storytelling are reshaping Christian theology worldwide.
by John Parratt 2004
3.83
29 ratings
Activist Theology
by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza • 2019
You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.
3.96
81
Activist Theology Summary
Activist Theology 91%
You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.
by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza 2019
3.96
81 ratings
A Body of Praise
by W. David O. Taylor • 2023
Worship requires a body. The pandemic proved the soul alone is not enough.
4.27
92
A Body of Praise Summary
A Body of Praise 91%
Worship requires a body. The pandemic proved the soul alone is not enough.
by W. David O. Taylor 2023
4.27
92 ratings
The Beautiful Community
by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. • 2020
The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.
4.20
680
The Beautiful Community Summary
The Beautiful Community 91%
The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.
by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. 2020
4.20
680 ratings
Bridging the Great Divide
by Robert Barron • 2004
Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.
4.23
26
Bridging the Great Divide Summary
Bridging the Great Divide 91%
Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.
by Robert Barron 2004
4.23
26 ratings
Embodied
by Gregg R. Allison • 2021
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
4.06
268
Embodied Summary
Embodied 91%
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
by Gregg R. Allison 2021
4.06
268 ratings
The Humility of God
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. • 2005
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
4.38
72
The Humility of God Summary
The Humility of God 90%
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. 2005
4.38
72 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 90%
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
Separation of Church and Hate
by John Fugelsang • 2025
Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.
4.41
16k+
Separation of Church and Hate Summary
Separation of Church and Hate 90%
Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.
by John Fugelsang 2025
4.41
16k+ ratings
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
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women Summary
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women 90%
Ten evangelical doctrines that silenced women, refuted by the same scriptures used to impose them.
by J. Lee Grady 2000
4.13
261 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? 90%
The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.
by Rob Bell 2017
4.31
9k+ ratings
Holy Envy
by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
4.39
6k+
Holy Envy Summary
Holy Envy 90%
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019
4.39
6k+ 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 90%
The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.
by Rob Bell 2012
3.91
8k+ 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 90%
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
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time
by Marcus J. Borg • 2001
The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.
4.15
4k+
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time Summary
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time 90%
The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.
by Marcus J. Borg 2001
4.15
4k+ ratings
Transforming Mission
by David J. Bosch • 1991
Mission has a history of dramatic reinvention. The latest turn reclaims it from empire.
4.23
688
Transforming Mission Summary
Transforming Mission 90%
Mission has a history of dramatic reinvention. The latest turn reclaims it from empire.
by David J. Bosch 1991
4.23
688 ratings
Hell Hath No Fury
by Meghan R. Henning • 2021
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
4.40
15
Hell Hath No Fury Summary
Hell Hath No Fury 90%
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
by Meghan R. Henning 2021
4.40
15 ratings
The Dangerous Act of Worship
by Mark Labberton • 2007
The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.
3.93
340
The Dangerous Act of Worship Summary
The Dangerous Act of Worship 90%
The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.
by Mark Labberton 2007
3.93
340 ratings
The Day God Saw Me as Black
by D. Danyelle Thomas • 2024
She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.
4.41
469
The Day God Saw Me as Black Summary
The Day God Saw Me as Black 90%
She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.
by D. Danyelle Thomas 2024
4.41
469 ratings
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.
4.28
242
Loving the City Summary
Loving the City 90%
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
The First Advent in Palestine
by Kelley Nikondeha • 2022
Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.
4.29
487
The First Advent in Palestine Summary
The First Advent in Palestine 90%
Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.
by Kelley Nikondeha 2022
4.29
487 ratings
Uncommon Ground
by Timothy J. Keller • 2020
Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.
3.92
2k+
Uncommon Ground Summary
Uncommon Ground 90%
Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.
by Timothy J. Keller 2020
3.92
2k+ ratings
Finding the Right Hills to Die on
by Gavin Ortlund • 2020
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
4.33
3k+
Finding the Right Hills to Die on Summary
Finding the Right Hills to Die on 90%
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
by Gavin Ortlund 2020
4.33
3k+ ratings
How God Became King
by N.T. Wright • 2012
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
4.25
3k+
How God Became King Summary
How God Became King 90%
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
by N.T. Wright 2012
4.25
3k+ ratings
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.
4.03
3k+
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 90%
A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.
by Paul Copan 2010
4.03
3k+ 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 90%
Our deepest ideals keep letting us down. What if the failure itself is pointing somewhere?
by Tom Wright 2020
4.16
953 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 90%
A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.
by Rachel Held Evans 2010
4.24
11k+ ratings
Truth Is Symphonic
by Hans Urs von Balthasar • 1987
Scripture's tensions aren't flaws; they're a symphony whose only script is love.
4.41
37
Truth Is Symphonic Summary
Truth Is Symphonic 90%
Scripture's tensions aren't flaws; they're a symphony whose only script is love.
by Hans Urs von Balthasar 1987
4.41
37 ratings
The Divine Dance
by Richard Rohr • 2016
The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.
4.21
4k+
The Divine Dance Summary
The Divine Dance 90%
The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.
by Richard Rohr 2016
4.21
4k+ ratings
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 Critical Theory Summary
Biblical Critical Theory 90%
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
The Pastor as Public Theologian
by Kevin J. Vanhoozer • 2015
Management replaced theology in the pulpit. The case for reclaiming the pastor's oldest job.
4.09
464
The Pastor as Public Theologian Summary
The Pastor as Public Theologian 90%
Management replaced theology in the pulpit. The case for reclaiming the pastor's oldest job.
by Kevin J. Vanhoozer 2015
4.09
464 ratings
Prayers for a Privileged People
by Walter Brueggemann • 2008
What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.
4.44
295
Prayers for a Privileged People Summary
Prayers for a Privileged People 90%
What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.
by Walter Brueggemann 2008
4.44
295 ratings
The Spirit of Catholicism
by Karl Adam • 1924
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
4.21
200
The Spirit of Catholicism Summary
The Spirit of Catholicism 90%
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
by Karl Adam 1924
4.21
200 ratings
Created to Draw Near
by Edward T. Welch • 2020
Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.
4.04
413
Created to Draw Near Summary
Created to Draw Near 90%
Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.
by Edward T. Welch 2020
4.04
413 ratings
Naming the Spirit
by W. David O. Taylor • 2025
Art, music, and breath reveal the Spirit far more than doctrine ever could.
4.60
5
Naming the Spirit Summary
Naming the Spirit 90%
Art, music, and breath reveal the Spirit far more than doctrine ever could.
by W. David O. Taylor 2025
4.60
5 ratings
Jesus and the Disinherited
by Howard Thurman • 1996
The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.
4.51
7k+
Jesus and the Disinherited Summary
Jesus and the Disinherited 90%
The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.
by Howard Thurman 1996
4.51
7k+ ratings
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes
by Kenneth E. Bailey • 2011
1 Corinthians is not a jumbled letter. Ancient Hebrew rhetoric reveals it as five balanced essays.
4.36
393
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes Summary
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes 90%
1 Corinthians is not a jumbled letter. Ancient Hebrew rhetoric reveals it as five balanced essays.
by Kenneth E. Bailey 2011
4.36
393 ratings
Interrupting Silence
by Walter Brueggemann • 2018
Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.
4.15
232
Interrupting Silence Summary
Interrupting Silence 90%
Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.
by Walter Brueggemann 2018
4.15
232 ratings
The Liturgy of Politics
by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020
Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.
4.27
1k+
The Liturgy of Politics Summary
The Liturgy of Politics 90%
Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.
by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020
4.27
1k+ 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 90%
The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.
by Peter Enns 2019
4.28
4k+ ratings
Awake, Not Woke
by Noelle Mering • 2021
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
4.30
676
Awake, Not Woke Summary
Awake, Not Woke 89%
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
by Noelle Mering 2021
4.30
676 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 89%
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
by Ian G. Barbour 2000
3.54
275 ratings
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