✍️ Writing And Faith

Where spiritual conviction meets the solitary act of composition, exploring how belief shapes narrative and how storytelling can become a form of devotion.

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

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Narrative Theology 💔 Grief And Healing 🤝 Interdependence

The Rock That Is Higher 92%

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

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Narrative Theology 💔 Grief And Healing 🤝 Interdependence

The Art of Spiritual Writing

by Vinita Hampton Wright • 2013

Spiritual writing needs craft, not just calling. Skills that make your prose impossible to ignore.

4.32

136

✍️ Spiritual Writing 🙏 Faith And Creativity ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🗣️ Authentic Voice 💚 Writing As Healing

The Art of Spiritual Writing 92%

Spiritual writing needs craft, not just calling. Skills that make your prose impossible to ignore.

by Vinita Hampton Wright 2013

4.32

136 ratings

✍️ Spiritual Writing 🙏 Faith And Creativity ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🗣️ Authentic Voice 💚 Writing As Healing

A Circle of Quiet

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1971

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

4.21

7k+

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process 🤫 Solitude And Stillness ❓ Paradox And Mystery

A Circle of Quiet 92%

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1971

4.21

7k+ ratings

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process 🤫 Solitude And Stillness ❓ Paradox And Mystery

Adorning the Dark

by Andrew Peterson • 2019

Your creative restlessness points home, and your calling is sustained by community, not solitude.

4.50

7k+

✝️ Faith And Art 📖 Theology Of Art ⏳ Creative Discipline 📝 Spiritual Memoir ✍️ Writing Craft

Adorning the Dark 92%

Your creative restlessness points home, and your calling is sustained by community, not solitude.

by Andrew Peterson 2019

4.50

7k+ ratings

✝️ Faith And Art 📖 Theology Of Art ⏳ Creative Discipline 📝 Spiritual Memoir ✍️ Writing Craft

The Irrational Season

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1976

Why a fragmented self finds wholeness only by embracing the darkness and an impossible God.

4.19

2k+

📖 Spiritual Memoirs ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤔 Paradox And Faith ⏳ Sacred Time 🎨 Art And Spirituality

The Irrational Season 91%

Why a fragmented self finds wholeness only by embracing the darkness and an impossible God.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1976

4.19

2k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoirs ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤔 Paradox And Faith ⏳ Sacred Time 🎨 Art And Spirituality

Grace (Eventually)

by Anne Lamott • 2007

Grace barges into the mess: parenting a teen, losing the fight, facing your reflection at fifty.

3.96

17k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Imperfection And Faith ✍️ Writing As Healing 👩‍👦 Spiritual Parenting

Grace (Eventually) 91%

Grace barges into the mess: parenting a teen, losing the fight, facing your reflection at fifty.

by Anne Lamott 2007

3.96

17k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Imperfection And Faith ✍️ Writing As Healing 👩‍👦 Spiritual Parenting

A Million Little Ways

by Emily P. Freeman • 2013

You are a living work of art. Uncover your design and release it into your ordinary world.

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3k+

🎨 Christian Creativity ✝️ Identity In Christ ☕ Everyday Sacredness 🖌️ Creative Calling 🌱 Inner Life

A Million Little Ways 91%

You are a living work of art. Uncover your design and release it into your ordinary world.

by Emily P. Freeman 2013

4.17

3k+ ratings

🎨 Christian Creativity ✝️ Identity In Christ ☕ Everyday Sacredness 🖌️ Creative Calling 🌱 Inner Life

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

📖 Religious Memoir ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🧐 Atheism Critique 🌫️ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Suffering And Doubt

Why I Am Not an Atheist 91%

His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.

by Christopher Beha 2026

3.64

94 ratings

📖 Religious Memoir ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🧐 Atheism Critique 🌫️ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Suffering And Doubt

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

🕊️ Christian Memoir 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Post-Evangelical 📚 Faith And Reason 🏠 Inherited Faith

English Lessons 91%

Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.

by Andrea Lucado 2017

4.01

469 ratings

🕊️ Christian Memoir 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Post-Evangelical 📚 Faith And Reason 🏠 Inherited Faith

A Light So Lovely

by Sarah Arthur • 2018

Science and art both belonged inside faith for L'Engle. Her children say she rewrote their lives.

4.09

930

🖋️ Literary Biography 🎨 Faith And Art ⚡ Paradox And Faith 🔬 Science And Religion 🖌️ Artistic Vocation

A Light So Lovely 91%

Science and art both belonged inside faith for L'Engle. Her children say she rewrote their lives.

by Sarah Arthur 2018

4.09

930 ratings

🖋️ Literary Biography 🎨 Faith And Art ⚡ Paradox And Faith 🔬 Science And Religion 🖌️ Artistic Vocation

Secrets in the Dark

by Frederick Buechner • 2006

God hides in ordinary life, not sanctuaries. Six decades of sermons on learning to notice.

4.38

1k+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌒 Faith And Doubt ✨ Everyday Sacred 🧭 Vocation And Calling 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Secrets in the Dark 91%

God hides in ordinary life, not sanctuaries. Six decades of sermons on learning to notice.

by Frederick Buechner 2006

4.38

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌒 Faith And Doubt ✨ Everyday Sacred 🧭 Vocation And Calling 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Scouting the Divine

by Margaret Feinberg • 2009

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

4.22

912

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

Scouting the Divine 91%

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

by Margaret Feinberg 2009

4.22

912 ratings

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

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+

☸️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Religious Humility ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Holy Envy 91%

A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.

by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019

4.39

6k+ ratings

☸️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Religious Humility ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Preaching

by Timothy J. Keller • 2015

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

4.48

4k+

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Preaching 90%

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

by Timothy J. Keller 2015

4.48

4k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

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+

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

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

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

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

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Scripture As Story 💔 Theology Of Suffering 🌍 Creation Theology ✨ Embracing Mystery

A Stone for a Pillow 90%

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

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Scripture As Story 💔 Theology Of Suffering 🌍 Creation Theology ✨ Embracing Mystery

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+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 90%

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

by Philip Yancey 2000

4.17

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

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+

🤔 Doubt And Faith 🤼 Wrestling With God ⏳ Waiting On God 🙏 Honest Prayer 📓 Spiritual Journaling

Hope in the Dark 90%

Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.

by Craig Groeschel 2018

4.38

3k+ ratings

🤔 Doubt And Faith 🤼 Wrestling With God ⏳ Waiting On God 🙏 Honest Prayer 📓 Spiritual Journaling

Blessed Are the Misfits

by Brant Hansen • 2017

Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.

4.56

3k+

🧘 Introvert Spirituality ⛪ Church Culture 🌵 Spiritual Dryness ❓ Spiritual Doubt 🗣️ Honest Prayer

Blessed Are the Misfits 90%

Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.

by Brant Hansen 2017

4.56

3k+ ratings

🧘 Introvert Spirituality ⛪ Church Culture 🌵 Spiritual Dryness ❓ Spiritual Doubt 🗣️ Honest Prayer

A Subversive Gospel

by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017

O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.

4.00

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Catholic Imagination 🤡 Grotesque Realism 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Literary Theology

A Subversive Gospel 90%

O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.

by Michael Mears Bruner 2017

4.00

53 ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Catholic Imagination 🤡 Grotesque Realism 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Literary Theology

Small Preaching

by Jonathan T. Pennington • 2021

Twenty-five small shifts to sharpen your preaching, from the opening line to the final amen.

4.25

338

📜 Homiletics 📝 Sermon Preparation ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Preaching 👥 Peer Feedback

Small Preaching 90%

Twenty-five small shifts to sharpen your preaching, from the opening line to the final amen.

by Jonathan T. Pennington 2021

4.25

338 ratings

📜 Homiletics 📝 Sermon Preparation ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Preaching 👥 Peer Feedback

The Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

4.46

4k+

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Pastor 90%

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

by Eugene H. Peterson 2011

4.46

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

Culture Making

by Andy Crouch • 2008

Christians are trained to critique culture. The biblical calling is to create it.

4.03

3k+

📖 Cultural Theology 💼 Faith And Work 🎨 Cultural Creation ✨ Creative Vocation 🌍 Cultural Engagement

Culture Making 90%

Christians are trained to critique culture. The biblical calling is to create it.

by Andy Crouch 2008

4.03

3k+ ratings

📖 Cultural Theology 💼 Faith And Work 🎨 Cultural Creation ✨ Creative Vocation 🌍 Cultural Engagement

The Allure of Gentleness

by Dallas Willard • 2014

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

4.18

961

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

The Allure of Gentleness 90%

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

by Dallas Willard 2014

4.18

961 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

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

📿 Catholic Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🙏 Embodied Faith 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🕊️ Nonviolence Theology

Bridging the Great Divide 90%

Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.

by Robert Barron 2004

4.23

26 ratings

📿 Catholic Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🙏 Embodied Faith 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🕊️ Nonviolence Theology

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

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

The Quest for God 90%

The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.

by Paul Johnson 1996

3.56

124 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

The Alphabet of Grace

by Frederick Buechner • 1969

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

4.08

958

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

The Alphabet of Grace 90%

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

by Frederick Buechner 1969

4.08

958 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

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+

🔍 Biblical Exegesis 🌘 Theodicy 📖 Literary Theology 🙏 Divine Providence 🏛️ Ancient Near East

Reading Genesis 90%

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

🔍 Biblical Exegesis 🌘 Theodicy 📖 Literary Theology 🙏 Divine Providence 🏛️ Ancient Near East

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan • 2011

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

4.09

704

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Praying for Strangers 90%

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

by River Jordan 2011

4.09

704 ratings

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

A Third Testament

by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1976

Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.

3.94

268

📖 Christian Thought 👤 Spiritual Biography 📚 Literary Theology 🔥 Prophetic Critique 🏙️ Modernity And Faith

A Third Testament 90%

Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.

by Malcolm Muggeridge 1976

3.94

268 ratings

📖 Christian Thought 👤 Spiritual Biography 📚 Literary Theology 🔥 Prophetic Critique 🏙️ Modernity And Faith

The Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

4.58

1k+

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina 🐢 Slow Reading 👣 Spiritual Pilgrimage

The Word in the Wilderness 90%

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.58

1k+ ratings

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina 🐢 Slow Reading 👣 Spiritual Pilgrimage

The Year of Living like Jesus

by Edward G. Dobson • 2009

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

3.47

549

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

The Year of Living like Jesus 90%

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

by Edward G. Dobson 2009

3.47

549 ratings

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

Packing Light

by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

3.68

1k+

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Packing Light 90%

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

by Allison Vesterfelt 2013

3.68

1k+ ratings

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

by Donald Miller • 2009

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

4.13

32k+

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 90%

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

by Donald Miller 2009

4.13

32k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Contemplative Pastor 90%

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

Somehow

by Anne Lamott • 2024

Love isn't soft. It's the floor under everything, the mending force in the rubble of life.

3.90

6k+

🙏 Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Essays On Faith 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✨ Everyday Sacredness 🤲 Radical Self-Acceptance

Somehow 90%

Love isn't soft. It's the floor under everything, the mending force in the rubble of life.

by Anne Lamott 2024

3.90

6k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Essays On Faith 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✨ Everyday Sacredness 🤲 Radical Self-Acceptance

Culture Care

by Makoto Fujimura • 2014

Art serves no purpose, which is why a culture choking on utility cannot survive without it.

4.24

1k+

🎨 Art And Faith 🌱 Cultural Renewal 🕊️ Beyond Culture Wars ⚖️ Beauty And Justice 🌍 Cultural Stewardship

Culture Care 90%

Art serves no purpose, which is why a culture choking on utility cannot survive without it.

by Makoto Fujimura 2014

4.24

1k+ ratings

🎨 Art And Faith 🌱 Cultural Renewal 🕊️ Beyond Culture Wars ⚖️ Beauty And Justice 🌍 Cultural Stewardship

The Artisan Soul

by Erwin Raphael McManus • 2014

You are creative by design. The reasons you forgot, and the path to remembering.

4.08

3k+

🎨 Christian Creativity ✨ Creative Living 🦁 Overcoming Creative Fear 🖼️ Imago Dei ✝️ Christian Self-Help

The Artisan Soul 90%

You are creative by design. The reasons you forgot, and the path to remembering.

by Erwin Raphael McManus 2014

4.08

3k+ ratings

🎨 Christian Creativity ✨ Creative Living 🦁 Overcoming Creative Fear 🖼️ Imago Dei ✝️ Christian Self-Help

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+

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

Born Standing Up 90%

Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.

by Steve Martin 2007

3.88

108k+ ratings

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

A Little Book for New Theologians

by Kelly M. Kapic • 2012

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

4.17

1k+

📚 Theological Education 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Faith And Reason 🤲 Intellectual Humility ✝️ Christian Discipleship

A Little Book for New Theologians Summary

A Little Book for New Theologians 90%

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

by Kelly M. Kapic 2012

4.17

1k+ ratings

📚 Theological Education 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Faith And Reason 🤲 Intellectual Humility ✝️ Christian Discipleship

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+

🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

The Spiral Staircase 90%

A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.

by Karen Armstrong 2004

3.94

9k+ ratings

🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

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+

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

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

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

Faith, Hope and Poetry

by Malcolm Guite • 2010

Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.

4.64

121

📖 Theology And Poetry 🧠 Poetic Knowledge 👁 Sacramental Vision 💡 Enlightenment Critique ✝ Christian Humanism

Faith, Hope and Poetry 90%

Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.

by Malcolm Guite 2010

4.64

121 ratings

📖 Theology And Poetry 🧠 Poetic Knowledge 👁 Sacramental Vision 💡 Enlightenment Critique ✝ Christian Humanism

For the Beauty of the Church

by W. David O. Taylor • 2010

God planted beauty before obedience. Why the church cannot afford to sideline its artists.

4.00

276

🎨 Arts Ministry 🖼️ Faith And Art ✨ Theology Of Beauty 🌱 Cultural Renewal 📖 Theological Aesthetics

For the Beauty of the Church 90%

God planted beauty before obedience. Why the church cannot afford to sideline its artists.

by W. David O. Taylor 2010

4.00

276 ratings

🎨 Arts Ministry 🖼️ Faith And Art ✨ Theology Of Beauty 🌱 Cultural Renewal 📖 Theological Aesthetics

Sold into Egypt

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1989

Joseph didn't triumph despite his suffering. He became fully human through it.

4.03

343

📖 Biblical Reflection 🌱 Growth Through Suffering 🌫️ Divine Mystery 📚 Story And Truth 🌍 Creation Care

Sold into Egypt 90%

Joseph didn't triumph despite his suffering. He became fully human through it.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1989

4.03

343 ratings

📖 Biblical Reflection 🌱 Growth Through Suffering 🌫️ Divine Mystery 📚 Story And Truth 🌍 Creation Care

Supernatural Childbirth

by Jackie Mize • 1993

What if labor pain isn't mandatory? Activating the biblical promise of a pain-free delivery.

4.05

2k+

🕊️ Word Of Faith Movement 🙏 Faith Healing 🧠 Renewing The Mind 📖 Scriptural Confession 👶 Christian Motherhood

Supernatural Childbirth 90%

What if labor pain isn't mandatory? Activating the biblical promise of a pain-free delivery.

by Jackie Mize 1993

4.05

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Word Of Faith Movement 🙏 Faith Healing 🧠 Renewing The Mind 📖 Scriptural Confession 👶 Christian Motherhood

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+

📖 Biblical Studies ⚖️ Theodicy 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🤔 Religious Skepticism ❓ Agnosticism

God's Problem 90%

Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.

by Bart D. Ehrman 2008

3.95

6k+ ratings

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