Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel
10 best books like Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler): Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession, Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, The Christian Tradition 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition 100-600, The Democratization of American Christianity, John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock, God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies, People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue, Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent Van Gogh: A Portrait of the Compassionate Life
Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
| Author | Judith Grisel |
| ISBN | 0385542844 |
From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovered drug addict, an authoritative and accessible guide to understanding drug addiction: clearly explained brain science and vivid personal stories reveal how addiction happens, show why specific drugs--from opioids to alcohol to coke and...
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
| Author | Rachel Monroe |
| ISBN | 1501188887 |
A provocative and original investigation of our cultural fascination with crime, linking four archetypes—Detective, Victim, Attorney, Killer—to four true stories about women driven by obsession.
In this illuminating exploration of women, violence, and obsession, Rachel Monroe...
Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith
| Author | Sarah Bessey |
| ISBN | 1476717583 |
From the popular blogger and provocative author of Jesus Feminist comes a riveting new study of Christianity that helps you wrestle with—and sort out—your faith.
In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey—award-winning blogger and author of Jesus Feminist, which was hailed as “lucid, compelling,...
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
| Author | Mark A. Noll |
| ISBN | 0802841805 |
"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians.
Unsparing in his judgment, Mark Noll ask why the largest...
| Author | Jaroslav Pelikan |
| ISBN | 0226653714 |
A definitive history of Christian Doctrine.
This is probably not the best place to begin learning about the subject, since Pelikan assumes an acquaintance with such terms as Sabellianism, Pelagianism, hypostasis, ousia, etc, but I believe that even a beginner--at least one equipped...
The Democratization of American Christianity
| Author | Nathan O. Hatch |
| ISBN | 0300050607 |
In this prize-winning book Nathan O. Hatch offers a provocative reassessment of religion and culture in the early days of the American republic, arguing that during this period American Christianity was democratized and common people became powerful actors on the religious scene. Hatch examines...
John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock
| Author | Iain H. Murray |
| ISBN | 1848711123 |
MacArthur has proved, without ever intending to do so, that true preaching of the Word of God is international, 'because if you teach the Bible it transcends every border, every language, every culture. It is as relevant today, and will be tomorrow, as in all the years since God put it down. 'That is why...
God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies
| Author | Costi W. Hinn |
| ISBN | 0310355273 |
Millions desperate for hope and solutions are enticed by the promise of the prosperity gospel - that God will do whatever they need with just a little faith and a financial gift. All the while, prosperity preachers exploit the poor and the needy to stockpile their riches. What can followers of the true...
People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
Christians who are confused by the homosexuality debate raging in the US are looking for resources that are based solidly on a deep study of what Scripture says about the issue. In People to Be Loved, Preston Sprinkle challenges those on all sides of the debate to consider what the Bible says and how we...
Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent Van Gogh: A Portrait of the Compassionate Life
| Author | Carol A. Berry |
| ISBN | 0830846514 |
Carol Berry and her husband met and befriended Henri Nouwen when she sat in his course on compassion at Yale Divinity School in the 1970s. At the request of Henri Nouwen's literary estate, she has written this book, which includes unpublished material recorded from Nouwen's lectures.
As an...
CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 220 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders
| Author | Lisa Phifer |
| ISBN | 1683730755 |
The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents gives you the resources to help the children in your life handle their daily obstacles with ease.
Inside this workbook you'll find hundreds of worksheets, exercises, and activities to help treat:
- Trauma
- ADHD
- Autism
- Anxiety
-...
| Author | Kristie Sullivan |
| ISBN | 1628603496 |
Where two or more are gathered, there will be food! Keto Gatherings celebrates food that is to be shared with others. Regardless of the occasion, there are always delicious low carb options for everyone to enjoy and Keto Gatherings brings them all together. Organized by month, each...
The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments
| Author | Jim Baggott |
| ISBN | 0199566844 |
The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and...
The CBT Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians
Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students
| Author | Nicole Frazier |
| ISBN | 0942349717 |
Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students is a key resource for content area teachers in grades 6-12. This unique resource is a deep dive into Activators, a core teaching practice that incorporates individual think time with purposeful social interaction to...
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour
| Author | Sunita Puri |
| ISBN | 0735223319 |
“A profound exploration of what it means for all of us to live—and to die—with dignity and purpose.” —People Magazine
“Visceral and lyrical.” —The Atlantic
As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her...
The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World
| Author | Stephen J. Nichols |
| ISBN | 1581348290 |
Mention history and some might struggle to stifle a yawn. But when presented as a narrative it can often be compelling reading. Stephen J. Nichols takes a key period in time, the Reformation, and presents its major players in a fresh way. From Martin Luther, a simple monk who wielded the mallet, to kings...
Why Jesus? Perhaps you have had the funny feeling that God wants to get your attention. Or maybe you're intrigued with what you've heard about Jesus. Or maybe you're simply looking for meaning and direction in your life. John Stott has spent a lifetime wrestling with questions about Jesus both personally...
