Books & Articles
Recommended Reading
- Inspired – Rachel Held Evans
- If you’ve ever been told the Bible is a rulebook, this book will help you rediscover it as a living, breathing story of God’s expansive love.
- What Is the Bible? – Rob Bell
- A refreshing take on Scripture that refuses to box God in—because the Bible is far more powerful when we stop reading it like a legal contract.
- The Bible Tells Me So – Peter Enns
- If you’ve wrestled with how to take the Bible seriously without taking it literally, this book will feel like a deep breath of grace.
- How the Bible Actually Works – Peter Enns
- For those ready to embrace a Bible that’s ancient, evolving, and full of divine wisdom—not a rigid textbook of certainties.
- A Generous Orthodoxy – Brian McLaren
- For those who refuse to choose between denominations, doctrines, or labels—because faith should be wide enough to hold them all.
- Faith After Doubt – Brian McLaren
- If questioning your faith makes you feel like you’re losing it, this book will show you you’re actually moving forward.
- Do I Stay Christian? – Brian McLaren
- For those standing at the crossroads of faith, wondering if there’s still a path forward within Christianity.
- Searching for Sunday – Rachel Held Evans
- A love letter to the messy, frustrating, beautiful church—and those of us who’ve walked away, only to long for home.
- Pastrix – Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Proof that Jesus keeps showing up in the lives of tattooed, foul-mouthed, irreverent saints—and thank God for that.
- Accidental Saints – Nadia Bolz-Weber
- A collection of stories reminding us that grace shows up in the least likely people—including ourselves.
- Searching for Sunday – Rachel Held Evan
- For those who have felt both the ache of leaving church and the longing to return, this book offers a raw, honest, and hopeful look at faith, doubt, and the beauty of sacred community.
- Jesus and John Wayne – Kristin Kobes Du Mez
- If you’ve ever wondered how white evangelicalism got tangled up with toxic masculinity and politics, this book connects the dots in ways you can’t unsee.
- The Myth of a Christian Nation – Gregory Boyd
- For those who believe Jesus came to build the Kingdom of God, not defend the empire of America.
- Taking America Back for God – Andrew Whitehead & Samuel Perry
- A deep dive into the rise of Christian nationalism—and why it’s not just a political issue, but a theological crisis.
- Jesus Wants to Save Christians – Rob Bell
- A reminder that Jesus didn’t come to make us comfortable in power—he came to turn the tables over.
- Unclobber – Colby Martin
- For those tired of hearing “the Bible says” used as a weapon, this book dismantles the so-called clobber verses with love and scholarship.
- Transforming – Austen Hartke
- A powerful, deeply biblical case for why trans people belong at the center of God’s story—not on the margins.
- God and the Gay Christian – Matthew Vines
- If you’ve been told being LGBTQ+ and following Jesus are incompatible, this book lovingly proves otherwise.