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• Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity by Diarmaid Macculloch

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity Author: Diarmaid Macculloch Narrator: Diarmaid Macculloch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 19, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A major new assessment of one of the most controversial topics in history Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies across the world centres on sexual topics, and one-third of the global population is Christian in background or outlook. The issue goes to the heart of present-day religion. The Bible observes that God made humanity ‘for a little while lower than the angels’. If humans are that close to angels, where lies the difference? Is it human sexuality and what we do with it? In a single lifetime, Christianity or historically Christian societies have witnessed one of the most extraordinary about-turns in attitudes to sex and gender in human history. There have followed revolutions in the place of women in society, a new place for same-sex love amid the spectrum of human emotions, and a public exploration of gender and trans identity. For many the new situation has brought exciting liberation – for others, fury and fear. This book seeks to calm fears and encourage understanding through telling a three-thousand-year-long tale of Christians encountering sex, gender and the family, with noises off from their sacred texts. The message of Lower Than The Angels is simple, necessary and timely: to pay attention to the sheer glorious complexity and contradictions in the history of Christianity. The reader can decide from the story told here whether there is a single Christian theology of sex, or many contending voices in a symphony that is not at all complete. Oxford’s Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church introduces an epic of ordinary and extraordinary Christians trying to make sense of themselves and of humanity’s deepest desires, fears and hopes. ©2024 Diarmaid MacCulloch (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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• What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church by Gavin Ortlund

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church Author: Gavin Ortlund Narrator: Mike Lenz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition. There's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome—but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside of Protestant contexts. In What it Means to Be Protestant, Gavin Ortlund draws from both his scholarly work in church history and his personal experience in ecumenical engagement to offer a much-needed defense of the Protestant tradition. Retrieving classical Protestant texts and arguments, he exposes how many of the contemporary objections leveled against Protestants are rooted in caricature. He shows how historic Protestantism offers the best pathway forward and to historical rootedness for Christians today. In his charitable style, Ortlund demonstrates that the 16th century Reformation represented a genuine renewal of the gospel. This does not entail that Protestantism is without faults. But because it is built upon the principle of semper reformanda (always reforming), Protestantism is capable of reforming itself according to Scripture as the ultimate authority. 'I find it hard to overstate the importance of this book for every pastor/minister, elder, and serious Bible student that I know. . .This book automatically becomes my new go-to resource explaining Protestantism. It is fantastic, and I thank God for it. . .' —Bobby Harrington, co-founder of RENEW.org and Discipleship.org, founding pastor Harpeth Christian Church

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• When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience by Lisa Victoria Fields

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience Author: Lisa Victoria Fields Narrator: Lisa Victoria Fields, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: For anyone who feels the weight of injustice, trauma, and suffering, the founder of the Jude 3 Project invites you to discover how to find hope when you can’t make sense of the pain. “Lisa Fields brilliantly offers hope for all who seek to practice their faith without the cruel dogma nurtured by Western culture.”—Otis Moss III, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago Living as a Black woman in America, Lisa Victoria Fields understands the tension of relying on God in a broken world. While pursuing her calling in full-time Christian ministry—an often white, male-dominated vocation—she saw the contentions many people have with Christianity. She heard the theological questions, but instead of arguing for her faith, she listened to the barriers and heard the pain in their hearts: Why doesn’t God protect me from suffering and injustice? Others don’t seem to think I have value—does God? Now, in her debut book, Fields shows us how emotional pain—often more than theological concerns—is at the root of our doubt. She invites us to bring our deepest soul questions to this journey as she explores:    • Seven pain points that might be keeping us from faith: a lack of personhood, peace, provision, pleasure, purpose, protection, and power  • Honest talk about how Christianity doesn’t seem to meet our very valid needs  • Why wrestling with God doesn’t negate our faith but instead deepens it  • What it looks like to allow God to bring healing to our pain so we can see Him and others more clearly Through vulnerable storytelling and thoughtful use of Scripture, Fields tends to our hurting hearts and offers hope and resolve. She helps us move forward as we cling to a faith that brings us back to the truth of Christianity—not despite the pain of this world but in light of it.

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• In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near: Prayers of Hope for the Hurting by Ben Locke

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near: Prayers of Hope for the Hurting Author: Ben Locke Narrator: Ben Locke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 15, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. Find hope when your world is falling apart. Where do you turn in seasons of despair? What do you do when you don't know what to do? Hardship and adversity touch everyone--illness, grief, accidents, trauma, loneliness, relationship struggles, financial crises, sin, addiction, life stressors, and so much more can leave you feeling lost, hopeless, and isolated. You are not alone. When author Ben Locke was in his darkest valleys, he was determined to tell God exactly what he thought. He poured out his agony and anger--and was met with God's grace, love, forgiveness, and mercy. He discovered in those moments that God can handle it. All of it. And the prayers that poured out Ben's experience offer a road map for you to take your sorrows, grief, and troubles to God, knowing He will meet you in your time of suffering. In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near can be a light in the darkness if you ever: - Feel like questioning, yelling at, doubting, or even denouncing God - Want to separate from the church - Wonder if God is listening to your prayers and cares about your troubles - Do not know what to do with your anger - Fear that life will be this way forever   The psalm like prayers borne out of these experiences will meet you in your own moments of suffering. But they are more than prayers. They're cries for help and explosions of anger, mourning, weeping, grieving, celebrating, rejoicing, and praising. They're liturgies to heal your soul, balm for your wounds, and tender mercies for your heartache. This book will help you know that: - God is with you, even if you don't feel Him or understand what is happening - God offers you grace and mercy, no matter what - God delivers you and gives you strength   Let these words help you articulate your own sorrows, bring you to your knees, encourage you to confess your insufficiency, and express your most genuine emotions. In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near will help find hope in God when your world is falling apart. God can handle your suffering. So, tell Him.

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• Why I Believe: A Psychologist's Thoughts on Suffering, Miracles, Science, and Faith by Henry Cloud

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Believe: A Psychologist's Thoughts on Suffering, Miracles, Science, and Faith Author: Henry Cloud Narrator: Henry Cloud, Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: A leadership expert, clinical psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author asks the big questions and shares his early mental health struggles in this groundbreaking, uplifting book. World-renowned psychologist and leadership expert Henry Cloud has impacted millions of lives through his groundbreaking books and through his work coaching leaders of the most influential organizations in the world. But few people know the details of his own story and how he became one of the most beloved and respected psychologists and faith influencers in America.   In this indelibly personal and vulnerable book, Dr. Cloud leads us through his early struggles with illness and depression and the miracles that healed him and led him to his calling as a healer of others. Through masterful storytelling combined with a deeply nuanced understanding of the human mind, Dr. Cloud invites readers to inhabit the spaces of suffering and elation that make us most human and to walk alongside of him as he ponders the great questions we are so often afraid to ask but which also give life meaning.   Written in the vein of such groundbreaking books as An Unquiet Mind, When Breath Becomes Air, and On Being Mortal, Why I Believe is a masterwork in spiritual exploration from one of the great scientific minds and faith voices of our time.  Featuring the voice of Dr. Henry Cloud reading the Preface, Conclusion and an Invitation to You.

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