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Curveball
- When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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How the Bible Actually Works
- In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News
- Written by: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read or listen to the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that “being right” is the most important measure of faith, Enns’ freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God - which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.
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Just a human book
- By Christopher J. Roth on 2022-10-17
Written by: Peter Enns
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Do I Stay Christian?
- A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
- Written by: Brian D. McLaren
- Narrated by: Brian D. McLaren
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Do I Stay Christian? addresses in public the powerful question that surprising numbers of people—including pastors, priests, and other religious leaders—are asking in private. Picking up where Faith After Doubt leaves off, Do I Stay Christian? is not McLaren's attempt to persuade Christians to dig in their heels or run for the exit. Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
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Great book
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-05-03
Written by: Brian D. McLaren
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Jesus' Alternative Plan
- The Sermon on the Mount
- Written by: Richard Rohr OFM
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Richard Rohr Rohr goes through the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, explaining the historical and cultural context of each verse and offering guidance for what it means for Christians today.
Written by: Richard Rohr OFM
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Genesis for Normal People
- A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible (Second Edition w/ Study Guide) (The Bible for Normal People)
- Written by: Peter Enns, Jared Byas
- Narrated by: Peter Enns, Jared Byas
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Given the fever-pitched controversies about evolution, Adam and Eve, and scientific evidence for the Flood, the average person might feel intimidated by the book of Genesis. But behind the heady debates is a terrific story—one that anyone can understand, and one that has gripped people for ages. If you are not a Bible scholar but want to be able to listen to Genesis and understand its big picture, this brief, witty book is the guide you've been waiting for.
Written by: Peter Enns, and others
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All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- Written by: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.
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Thank you, Beth!
- By Melissa Irwin on 2023-02-23
Written by: Beth Moore
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Searching for Sunday
- Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
- Written by: Rachel Held Evans
- Narrated by: Rachel Held Evans
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals - church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back. And so she set out on a journey to understand the Church and to find her place in it.
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Every Christian needs to read this
- By Sharon Polisi on 2023-02-03
Written by: Rachel Held Evans
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How the Bible Actually Works
- In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News
- Written by: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read or listen to the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that “being right” is the most important measure of faith, Enns’ freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God - which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.
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Just a human book
- By Christopher J. Roth on 2022-10-17
Written by: Peter Enns
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Do I Stay Christian?
- A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
- Written by: Brian D. McLaren
- Narrated by: Brian D. McLaren
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Do I Stay Christian? addresses in public the powerful question that surprising numbers of people—including pastors, priests, and other religious leaders—are asking in private. Picking up where Faith After Doubt leaves off, Do I Stay Christian? is not McLaren's attempt to persuade Christians to dig in their heels or run for the exit. Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
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Great book
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-05-03
Written by: Brian D. McLaren
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Jesus' Alternative Plan
- The Sermon on the Mount
- Written by: Richard Rohr OFM
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard Rohr Rohr goes through the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, explaining the historical and cultural context of each verse and offering guidance for what it means for Christians today.
Written by: Richard Rohr OFM
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Genesis for Normal People
- A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible (Second Edition w/ Study Guide) (The Bible for Normal People)
- Written by: Peter Enns, Jared Byas
- Narrated by: Peter Enns, Jared Byas
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Given the fever-pitched controversies about evolution, Adam and Eve, and scientific evidence for the Flood, the average person might feel intimidated by the book of Genesis. But behind the heady debates is a terrific story—one that anyone can understand, and one that has gripped people for ages. If you are not a Bible scholar but want to be able to listen to Genesis and understand its big picture, this brief, witty book is the guide you've been waiting for.
Written by: Peter Enns, and others
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All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- Written by: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.
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Thank you, Beth!
- By Melissa Irwin on 2023-02-23
Written by: Beth Moore
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Searching for Sunday
- Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
- Written by: Rachel Held Evans
- Narrated by: Rachel Held Evans
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals - church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back. And so she set out on a journey to understand the Church and to find her place in it.
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Every Christian needs to read this
- By Sharon Polisi on 2023-02-03
Written by: Rachel Held Evans
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Exodus for Normal People: A Guide to the Story-and History-of the Second Book of the Bible
- The Bible for Normal People, Book 1
- Written by: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Behind the scenes of movies like The Ten Commandments, The Prince of Egypt, or Exodus: Gods and Kings is a complicated, and at times, messy biblical story. In this short guide to the book of Exodus, Biblical scholar Peter Enns doesn't just break down the story for the average person to understand but takes us behind the story - to the history and traditions that led us to the story as we have it today. By asking the important questions, and taking us along Moses's and the Israelite journey, Enns brings the best in biblical scholarship to us everyday people.
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The Bible Tells Me So
- Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
- Written by: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion by teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction nor be accepted among the conservative evangelical community.
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An excellent honest Evangelical look at Bible
- By Shen Chiu on 2018-04-18
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Soul Boom
- Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
- Written by: Rainn Wilson
- Narrated by: Rainn Wilson
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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The trauma that our world experienced in recent years—as result of both the pandemic and societal tensions that threaten to overwhelm us—has been unprecedented and is not going away anytime soon. It is clear that existing political and economic systems are not enough to bring the change that the world needs. In this book, Rainn Wilson explores the possibility and hope for a spiritual revolution, a “Soul Boom” in order to address today’s greatest issues—mental health, racism and sexism, climate change, and economic injustice.
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Profoundly funny and simply profound
- By Anonymous User on 2023-05-14
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The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- Written by: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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worth the listen
- By Leah Johnston on 2019-09-02
Written by: Peter Enns
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Where the Light Fell
- A Memoir
- Written by: Philip Yancey
- Narrated by: Philip Yancey
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post-World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and '60s-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear.
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WOW
- By Bert on 2022-11-02
Written by: Philip Yancey
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Autism in Heels
- The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
- Written by: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Toole
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense. Now, she exposes the constant struggle between carefully crafted persona and authentic existence, editing the autism script with wit, candor, passion, and power. Her journey is one of reverse-self-discovery not only as an Aspie but - more importantly - as a thoroughly modern woman.
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Beautifully written
- By Kapowe13 on 2021-08-23
Written by: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Publisher's Summary
“Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or intimidate us or worry us, and then make those very places a meeting place with a God who is bigger and wilder and more wonderful and trustworthy than we ever could have guessed.”—Sarah Bessey, author of Out of Sorts and Jesus Feminist
The author of How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So explains how our model of God and faith must evolve as our understanding of the world deepens—just as the Bible describes it should.
Life throws us “curve balls”—from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God, the Bible, and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations, we should embrace them, Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor, Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible or Christian beliefs. Such thoughtful inquisitiveness, he argues, is part of God’s plan. He wants us to question, because doing so actually leads to a stronger, lasting faith.
By reframing how we see these events, we allow ourselves to see how the Bible itself showcases this very process and that “treating curve balls as the enemy” is not only counterproductive but thwarts God’s goal of helping us become mature and wise. Enns shares a number of curve balls he’s encountered in his own life and the questions he has pondered. Does God care about the millions of people who never heard the gospel? Could I relate to a God who has created a universe this big? If God is so relatable, constant, and caring, how do we explain quantum physics? He reveals how particular biblical passages have helped him find wisdom, and how they can do the same for us.
As Curveball persuasively shows, God is bigger and more mysterious than anyone’s expectations. We need a faith that can grow just as deeply.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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- Heidi F
- 2023-05-06
Lots of good information to ponder
Have listened to/read a few of Peter Enns books and have appreciated each one. Am listening to ""Curveball" for the second time - this time also making notes. Began deconstruction of my faith many years ago, but re-constructing has been very slow and often discouraging, but per Peter Enns thoughts am learning to embrace "mystery" - it seems to be the only way forward that makes sense. Thankful for authors like Peter Enns for being persistent in their faith journey and sharing it with others.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-13
Listened to it Twice
I have listened to this book two times. I have always enjoyed Pete's work, but truthfully I have pretty much walked away from anything "faith" based in the last couple of years. After fifty years of participating in the Christian tradition, I thoroughly deconstructed what was left and walked away. That said, the premise of this new work by Enns intrigued me, so I thought I would give it a chance.
I was not disappointed. As always, I enjoy Pete's narration (affable and natural); as the author and narrator, he is intimate with the work and reads it with purpose and clarity. I found the mix of memoir and musing compelling, and his analogy of adapting to life's curve balls was effective.
He does a great job of advocating a new perspective on how one views and approaches an expansive and universal God. Having experienced several serious curve balls in my own life this past year, Pete's book offered me some valuable perspective. I am unsure if I have navigated away from my deconstructed worldview, but Pete's ideas and perspectives have given me pause.
I would heartily recommend this book to anyone wrestling with their views on faith and the Christian tradition.
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- Leah
- 2023-02-24
Excellent
I found this book extremely helpful, and it has been a breath of fresh air after going through the anxiety of a deconstructing faith.
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- Harley
- 2023-02-22
Meh...
I’ve read two or three books by Enns before, and “Curveball” will be the last. This book is banal, uninspired, unintelligent, and inconsequential. My advice is to just read his “Inspiration and Incarnation” and stop there.
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- J T Oury
- 2023-03-06
Once again, Pete Enns does not disappoint!
Somehow, another Pete Enns book that explains (to me) my own thoughts. I'm grateful to Pete for this work of fearless honesty. I'm sure many others who read it will agree!
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- Jim H.
- 2023-03-03
A personal testimony
I have enjoyed Peter’s books. This one is very personal and reveals his own deconstruction and reconstruction journey. You may not agree with all his conclusions and he would be fine with that. The key point I took away from the story is allow yourself to get out of your theological box and trust God loves you more than you can imagine. I agree that if the church doesn’t morph it will become increasingly irrelevant. I say this as a former fundamentalist/ evangelical minister of 30 years. Enjoy the book and your own journey with God. He’s so much more beautiful than you think.
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- Mark Redlon
- 2023-02-20
Excellent Read
This book was written by a person who has found his way past evangelical/fundamentalist legalism to discover a deeper understanding of what we call God. It is in some ways a road map for people like myself who dare to question the things we have been taught in our past and who continue to search for a loving God for all people.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-27
Bigger God
This book covers several notions about who God is and what he is like. The author attempts to present a paradigm through personal experiences and then rationalize his beliefs about his view of the cosmos and God. I will say one of the most heretical presentations on the subject I have ever read.
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- Randall H. Richter
- 2023-03-16
Taking God out of a Bible size box
Over the past year I became familiar with the author from the Bible for Normal People podcast. I appreciate how he is able to explain the history and culture of the time when the Bible was written in order to obtain a greater understanding of the original content and context. In this book the author shares their spiritual journey. My own evolution of faith lacked much of the language, cultural, and historical knowledge that the author provides, though learning more about the vastness of the universe helped me to have a belief and understanding of God as more than can be contained in a book written by writers several millennia ago.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-03-08
Loved it!
This has been my favorite Pete Enns book yet. I’ve read several of his other books and I thought maybe he would repeat the biographical parts here, but he added all new stories, insights, and new knowledge and wisdom he’s gained. Pete is so honest and candid about his faith journey. No question is off limits. I wish pastors and church leaders could be this honest!
I love that Pete narrated the audiobook himself. That makes a huge difference. If you like Pete’s other books or his podcast, you will enjoy this book!
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- Carol Vriend Petter
- 2023-03-02
Thoughtful and timely
Pete Enns narrates his spiritual biography with authenticity, intelligence and sensitivity. I felt lighter after listening to this book.
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- Rick
- 2023-02-24
Rick Jackson
Great book! Very helpful in articulating my questions of faith. Very well written and presented. I highly recommend this book.
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- Jon
- 2023-02-16
Disappointed
I didn’t enjoy this one as much as others he’s written. I still like and respect him. I was just underwhelmed.
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- gaudencio fabian
- 2023-02-15
Interesting.
Loved the book, first time I use audible. Very compelling. I want more like it.