Episode 27 - Why Christians Should Read
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Listen to these NERDS talk about reading books! Some of the best books we've read this year:Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David Blight, https://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-David-W-Blight/dp/1416590323/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3IB5CKVQUD35R&dchild=1&keywords=frederick+douglass+prophet+of+freedom+by+david+blight&qid=1606327902&sprefix=Frederick+Douglas%2Caps%2C248&sr=8-3The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-50th-Anniversary-Vol/dp/0618640150/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=lord+of+the+rings&qid=1606327938&sr=8-11"He Descended to the Dead": An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday by Matthew Y. Emerson https://www.amazon.com/He-Descended-Dead-Evangelical-Theology/dp/0830852581/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27QREMLGI2GAP&dchild=1&keywords=he+descended+to+the+dead&qid=1606327987&sprefix=he+descended+%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future by Gavin Ortlund, https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2EHR1I9VYWZRX&dchild=1&keywords=theological+retrieval+for+evangelicals&qid=1606328028&sprefix=theological+retriever%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-3The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat, https://www.amazon.com/Decadent-Society-Became-Victims-Success/dp/1476785244/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+decadent+society&qid=1606328069&sr=8-1Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind by Alan Jacobs, https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Bread-Dead-Readers-Tranquil/dp/1984878409/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QR26PPV86D3S&dchild=1&keywords=breaking+bread+with+the+dead&qid=1606328101&sprefix=breaking+bread+wi%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-1Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy R. Pearcey, https://www.amazon.com/Love-Thy-Body-Answering-Questions/dp/0801075726/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=love+thy+body&qid=1606328132&sr=8-1 
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