-
The Unlikely Disciple
- A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
- Narrated by: Kevin Roose
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $21.83
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's summary
No drinking.
No smoking.
No cursing.
No dancing.
No R-rated movies.
Kevin Roose wasn't used to rules like these. As a sophomore at Brown University, he spent his days drinking fair-trade coffee, singing in an a cappella group, and fitting right in with Brown's free-spirited, ultra-liberal student body. But when Roose leaves his Ivy League confines to spend a semester at Liberty University, a conservative Baptist school in Lynchburg, Virginia, obedience is no longer optional.
Liberty is the late Reverend Jerry Falwell's "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, his training ground for the next generation of America's Religious Right. Liberty's 10,000 undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101, hear from guest speakers like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove, and follow a 46-page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Hoping to connect with his evangelical peers, Roose decides to enroll at Liberty as a new transfer student, leaping across the God Divide and chronicling his adventures in this daring report from the front lines of America's culture war.
His journey takes him from an evangelical hip-hop concert to choir practice at Falwell's legendary Thomas Road Baptist Church. He experiments with prayer, participates in a spring break mission trip to Daytona Beach (where he learns to preach the gospel to partying coeds), and pays a visit to Every Man's Battle, an on-campus support group for chronic masturbators. He meets pastors' kids, closet doubters, Christian rebels, and conducts what would be the last print interview of Rev. Falwell's life.
Hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking, The Unlikely Disciple will inspire and entertain believers and nonbelievers alike.
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Young Money
- Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits
- By: Kevin Roose
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money - as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work.
-
-
Anti-Wall Street propaganda that is misleading and misguided. I want my money back.
- By Ryan Sliva on 06-09-15
By: Kevin Roose
-
Futureproof
- 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation
- By: Kevin Roose
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to be a human in a world that is increasingly built by and for machines? In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful, pragmatic vision of how people can succeed in the machine age by making themselves irreplaceably human. He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have survived technological change, and explains how we can protect our own futures.
-
-
Author is not an expert on the subject
- By Wesley Kotcher on 03-20-21
By: Kevin Roose
-
The Woman They Wanted
- Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife
- By: Shannon Harris
- Narrated by: Shannon Harris
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a twenty-three-year-old singer and the soon-to-be wife of youth pastor Joshua Harris, nothing in Shannon Harris's secular upbringing prepared her to enter the world of conservative Christianity. Soon Joshua's bestselling book I Kissed Dating Goodbye helped inspire a national purity movement, and Shannon's identity became "pastor's wife." The Woman They Wanted recounts Shannon's remarkable experience inside Big Church—where she was asked to live within a narrow definition of womanhood for almost two decades—and her journey out of that world and into a more authentic version of herself.
-
-
Her Story is Our Story
- By Amazon Customer on 11-04-23
By: Shannon Harris
-
The Crucified Life
- How to Live Out a Deeper Christian Experience
- By: A. W. Tozer, James L. Snyder
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen, A. W. Tozer
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to be "crucified with Christ"? During his lifetime, renowned teacher A. W. Tozer was often invited to speak at seminaries, churches and Bible conferences on the topic of the cross and its meaning for the Christian life. Now, in this never-before-published distillation of his best teaching on the subject, you will gain a fresh understanding of the cross’s centrality to your walk of faith in Christ.
-
-
The Wonderful Thing About Tozer...
- By Douglas on 04-23-13
By: A. W. Tozer, and others
-
Don't Hold Back
- Leaving Behind the American Gospel to Follow Jesus Fully
- By: David Platt
- Narrated by: David Platt
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pastor David Platt believes we’ve gotten really good at following a really bad gospel—one that worships American ideas over biblical truth. It’s time for disillusioned, discouraged, and divided Christians, and the next generation, to follow Jesus into a different future.
-
-
Didn’t live up to the title
- By Timothy King on 06-05-23
By: David Platt
-
All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.
-
-
Finished in one day
- By nedmac mama on 02-22-23
By: Beth Moore
-
Young Money
- Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits
- By: Kevin Roose
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money - as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work.
-
-
Anti-Wall Street propaganda that is misleading and misguided. I want my money back.
- By Ryan Sliva on 06-09-15
By: Kevin Roose
-
Futureproof
- 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation
- By: Kevin Roose
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to be a human in a world that is increasingly built by and for machines? In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful, pragmatic vision of how people can succeed in the machine age by making themselves irreplaceably human. He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have survived technological change, and explains how we can protect our own futures.
-
-
Author is not an expert on the subject
- By Wesley Kotcher on 03-20-21
By: Kevin Roose
-
The Woman They Wanted
- Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife
- By: Shannon Harris
- Narrated by: Shannon Harris
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a twenty-three-year-old singer and the soon-to-be wife of youth pastor Joshua Harris, nothing in Shannon Harris's secular upbringing prepared her to enter the world of conservative Christianity. Soon Joshua's bestselling book I Kissed Dating Goodbye helped inspire a national purity movement, and Shannon's identity became "pastor's wife." The Woman They Wanted recounts Shannon's remarkable experience inside Big Church—where she was asked to live within a narrow definition of womanhood for almost two decades—and her journey out of that world and into a more authentic version of herself.
-
-
Her Story is Our Story
- By Amazon Customer on 11-04-23
By: Shannon Harris
-
The Crucified Life
- How to Live Out a Deeper Christian Experience
- By: A. W. Tozer, James L. Snyder
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen, A. W. Tozer
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to be "crucified with Christ"? During his lifetime, renowned teacher A. W. Tozer was often invited to speak at seminaries, churches and Bible conferences on the topic of the cross and its meaning for the Christian life. Now, in this never-before-published distillation of his best teaching on the subject, you will gain a fresh understanding of the cross’s centrality to your walk of faith in Christ.
-
-
The Wonderful Thing About Tozer...
- By Douglas on 04-23-13
By: A. W. Tozer, and others
-
Don't Hold Back
- Leaving Behind the American Gospel to Follow Jesus Fully
- By: David Platt
- Narrated by: David Platt
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pastor David Platt believes we’ve gotten really good at following a really bad gospel—one that worships American ideas over biblical truth. It’s time for disillusioned, discouraged, and divided Christians, and the next generation, to follow Jesus into a different future.
-
-
Didn’t live up to the title
- By Timothy King on 06-05-23
By: David Platt
-
All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.
-
-
Finished in one day
- By nedmac mama on 02-22-23
By: Beth Moore
-
Accidental Saints
- Finding God in All the Wrong People
- By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Narrated by: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Accidental Saints, New York Times best-selling author Nadia Bolz-Weber invites readers into a surprising encounter with what she calls "a religious but not-so-spiritual life." Tattooed, angry and profane, this former standup comic turned pastor stubbornly, sometimes hilariously, resists the God she feels called to serve. But God keeps showing up in the least likely of people - a church-loving agnostic, a drag queen, a felonious Bishop and a gun-toting member of the NRA.
-
-
"Jesus is running my (butt) down"
- By betsy on 09-22-15
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
-
Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- By: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.
-
-
"Don't tell" culture exposed
- By Angela on 11-03-22
-
Unfollow
- A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- By: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Narrated by: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy.
-
-
Insightful, honest and engaging
- By C.B.E. on 11-28-19
-
Embodied
- Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say
- By: Preston Sprinkle
- Narrated by: Preston Sprinkle
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Compassionate, biblical, and thought-provoking, Embodied is an accessible guide for Christians who want help navigating issues related to transgenderism.
-
-
Best take away TONE
- By Hunt Family on 05-21-21
By: Preston Sprinkle
-
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
- By: Louise Perry
- Narrated by: Louise Perry
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The sexual revolution has liberated us to enjoy a heady mixture of erotic freedom and personal autonomy. Right? Wrong, argues Louise Perry in her provocative new book.
-
-
A feminist's advice to girls and young women
- By Wayne on 02-17-23
By: Louise Perry
-
Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: That is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
-
-
Engaging, but overrated
- By Scott T. Hards on 12-13-08
By: Malcolm Gladwell
-
Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis' forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.
-
-
A Classic That Gets Better & Better With Time!
- By Tim on 05-14-05
By: C. S. Lewis
-
Pure
- Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
- By: Linda Kay Klein
- Narrated by: Linda Kay Klein
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls - resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
-
-
I expected a different ending I suppose
- By Military Dad on 12-12-18
By: Linda Kay Klein
-
Testimony
- Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
- By: Jon Ward
- Narrated by: Jon Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it. In Testimony, Ward tells the engaging story of his upbringing in, and eventual break from, an influential evangelical church in the 1980s and 1990s. Ward sheds light on the evangelical movement's troubling political and cultural dimensions, tracing the ways in which the Jesus People movement was seduced by materialism and other factors to become politically captive rather than prophetic.
-
-
True Unbiased Journalism
- By S. Schneider on 06-03-23
By: Jon Ward
-
What Is the Bible?
- How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
- By: Rob Bell
- Narrated by: Rob Bell
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Love Wins, Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith are afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inspired, inquisitive approach, he now turns to our most sacred book: the Bible. What Is the Bible? provides insights and answers that make clear why the Bible is so revered and what makes it truly inspiring and essential to our lives. Rob takes us deep into actual passages to reveal the humanity behind the Scriptures.
-
-
The rest of the story?
- By Denny Thompson on 05-20-17
By: Rob Bell
-
Killing Jesus
- A History
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Millions of people have thrilled to best-selling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, works of nonfiction that have changed the way we view history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly 2,000 years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God.
-
-
The Jesus story in context
- By Kimberly on 10-01-13
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
-
The Undoing Project
- A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forty years ago Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred systematically when forced to make judgments about uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made Michael Lewis' work possible.
-
-
Behind the scenes of amazing science
- By Neuron on 10-16-17
By: Michael Lewis
Critic reviews
Related to this topic
-
Pure
- Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
- By: Linda Kay Klein
- Narrated by: Linda Kay Klein
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls - resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
-
-
I expected a different ending I suppose
- By Military Dad on 12-12-18
By: Linda Kay Klein
-
Let's All Be Brave
- Living Life with Everything You Have
- By: Annie F. Downs
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Annie F. Downs admits she's not exactly the bravest girl in the world. She still cries sometimes when she leaves her parents' home in Georgia, she's never jumped out of a plane, and she rides roller coasters only to impress boys. But Annie knows that courage resides inside each and every one of us, and she's on a mission to triumph over her own fears while encouraging listeners to do the same.
-
-
Truly inspired
- By Gregory Wade Odell on 06-21-23
By: Annie F. Downs
-
Speaking of Jesus
- The Art of Non-Evangelism
- By: Carl Medearis
- Narrated by: Jim Sanders
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Quit defending Christianity. Author Carl Medearis is not interested in keeping Christianity alive. Not one bit. Carl believes it has grown into something that is rarely attractive, frequently divisive, and all too often embarrassing. He believes you may feel this way too. In his new audiobook, Speaking of Jesus, Carl gives us a wink and a grin and the permission to stop feeding this thing called Christianity. His offer is that doing so allows us the freedom to relax and feast on Jesus.
-
-
Great Reminder of Spreading the Good News
- By John on 01-02-12
By: Carl Medearis
-
God's Not Dead 2
- By: Travis Thrasher
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome back to Hope Springs...where Grace Wesley teaches high school history. She is on the hot seat with the school district after she answers Brooke Thawley's question about Jesus during a classroom discussion. Suddenly Brooke becomes a pawn in an epic court case that could cost Grace the career she loves.
-
-
Women's voices should have been done by women.
- By Ceciole on 06-12-20
By: Travis Thrasher
-
The Rising
- Before They Were Left Behind
- By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
New York Times best-selling authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins have sold more than 60 million copies of their Left Behind series, the fastest-selling adult fiction series of all time. Now these extraordinarily popular writers unveil the hotly anticipated Countdown to Rapture series, the thrilling saga that leads to the events of the Left Behind books.
-
-
Great Prequel
- By Colleena on 04-02-05
By: Tim LaHaye, and others
-
Unveiling Grace
- The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church
- By: Lynn K. Wilder
- Narrated by: Julie Lyles Carr
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 30 years, Lynn Wilder, once a tenured faculty member at Brigham Young University, and her family lived in, loved, and promoted the Mormon Church. Then, their son Micah, serving his Mormon mission in Florida, had a revelation: God knew him personally. God loved him. And the Mormon Church did not offer the true gospel. As Lynn tells her story of abandoning the deception of Mormonism to receive God's grace, she gives a rare look into Mormon culture, what it means to grow up Mormon, and why the contrasts between Mormonism and Christianity make all the difference in the world.
-
-
Enlightening information
- By S. Herzog on 08-19-14
By: Lynn K. Wilder
-
Pure
- Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
- By: Linda Kay Klein
- Narrated by: Linda Kay Klein
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls - resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
-
-
I expected a different ending I suppose
- By Military Dad on 12-12-18
By: Linda Kay Klein
-
Let's All Be Brave
- Living Life with Everything You Have
- By: Annie F. Downs
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Annie F. Downs admits she's not exactly the bravest girl in the world. She still cries sometimes when she leaves her parents' home in Georgia, she's never jumped out of a plane, and she rides roller coasters only to impress boys. But Annie knows that courage resides inside each and every one of us, and she's on a mission to triumph over her own fears while encouraging listeners to do the same.
-
-
Truly inspired
- By Gregory Wade Odell on 06-21-23
By: Annie F. Downs
-
Speaking of Jesus
- The Art of Non-Evangelism
- By: Carl Medearis
- Narrated by: Jim Sanders
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Quit defending Christianity. Author Carl Medearis is not interested in keeping Christianity alive. Not one bit. Carl believes it has grown into something that is rarely attractive, frequently divisive, and all too often embarrassing. He believes you may feel this way too. In his new audiobook, Speaking of Jesus, Carl gives us a wink and a grin and the permission to stop feeding this thing called Christianity. His offer is that doing so allows us the freedom to relax and feast on Jesus.
-
-
Great Reminder of Spreading the Good News
- By John on 01-02-12
By: Carl Medearis
-
God's Not Dead 2
- By: Travis Thrasher
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome back to Hope Springs...where Grace Wesley teaches high school history. She is on the hot seat with the school district after she answers Brooke Thawley's question about Jesus during a classroom discussion. Suddenly Brooke becomes a pawn in an epic court case that could cost Grace the career she loves.
-
-
Women's voices should have been done by women.
- By Ceciole on 06-12-20
By: Travis Thrasher
-
The Rising
- Before They Were Left Behind
- By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
New York Times best-selling authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins have sold more than 60 million copies of their Left Behind series, the fastest-selling adult fiction series of all time. Now these extraordinarily popular writers unveil the hotly anticipated Countdown to Rapture series, the thrilling saga that leads to the events of the Left Behind books.
-
-
Great Prequel
- By Colleena on 04-02-05
By: Tim LaHaye, and others
-
Unveiling Grace
- The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church
- By: Lynn K. Wilder
- Narrated by: Julie Lyles Carr
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 30 years, Lynn Wilder, once a tenured faculty member at Brigham Young University, and her family lived in, loved, and promoted the Mormon Church. Then, their son Micah, serving his Mormon mission in Florida, had a revelation: God knew him personally. God loved him. And the Mormon Church did not offer the true gospel. As Lynn tells her story of abandoning the deception of Mormonism to receive God's grace, she gives a rare look into Mormon culture, what it means to grow up Mormon, and why the contrasts between Mormonism and Christianity make all the difference in the world.
-
-
Enlightening information
- By S. Herzog on 08-19-14
By: Lynn K. Wilder
-
The Ishbane Conspiracy
- By: Randy Alcorn
- Narrated by: Randy Alcorn
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jillian is picture perfect on the outside but terrified of getting hurt on the inside. Brittany is a tough girl who trusts almost no one. Ian is a successful athlete who dabbles in the occult. And Rob is a former gang banger who struggles with guilt, pain, and a newfound faith in God. These four college students will face the ultimate battle between good and evil in a single year.
-
-
Story great; Narrator not
- By An Amazon Customer on 01-27-20
By: Randy Alcorn
-
Who Stole My Church?
- What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century
- By: Gordon MacDonald
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Who Stole My Church? is a fictional story that tells the all-too-real tale of many church communities today. In this audiobook, you can walk alongside an imaginary community, led by real-life pastor Gordon MacDonald and his wife, Gail, and discover how to meet the needs of all believers without abandoning the dreams and desires of any.
-
-
Super good for understanding church history
- By Gregory Dehart on 08-08-24
By: Gordon MacDonald
-
Faitheist
- How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious
- By: Chris Stedman
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The stunning popularity of the “New Atheist” movement - whose most famous spokesmen include Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens - speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists and the widespread, vehement disdain for religion among many of them. In Faitheist, Chris Stedman tells his own story to challenge the orthodoxies of this movement and make a passionate argument that atheists should engage religious diversity respectfully.
-
-
Where's the Common Ground ?
- By Susie on 04-29-13
By: Chris Stedman
-
Undocumented
- A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
- By: Dan-el Padilla Peralta
- Narrated by: Dan-el Padilla Peralta
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy he came here legally with his family. Together they left Santo Domingo behind, but life in New York City was harder than they imagined. Their visas lapsed, and Dan-el's father returned home. But Dan-el's courageous mother was determined to make a better life for her bright sons. Undocumented is a classic story of the triumph of the human spirit. It also is the perfect cri de coeur for the debate on comprehensive immigration reform.
-
-
A must read, but
- By Louise de Marillac on 10-10-15
-
Crazy for God
- By: Frank Schaeffer
- Narrated by: Frank Schaeffer
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By the time he was 19, Frank Schaeffer’s parents had achieved global fame as best-selling evangelical authors and speakers, and Frank had joined his father on the evangelical circuit. He would go on to speak before thousands and publish his own best seller. But while coming of age as a rising evangelical star, Schaeffer felt increasingly alienated, and as a result, he experienced a crisis of faith that would ultimately lead to his journey out of the fold - even if it meant losing everything.
-
-
Recommended!
- By Catherine Heard on 10-29-10
By: Frank Schaeffer
-
A Hope in The Unseen
- An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League
- By: Ron Suskind
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
New York Times best-selling investigative journalist Ron Suskind based this book on his Pulitzer Prize winning articles about Cedric Jennings, a Black youth struggling to survive one of D.C.'s toughest school districts. A moving portrait of inner city life, A Hope in the Unseen offers a view of life through the eyes of someone trying desperately to make his way up from the bottom.
-
-
Great Story
- By Adam Evans on 12-25-10
By: Ron Suskind
-
The Wrong End of the Table
- A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit In
- By: Ayser Salman, Reza Aslan - foreword
- Narrated by: Ayser Salman, Assaf Cohen
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Part memoir and part how-not-to guide, The Wrong End of the Table is everything you wanted to know about Arabs but were afraid to ask, with chapters such as “Tattoos and Other National Security Risks,” “You Can’t Blame Everything on Your Period; Sometimes You’re Going to Be a Crazy Bitch: and Other Advice from Mom,” and even an open letter to Trump. This is the story of every American outsider on a path to find themselves in a country of beautiful diversity.
-
-
Not what I was looking for
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-22
By: Ayser Salman, and others
-
Love, InshAllah
- The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women
- By: Ayesha Mattu, Nura Maznavi
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq, Piper Goodeve, Lauren Fortgang, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be - from singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These compelling stories of love and romance create an irresistible balance of heart-warming and tantalizing, always revealing and deeply relatable.
-
-
Sex, Love, & Feminism, in the Muslim Women's World
- By Susie on 03-06-13
By: Ayesha Mattu, and others
-
The God Box
- By: Alex Sanchez
- Narrated by: Joey Florez
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Paul, a religious teen living in a small conservative town, finds his world turned upside down when he meets Manuel - a young man who says he’s both Christian and gay, two things that Paul didn’t think could coexist in one person. Doesn’t the Bible forbid homosexuality? As Paul struggles with Manuel’s interpretation of the Bible, thoughts that Paul has long tried to bury begin to surface, and he finds himself re-examining his whole life. This is an unforgettable book on an extremely timely topic that strives to open minds on both ends of the spectrum.
-
-
It broke my heart and then healed it
- By ty on 04-03-16
By: Alex Sanchez
-
Addicted to Busy
- Recovery for the Rushed Soul
- By: Brady Boyd
- Narrated by: Wes Bleed
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Are you busier than you want to be? Than you need to be? Than you are meant to be? It's time to break busy. We are all spread too thin, taking on more than we can handle, trying to do so much - almost as if we are afraid that if we were to take a moment of rest, we might discover that all our busyness is covering up an essential lack in our lives. But God never meant for us to be so busy. God desires for us peace.
-
-
Speeding up to slow down... :)
- By Angie Monroe on 10-03-16
By: Brady Boyd
-
Messy Grace
- How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction
- By: Caleb Kaltenbach
- Narrated by: Caleb Kaltenbach
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Caleb Kalenbach is the Lead Pastor at Discovery Church in Simi Valley, CA. Raised in the LGBT community, he was exposed to how some Christians treated the LGBT community, and grew to hate Christians. In high school, he joined a Bible study to disprove the Bible, but ended up following Jesus instead. Later, his parents followed Jesus, too. This is the subject of his first book, Messy Grace - holding on to the truth of God's Word while being filled with grace.
-
-
Nice try, but Inconsistent
- By LP on 09-17-16
By: Caleb Kaltenbach
-
Chasing Francis
- A Pilgrim's Tale
- By: Ian Morgan Cron
- Narrated by: Ian Morgan Cron
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Chase Falson has lost his faith – and he did it right in front of the congregation at this mega church. Now the elders want him to take some time away: far away. So Chase crosses the Atlantic to visit his uncle, a Franciscan priest, where he encounters the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi and rediscovers his ancient faith. Follow Chase’s spiritual journey in the footsteps of Francis, and then begin one of your own through the pilgrim’s guide included in this audio book.
-
-
Good discussion on Francis, a little idealistic.
- By Photo and Music Guy on 12-10-12
By: Ian Morgan Cron
What listeners say about The Unlikely Disciple
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Blueyes2012
- 04-19-18
Great listen!!
This is a really good book!! I was so surprised the first chapter I didn’t take it seriously.. but then I had to finish it!!! I highly recommend this! It will make you smirk, laugh, and unfortunately sad. Most of all.. it will make you think!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- S. Jaff
- 06-10-21
Weirdly soothing
I totally enjoyed this book- it wasn’t insanely dramatic or heart stopping but it made for an excellent and enjoyable listen. I also love the author’s podcast Rabbit Hole.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Karen A. Wrobbel
- 10-06-12
Entertaining & interesting
Would you listen to The Unlikely Disciple again? Why?
I'm not usually a person to re-listen to or re-read most books, so my answer to this question is "no." However, the more important question, I think, is would I recommend it or do I regret reading it, and the answers are yes and no, respectively. Kevin Roose's look at Liberty University was respectful and thoughtful. As an evangelical myself and a professor at another Christian college, this look at how an "outsider" might view the evangelical sub-culture was enlightening and sometimes painful. His descriptions gave well-written word pictures that made me, as a reader, feel as if I knew the characters and the university.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Besides Roose himself, who was the narrator, my favorite character was "Jersey Joey." Joey is a likable character who is a believer but a bit rebellious. He welcomes Roose into his group but is perceptive enough to be a bit suspicious of Roose and his intentions. I was glad to read in the Epilogue (spoiler alert!) that he and Roose remain friends after Roose tells him the true nature of Roose's semester at Liberty.
Which character – as performed by Kevin Roose – was your favorite?
It's got to be Jersey Joey. I loved the accent and attitude, both of which made me feel like I knew him.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I was rooting for Roose and Anna to get together, while at the same time glad that Roose was respectful enough of her and her beliefs to not get into a romantic entanglement under false pretenses. I was sad when they broke up, and later delighted (another spoiler alert) when they talked openly at the end of the semester and Roose risked a kiss on the cheek as they parted.
Any additional comments?
This book is an enjoyable read and a thought-provoking one too. It is well worth a listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sean Grossnickle
- 01-01-21
A Fascinating Outcome of Intellectual Curiosity
This a such a well written book that explores this man's encounter with strangers in a strange land. Well written and humorous, it gives an honest look at evangelicals and their lives, worries, and struggles. Highly recommend.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Rafi Spitzer
- 05-12-14
Felt Like Roose was Speaking Directly to Me!
I really enjoyed listening to this production. The content was interesting and engaging, and I often found myself engrossed in Roose's descriptions of his semester "abroad" at Liberty University. I always enjoy when the author is the narrator, and in this case especially, it felt truly authentic, like Roose was telling me a story. I felt that I got to know him a bit through the telling.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Andrew
- 02-17-15
College Students Must Read
This book is a necessary read for young liberal and conservative college students at any campus. Although Roose does not fit in with the norms of Liberty University, he offers a beneficial understanding of the evangelical student life there. I highly recommend this book because it shows how a community can influence and even question our views in a healthy manner.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer1
- 03-11-17
ry interesting book
Thanks for taking a semester abroad and immersing yourself in a foreign culture to write this book, Kevin. A compassionate, insightful journey into Jerry Fallwell counry and story telling that rings thoughtfully true. Also enjoyed the epilog interview.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
- preston
- 10-16-10
Outstanding
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a great read, for anyone who is either evangelical or knows any evangelicals. Light-hearted, and hopefully a bridge between cultures.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Reading Reney
- 05-26-11
Best of Both Worlds
A very enjoyable read and quite the social experiment. This is a great study of human interaction and acceptance. Listening to it was a learning experience for me and I came away from it with a new appreciation for Evangelical Christianity - not that I'm ready to make the conversion or start witnessing or anything - but hey, it's not an easy path they have chosen for themselves and I admire anyone who attempts to walk it. No wonder so many are "fallen". This young writer did a wonderful job of remaining objective in his analysis, yet compassionate in his portrayals as well. I expect more from him in the future.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Alex Rife
- 06-24-14
well written and interesting
What did you like best about this story?
I felt it was a fair representation of the controversial clash of cultures. It did not demonize or apologize for the actions and beliefs of the people involved.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!