Online Book Studies
Develop Your Skills
Looking for a book study group to help you grow alongside your online community? Join one of our book studies, where you can read at your own pace.
When you sign up, we’ll send you your selected book. Then, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in online discussions and share your thoughts during weekly virtual meetings. Check out our list of books below that we are reading together this semester.
Limited spots are available. First come, first served. Please do not enroll if you cannot complete the reading, post a short response to a discussion prompt, and attend a video discussion.
Visit our FAQ page or email onlinestudentlife@liberty.edu for more information.
Fall B Term Registration Opens July 28th
Fall B Term Studies start August 25th
Fall B Term Book List
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
By Tim Keller, 150 pages
Study Length TBD
In The Prodigal God, Keller takes his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity and uses the parable of the prodigal son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.
Within that parable Jesus reveals God’s prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.
Date/Time TBD
Atomic Habits
By James Clear, 264 pages
8-week study
“Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for getting 1% better every day…James Clear…reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system…You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
Sunday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
By Peter Scazzero, 240 pages
8-week study
“A road map for discipleship with Jesus that is powerfully transformative.
Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can’t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Even though he was the pastor of a growing church, he did what most people do–avoid conflict in the name of Christianity; ignore his anger, sadness, and fear; use God to run from God; and live without boundaries.
Eventually God awakened him to a biblical integration of emotional health and the spiritual practice of slowing down and quieting your life for to experience a firsthand relationship with Jesus. It created nothing short of a spiritual revolution in Scazzero, in his church, and now in thousands of other churches.”
Date/Time TBD
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World.
By John Mark Comer, 304 pages
8-week study
“Who am I becoming?”
That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:
“Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.”
In an accessible and engaging style, John Mark diagnoses the problem, describes the solution and presents 4 life-changing spiritual practices to unhurry your life.”
Date/Time TBD
Never Give Up: God is Good When Life Isn’t
By Max Lucado, 150 pages
6-week study
Find hope to keep going even when times are hard when you discover that God never changes, and He is always on your side. In Never Give Up, trusted pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado crafts a powerful narrative underscoring the theme of relentless perseverance and the goodness of God in the midst of life’s storms, illustrating that God’s goodness transcends our circumstances.
Date/Time TBD
The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done
By Kendra Adachi, 210 pages
6-week study
Feeling overwhelmed by trying to do it all? The Lazy Genius Way offers a grace-filled approach to daily life that helps you live intentionally without burning out. This empowering read encourages you to be a genius about the things that matter most and lazy about the things that don’t—freeing you to build rhythms that align with your values and bring peace to your everyday routines.
Mondays at 8pm EST
Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life
By Mark Vroegop, 150 pages
Study Length TBD
In Waiting Isn’t a Waste, author Mark Vroegop calls believers to resist the human urge for control and lean on Christ for comfort while we wait for the uncertainties of life to unfold. This book not only teaches readers how to wait on God but inspires them to embrace waiting―for it prompts wisdom from God and brings invaluable peace to the present.
Date/Time TBD
Cultivating The Fruit Of The Spirit: Growing In Christlikeness
By Christopher Wright, 160 Pages
6-week study
What does it mean to truly live like Christ in everyday life? Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Growing in Christlikeness offers a clear and encouraging look at how believers can grow in spiritual maturity by allowing the Holy Spirit to shape their character.
Paul points to the way of the Spirit of God given to us through Christ: “Walk by the Spirit . . . led by the Spirit . . . live by the Spirit . . . keep in step with the Spirit.” That is the heart and soul of Christian living.
Mondays at 7:00pm EST
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul
By John and Staci Eldredge, 220 Pages
Study Length TBD – Women Only
God has set within you a femininity that is powerful, tender, and fierce. No doubt it has been misunderstood, but it is there, and it is worth recovering. In this updated and expanded edition of their runaway bestseller, John and Stasi Eldredge vulnerably share their story and show you how to set your heart free and embrace life as a woman who is truly captivating.
Date/Time TBD