12 best-selling theology books like The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder by Richard Rohr

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The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

By: Richard Rohr

4.43

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

“We are indeed 'saved' by knowing and surrendering to this universal pattern of reality. Knowing th…

"If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it."

-Richard Rohr, The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

"If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it."

-Richard Rohr, The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

"If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it."

-Richard Rohr, The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

If you liked the theology plot in The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder by Richard Rohr , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. 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

4.32

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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2. Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

By: Gregory Boyle

4.48

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Father Gregory Boyle’s sparkling parables about kinship and the sacredness of life are drawn from t… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"If you can't fix it, feature it."

-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

"Sometimes, it only seems that the hurt wins."

-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

"Terror melting into wonder, then slipping into peace."

-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

"[T]he principal suffering of the poor is shame and disgrace."

-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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3. The Cloud of Unknowing

By: Anonymous , James Walsh

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Widely considered a hallmark of Western literature and spirituality, The Cloud of Unknowing is an a… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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4. Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense

By: N.T. Wright

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Why do we expect justice? Why do we crave spirituality? Why are we attracted to beauty? Why are rel… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

5. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs

By: Peter Enns

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more

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6. Interior Castle

By: Teresa de Ávila

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more

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7. Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

By: Barbara Brown Taylor

4.40

Format: 256 pages, ebook

The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Our shadows are often behind us, where others can see them better than we can."

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"I had lived so long in the mainstream that I never even though about how I sounded from the margins"

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion."

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"...religion is more than a source of conflict or a calculated way to stay out of hell. Religions are treasure chests of stories, songs, rituals, and ways of life that have been handed down for millen…"

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

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8. How We Live Is How We Die

By: Pema Chodron

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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9. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

By: Sarah Bessey

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"

-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

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10. Reading Genesis

By: Marilynne Robinson

4.10

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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11. The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

By: Richard Rohr

4.43

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

“We are indeed 'saved' by knowing and surrendering to this universal pattern of reality. Knowing th… read more

Similar categories in Richard Rohr's The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder book and Richard Rohr's The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
  • self help
"If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it."

-Richard Rohr, The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

Cover of Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned by Brian D. McLaren

12. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned

By: Brian D. McLaren

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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13. Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

By: Brian Greene

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Messy arrangements far outweigh orderly ones."

-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

"The point being that everything emerges from the same collection of ingredients governed by the same physical principles. And those principles, as attested to by a few hundred years of observation, e…"

-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

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14. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

By: Brian D. McLaren

4.17

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

A highly readable, deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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15. The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation

By: James Finley

4.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifeti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
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16. Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul

By: Jon M. Sweeney

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church… read more

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  • christian
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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17. Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

By: Gregory Boyle

4.57

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In a moving example of unconditional love in dif­ficult times, the Jesuit priest and bestselling au… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"What if we ceased to pledge our allegiance to the bottom line and stood, instead, with those who line the bottom?"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"Moral outrage is the opposite of God; it only divides and separates what God wants for us, which is to be united in kinship. Moral outrage doesn't lead us to solutions - it keeps us from them. It kee…"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"But I know, with all the certainty of my being, that Jesus has no interest in my doing this. To just say, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I'm your biggest fan," causes him to stare at his watch, tap his feet, …"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"[...] But then he adds quickly, "You know what I do when I'm low on faith?" I shake my head and lean in. My faith's gas tank has been known to hover at "E", so I wanted to know. "I stand right here a…"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

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18. The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors

By: Tony Jones

3.99

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

"I have read a lot of books in my life, but never one like this... This captivating memoir will tak… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • spirituality
Cover of The Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred by Christine Valters Paintner

19. The Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred

By: Christine Valters Paintner

4.33

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

What does God want for your life? Christine Valters Paintner, bestselling Catholic author and onli… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self by Rae  McDaniel

20. Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self

By: Rae McDaniel

4.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A first-of-its-kind practical guide to achieving gender freedom with joy, curiosity, and pleasure f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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21. Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness

By: Jamil Zaki

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford Psychologist Dr. Jamil Zaki has the cure—a “ray of light for … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help

8 Best philosophy books like The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder by Richard Rohr

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Rob Bell

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Cloud of Unknowing

Anonymous , James Walsh

3.93

Transform Your Habits

How We Live Is How We Die

Pema Chodron

4.30

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Marilynne Robinson

4.10

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The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

Richard Rohr

4.43

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Amena Brown

4.40

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Christian Wiman

4.14

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