23 best-selling nonfiction books like A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus by Christopher A. Hall

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A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus

By: Christopher A. Hall

4.22

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

“A genuine treasure and superb work in spiritual formation.” — Richard J. Foster, author of Celebra…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus by Christopher A. Hall , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

By: Ruth Haley Barton , Dallas Willard

4.34

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a Christianity Today 2005 Book Award! To seek to fill a book with words about moving beyo… read more

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  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself."

-Ruth Haley Barton, Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

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2. The Road to Character

By: David Brooks

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus… read more

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"... there are other proud people who have low self-esteem. They feel they haven't lived up to their potential. They feel unworthy. They want to hide and disappear, to fade into the background and nur…"

-David Brooks, The Road to Character

"We are called at certain moments to comfort people who are enduring some trauma. Many of us don't know how to react in such situations, but others do. In the first place, they just show up. They prov…"

-David Brooks, The Road to Character

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3. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

By: Richard J. Foster

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Richard J. Foster's Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growthis hailed by many as the… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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4. The Great Divorce

By: C.S. Lewis

4.31

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more

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"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"I cannot love a lie," said the Lady. "I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in Love, and out of it I will not go."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

5. The Bible Jesus Read

By: Philip Yancey

3.88

Format: 0 pages,

An 8-Session Exploration of the Old Testament hosted by author Philip Yancey--with video sessions b… read more

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  • christianity
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6. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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7. The Jesus I Never Knew

By: Philip Yancey

2.64

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

Philip Yancey helps reveal what two thousand years of history covered up What happens when a respec… read more

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8. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World

By: Peter Scazzero

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doi… read more

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9. Narrative of Sojourner Truth

By: Sojourner Truth , None

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

One of the most famous and admired African-American women in U.S. history, Sojourner Truth sang, pr… read more

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10. Waiting on the Word

By: Malcolm Guite

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation in which the waiting itself is strangely rich and fu… read more

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11. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.42

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a … read more

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"If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jes…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting th…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"The targets of this story are not "wayward sinners" but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with immoral outsiders as with moral insiders. H wants to …"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: "If I was saved by my good works -- then there would be a limit to what God could ask of me or put me throug…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

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12. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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13. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
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14. The Printed Letter Bookshop (Winsome #1)

By: Katherine Reay

3.98

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop One of Madeline Cullen’s… read more

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"Blood might be thicker than water, but both were thinner than money"

-Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop (Winsome #1)

"That's what books do, Maddie used to say; they are a conversation, and introduce us to ourselves and others."

-Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop (Winsome #1)

"But it's not the same - I know. Family means more. You can miss your family so much you have to look down to see your chest rise and fall, to confirm that it hasn't been cut open and you're not bleed…"

-Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop (Winsome #1)

"I have no way to tell him of the cacophonous emotions jangling within me - to feel wired for others yet irrelevant; to need community but equally to be unable to find one; that cleaning, cooking, and…"

-Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop (Winsome #1)

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15. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

By: Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more

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  • christian
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16. The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

By: Justin Whitmel Earley

4.32

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible hab… read more

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"Habits form much more than our schedules: they form our hearts."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"Anger and fear have something in common: we become the center of things."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"...failure is not the enemy of formation; it is the liturgy of formation."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"Practicing the Common Rule can keep a hard season from becoming a dangerous season... (p. 23)"

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

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17. Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire

By: Preston M. Sprinkle

4.45

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles What if we considered o… read more

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18. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America

By: Russell D. Moore

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more

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19. The Berlin Letters

By: Katherine Reay

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childho… read more

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20. Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens

By: Kate Bowler

4.34

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the … read more

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21. Advent: The Season of Hope (Fullness of Time)

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.52

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"Christians believe not just in one coming of Christ, but in three." We tend to think of Advent as … read more

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22. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

By: Esau McCaulley

4.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more

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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"

-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

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23. Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

By: Jefferson Bethke

4.58

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world that’s grown increasingly confused about--and hostile toward--the very notion of masculi… read more

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  • christianity
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24. Faith Like a Child: Embracing Our Lives as Children of God

By: Lacy Finn Borgo

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Embrace the invitation of childlike faith. A well-known challenge of Jesus to his followers is to b… read more

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25. The Eternal Promise: A Sequel to a Testament of Devotion

By: Thomas R. Kelly

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

This edition adds "Have You Ever Seen a Miracle?" and "Children of the Light." In addition, an intr… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"Our surface potentialities are for selfishness and greed, for tooth and claw. But deep within, in the whispers of the heart, is the surging call of the Eternal Christ, hidden within us all. By an inn…"

-Thomas R. Kelly, The Eternal Promise: A Sequel to a Testament of Devotion

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26. A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus

By: Christopher A. Hall

4.22

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

“A genuine treasure and superb work in spiritual formation.” — Richard J. Foster, author of Celebra… read more

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27. Of Literature and Lattes (Winsome #2)

By: Katherine Reay

3.65

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

Katherine Reay returns to the cozy and delightful town of Winsome where two people discover the gra… read more

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Cover of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here by Kaitlyn Schiess

28. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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29. Learning Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue (Renovare Resources Set)

By: Richard J. Foster

4.14

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

In a society where raging narcissism dominates the moral landscape, the virtue of humility is often… read more

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  • spirituality
Cover of Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World by Rich Villodas

30. Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World

By: Rich Villodas

4.41

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

ECPA BESTSELLER • An invitation to love like Jesus and step beyond distraction and division into th… read more

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31. Means of Grace: A Year of Weekly Devotions

By: Fleming Rutledge

4.69

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

“I bring you news of a living reality that changes everything. Jesus has come; Jesus will come. Wha… read more

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17 must-read spirituality books like A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus by Christopher A. Hall

Transform Your Habits

Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

Ruth Haley Barton , Dallas Willard

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Richard J. Foster

3.77

The Bible Jesus Read

Philip Yancey

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Jesus I Never Knew

Philip Yancey

2.64

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Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple

Scot McKnight

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation

Jon Ward

4.08

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