13 Top spirituality books like The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness by Gregory Boyle

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The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

By: Gregory Boyle

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Gregory Boyle, the beloved Jesuit priest and author of the inspirational bestsellers Tattoos on the…

If you liked the spirituality plot in The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness by Gregory Boyle , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the fir… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"It's not about right belief; it's about right practice."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable thing we have working in our favor is our yearning."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

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2. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally

By: Marcus J. Borg

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Many Christians mistakenly believe that their only choice is either to reconcile themselves to a fu… read more

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

3. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith

By: Marcus J. Borg

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical schola… read more

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4. Turn My Mourning Into Dancing: Finding Hope in Hard Times

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

In times of suffering, simplistic answers ring empty and hollow. But Henri Nouwen, beloved spiritua… read more

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5. God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

By: Mirabai Starr

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Though greatly influenced by modern teachers of Eastern spirituality such as Ram Dass, Mirabai Star… read more

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6. Learning to Walk in the Dark

By: Barbara Brown Taylor

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor's Learnin… read more

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7. The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation

By: Richard Rohr , None

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Invitation to a Dance The Trinity is supposed to be the central, foundational doctrine of our entir… read more

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8. Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self

By: Richard Rohr

3.50

Format: 424 pages,

In "Falling Upward "(and in many of his other teachings), Richard Rohr talked at length about ego (… read more

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9. Jesus and the Disinherited

By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman

4.57

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more

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10. Somehow: Thoughts on Love

By: Anne Lamott

3.95

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more

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  • memoir
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"I don’t know"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

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11. The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe

By: Richard Rohr

4.45

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - With a new afterword - From one of the world's most influential spiritu… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
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12. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

By: Cole Arthur Riley

4.63

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more

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  • christian
  • memoir
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  • christianity
  • faith
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  • spirituality
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

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13. The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

By: Kate Bowler

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times… read more

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  • christian
  • faith
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  • audiobook
"Blessed are we who choose not to look away from systems that dehumanize, deceive, defame, and distort. We who recognize that thoughts and prayers are NOT enough. We who stand with truth over expedien…"

-Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

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14. 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

Similar categories in Kate Bowler's Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens book and Gregory Boyle's The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

  • christian
  • theology
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
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15. Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle

By: James Martin

4.49

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

One of America's most beloved spiritual leaders and the New York Times bestselling author of The Je… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
  • audiobook
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16. 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
  • memoir
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"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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17. The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

By: Gregory Boyle

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Gregory Boyle, the beloved Jesuit priest and author of the inspirational bestsellers Tattoos on the… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
  • audiobook
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18. Faith: A Journey For All

By: Jimmy Carter

3.85

Format: 5 pages, Audiobook

In this powerful and personal New York Times bestseller, President Jimmy Carter contemplates how fa… read more

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  • memoir
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  • audiobook
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19. Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount

By: Richard Rohr

4.61

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God, he was talking about an utterly different way of relati… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
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  • spirituality
"We know everything today and believe almost nothing. It is not reason that drives our lives, but passion or the search for it. It is not words and concepts, but living images that grab our souls. It …"

-Richard Rohr, Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount

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20. 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
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21. The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life

By: Thomas Vozzo

4.12

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

2023 Illumination Book Awards Gold Medalist, Inspirational 2023 Independent Press Awards Distinguis… read more

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9 Best audiobook books like The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness by Gregory Boyle

Transform Your Habits

The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe

Richard Rohr

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

Kate Bowler

4.43

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Transform Your Habits

Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America

María Hinojosa

4.19

Transform Your Habits

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

Jonathan Alter

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation

John Lewis

4.45

Transform Your Habits

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

Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

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