In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir
By: Paul Quenon
4.04
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second…
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1. Thoughts in Solitude
By: Thomas Merton
4.03
Format: 129 pages, Paperback
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, T… read more
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"Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything."-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
"If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit."-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
"Words stand between silence and silence: between the silence of things and the silence of our own being. Between the silence of the world and the silence of God. When we have really met and known the…"-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am followin…"-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
2. 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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"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
3. Mindfulness in Plain English
By: Henepola Gunaratana
3.41
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
With his distinctive clarity and wit, "Bhante G" takes us step by step through the myths, realities… read more
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4. Fear and Trembling
By: Søren Kierkegaard , Alastair Hannay
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author interested in human psy… read more
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5. Long Walk to Freedom
By: Nelson Mandela
3.78
Format: 479 pages, Paperback
The book that inspired the major new motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Nelson Mandela i… read more
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6. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more
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7. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
By: James K.A. Smith
3.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… read more
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8. 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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9. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ
By: Eugene H. Peterson , Dallas Willard
3.43
Format: 375 pages,
Renovation of the Heartexplains the common misunderstandings about human nature and the discipleshi… read more
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10. The Chosen
By: Chaim Potok
3.89
Format: 384 pages,
Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, thei… read more
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11. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
By: Pico Iyer
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay "The Joy of Quiet," The Art of Stillnessconsiders the unexpected a… read more
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12. The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise
By: None , Nicolas Diat
3.95
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
In a time when there is more and more noise, and technology and materialism continue to exert their… read more
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13. The Practice of the Presence of God
By: Brother Lawrence
4.32
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more
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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
14. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in… read more
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"Of a thousand Red Stick and allied insurgents, eight hundred were killed. [Andrew] Jackson lost forty-nine men."-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
"Once elected president, Jackson lost no time in initiating the removal of all Indigenous farmers and the destruction of all their towns in the South."-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
"[Theodore] Roosevelt referred to [Emilio] Aguinaldo as a "renegade Pawnee" and observed that Filipinos did not have the right to govern their country just because they happened to occupy it."-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
"The global Indigenous cause reached a major milestone in 2007 when the UN General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Only four members of the assembly voted in oppos…"-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
15. The Seven Storey Mountain
By: Thomas Merton , Robert Giroux , William H. Shannon
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influenti… read more
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16. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
By: Richard Rohr
4.23
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more
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"The ego hates losing – even to God."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
17. Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way
By: Richard Twiss
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
One of Seedbed's 10 Notable Books from 2015 The gospel of Jesus has not always been good news for N… read more
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18. The Living Mountain
By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more
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19. Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
By: Martin Laird
3.55
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Sitting in stillness, the practice of meditation, and the cultivation of awareness are commonly tho… read more
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20. Laurus
By: None , Lisa Hayden
4.17
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
It is the late fifteenth century and a village healer in Russia is powerless to help his beloved as… read more
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21. 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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22. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
23. The Conference of the Birds
By: Attar of Nishapur
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Considered by Rumi to be “the master” of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem… read more
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"El amor ama las cosas difíciles."-Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of the Birds
"چون بلند و پست با هم یار شد آدمی اعجوبه ی اسرار شد"-Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of the Birds
"Quando o amor me subjuga o coração, meu canto é como o suspiroso mar."-Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of the Birds
"في قرارة كل شخص مــائة خنزير...فإما أن يسفك دم الخنزير، أو أن يعقد الزنار"-Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of the Birds
24. Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
By: Brant Pitre
4.63
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path o… read more
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"If you find your heart very desolated and afflicted at the loss of property, believe me, you love it too much. The strongest proof of love for a lost object is suffering over its loss... We must neve…"-Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
25. White
By: Bret Easton Ellis
3.49
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Ellis offers a first work of nonfiction meditating on the social-media age. The result is both a de… read more
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"[I]t seems that everyone has fallen under the thrall of this idea that we’re all writers and dramatists now, that each of us has a special voice and something very important to say, usually about a f…"-Bret Easton Ellis, White
26. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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27. The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World
By: Barbara O'Brien
4.28
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating history of Zen Buddhism--including important f… read more
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28. In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir
By: Paul Quenon
4.04
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second… read more
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29. Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times
By: Elizabeth Oldfield
4.26
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
'This remarkable book points not to some unreachable ideal of life but to a deeper, more soulful an… read more
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30. Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks
By: Michael Patrick O'Brien
4.09
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A love letter to a community of Trappist monks who provided family when it was needed the most. T… read more
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31. When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity
By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim
4.02
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and … read more
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