10 must-read christian books like The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors by Tony Jones

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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…

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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

By: N.T. Wright

4.26

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • spirituality
"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"

-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

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2. Nathan Coulter

By: Wendell Berry

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Nathan Coulter begins Wendell Berry's sequence of novels about the citizens of Port William, Kentuc… read more

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"Oh Lord, make us able To eat all that's on this table, And if there's some we haven't got Bring it to us while it's hot"

-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter

"Tobacco,' Jig said. 'I used to raise tobacco once. But I quit. I was plowing one morning, and the Lord said, "Jig, how'd you like for your daughter to smoke?" And I said, "I wouldn't like it, Lord. I…"

-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter

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3. 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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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • spirituality
"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

4. 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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5. Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science

By: Mike McHargue

3.00

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

From the host of the popular podcasts, The Liturgists Podcastand Ask Science Mike, a story of havin… read more

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6. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

By: Rob Bell

3.66

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • spirituality
"You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"Forgiveness is unilateral. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up - God has already done it."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question. "What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

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7. 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
  • memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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8. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

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  • christian
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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9. 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
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • spirituality
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10. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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11. 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
  • memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"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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12. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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13. Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human

By: Cole Arthur Riley

4.75

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the… read more

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  • christian
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14. Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks

By: Diana Butler Bass

3.82

Format: 256 pages, ebook

The Wilbur Award-winning book Grateful is now available in paperback and with an updated subtitle. … read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Comedy Sex God

By: Pete Holmes

3.95

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilar… read more

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  • biography memoir
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"I felt far more Christlike when I stopped calling myself a Christian."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"It took me over three decades to realize you're not supposed to think about paintings, flowers, or God, you're supposed to merge with them."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"I know it sounds strange, but I look back on my depression fondly. So much anxiety in my life comes from not knowing what to do or how to behave, but everyone knows how to be sad."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"I was always drowning in my own humanity, forever a spectator to the love and oneness I had heard stories about, like I had been sent away from the party for wearing the wrong clothes. But in this mo…"

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

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16. Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World

By: John Philip Newell

4.35

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A leading spiritual teacher reveals how Celtic spirituality—listening to the sacred around us and i… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • nature
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17. A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)

By: Charles Todd

4.01

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bess Crawford mystery series, a short story that … read more

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"A lot of people have to spend so much energy on overcoming their low opinion of themselves that they seldom get round to asking about the purpose of their existence. And if they do, it is often out o…"

-Charles Todd, A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)

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18. Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

By: Richard Rohr

4.45

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

An update to the bestselling Falling Upward from Franciscan Father Richard Rohr In the revised and… read more

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19. Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

By: Anne Curzan

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the g… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. 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
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  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • nature
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21. Hollow Out the Dark

By: James Wade

4.47

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out th… read more

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14 Top religion books like The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors by Tony Jones

Transform Your Habits

How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

N.T. Wright

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Richard Rohr

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

Rob Bell

3.66

Transform Your Habits

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

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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