14 Best history books like The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology by Jonathan Stapley

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The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology

By: Jonathan Stapley

4.51

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and…

If you liked the history plot in The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology by Jonathan Stapley , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

By: Sheryl Sandberg , Nell Scovell

3.95

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catc… read more

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"Done is better than perfect."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"It's a jungle gym, not a ladder."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

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2. The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

By: Terryl L. Givens , Fiona Givens

4.48

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Faith is the first principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So what happens when a person has doubt… read more

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"There are many kinds of silences and not all signify absence or vacancy....Those moments are but temporary ebbs before the flow of meaning rushes in to fill the space....God may be speaking 'in ways …"

-Terryl L. Givens, The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

"What if we saw the mediocre talk, the overbearing counselor, the lesson read straight from the manual, as a lay member’s equivalent of the widow’s mite? A humble offering, perhaps, but one to be meas…"

-Terryl L. Givens, The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

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3. Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes

By: Sheri Dew

3.67

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

The fact that women are not ordained to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … read more

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  • church
  • lds
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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4. Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings

By: Joanna Brooks , Rachel Hunt Steenblik , Hannah Wheelwright

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This groundbreaking collection gathers together for the first time the essential writings of the co… read more

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  • history
  • mormonism
  • lds
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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5. Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the … read more

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  • mormonism
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6. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

By: Brené Brown

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brene Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to da… read more

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7. Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From one of the world's foremost spiritual leaders, an inspiring book that provides young adults an… read more

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  • spirituality

8. A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870

By: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Audio CD

A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nine… read more

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9. Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844

By: John W. Welch

2.83

Format: None pages,

As you read the accounts of divine manifestations in Opening the Heavens, the truth of the Restorat… read more

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10. Temple Theology - An Introduction

By: Margaret Barker

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

How was it early Christian reflection on Jesus emerged so rapidly and with such a high degree of de… read more

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11. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

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  • mormonism
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  • religion
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12. Insights from a Prophet’s Life: Russell M. Nelson

By: Sheri Dew

4.85

Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition

What kind of life preparation does the Lord give the men He will one day call to be prophet? And wh… read more

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13. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
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14. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

By: Liz Cheney

4.60

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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15. Martyr!

By: Kaveh Akbar

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves… read more

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16. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

By: Beth Allison Barr

4.40

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more

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  • religion
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"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"

-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

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17. Prophets See around Corners

By: Sheri Dew

4.74

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Author Sheri Dew has had the unique opportunity to be in the presence of prophets, seers, and revel… read more

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18. Original Grace

By: Adam S. Miller

4.57

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In Original Grace, Adam S. Miller proposes an experiment in Restoration thinking: What if instead o… read more

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19. Enough

By: Cassidy Hutchinson

4.31

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more

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  • history
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20. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

By: Max Fisher

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, “an essential book for ou… read more

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  • history
"Remember that the number of seconds in your day never changes. The amount of social media content competing for those seconds, however, doubles every year or so, depending on how you measure it. Imag…"

-Max Fisher, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

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21. The Law Of Love

By: Steve Young

4.41

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Paperback starts shipping April 26, 2022 "Even if we understand the idea that we should love p… read more

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22. The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

By: Barbara Morgan Gardner

4.57

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

President Russell M. Nelson recently voiced a concern that “too many of our brothers and sisters do… read more

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23. In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks

By: Richard E. Turley Jr.

4.65

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

Dallin H. Oaks may not have seemed the likeliest choice to become an Apostle. His life path had bee… read more

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24. Expanding the Borders of Zion: A Latter-day Saint Perspective on LGBTQ Inclusion

By: Charlie Bird

4.77

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

Many people want to offer love and support to their LGBTQ friends and neighbors but aren't sure how… read more

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25. Restoration: God's Call to the 21st Century World

By: Patrick Q. Mason

4.52

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

The Restoration began in the spring of 1820, when Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ … read more

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26. Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.50

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Eugene England (1933-2001)—one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals in modern Mo… read more

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27. Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World

By: Carol Lynn Pearson

4.59

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Honoring the female part of the divine, from a refreshingly modern perspective. Call Her Goddess―c… read more

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28. The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology

By: Jonathan Stapley

4.51

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and… read more

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29. How to Leave the Mormon Church: An Exmormon’s Guide to Rebuilding After Religion

By: Alyssa Grenfell

4.57

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

Where will you go? After more than 20 years of devotion to the Mormon church, Alyssa Grenfell decid… read more

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30. Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism

By: Taylor G. Petrey

4.59

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Awards and Distinctions 2021 Best Book Award, Mormon History Association Finalist, 2020 Associati… read more

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31. Like a Fiery Meteor: The Life of Joseph F. Smith

By: Stephen C Taysom

4.50

Format: 469 pages, Paperback

Joseph F. Smith was born in 1838 to Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding Smith. Six years later both his f… read more

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21 must-read religion books like The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology by Jonathan Stapley

Transform Your Habits

The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

Terryl L. Givens , Fiona Givens

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes

Sheri Dew

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings

Joanna Brooks , Rachel Hunt Steenblik , Hannah Wheelwright

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

Richard L. Bushman

3.67

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Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me

Russell M. Nelson

4.87

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Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

Transform Your Habits

An Inconvenient Letter

Julie Wright

3.88

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