15 best-selling religion books like Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life by Nicole Roccas

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Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life

By: Nicole Roccas

4.48

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms, of what early Christian theolo…

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1. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more

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  • faith
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Death is no respecter of love."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Corruption is never compulsory."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

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2. On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the pra… read more

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"Mary was too scared to move. Laura was too scared to stand to still."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"Snow as fine and grainy as sugar covered the windows in and sifted off to the floor and did not melt."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"When gloomy clouds across the sky Cast shadows o'er the land, Bright rays of hope illumine my path, For Jesus holds my hand."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"All day the storm lasted. The windows were white and the wind never stopped howling and screaming. It was pleasant in the warm house. Laura and Mary did their lessons, then Pa played the fiddle while…"

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

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3. Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe

By: Stephen Freeman

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Have you ever referred to God as "the Man upstairs"? Most Christians living in a secular society ha… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
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4. When You Pray: A Practical Guide to an Orthodox Life of Prayer

By: L. Joseph Letendre

3.75

Format: None pages,

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5. The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain , None , Everett Emerson

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-cen… read more

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"Loose and forbear!"

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"A fully belly is little worth where the mind is starved."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"A full belly is of little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"Yes, King Edward VI lived only a few years, poor boy, but he lived them worthily."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

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6. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

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"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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7. 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

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8. Despondency: The Spiritual Teaching of Evagrius of Pontus on Acedia

By: Gabriel Bunge

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This ultimately joyful work is one of the few books available in English to deal exclusively with t… read more

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9. My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer

By: Christian Wiman

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

Seven years ago, Christian Wiman, a well-known poet and the editor of Poetrymagazine, wrote a now-f… read more

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  • theology
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10. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich … read more

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  • christian
"The help will come,"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"I don't want to hold you hand!"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"Things never happen the same way twice."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"And the feasts on the poop and the musicians."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

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11. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

By: Ian Morgan Cron , Suzanne Stabile

4.21

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

Ignorance is bliss except in self-awareness... What you don't know about yourself can hurt you a… read more

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  • spirituality
"The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier."

-Ian Morgan Cron, The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

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12. From Brokenness to Community

By: Jean Vanier

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

The lectures in this volume witness the importance of the meeting between the university of the lea… read more

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13. Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

By: Ana Smiljanic , None , Thaddeus of Vitovnica

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica was one of the most renowned spiritual guides of Serbia in the twentiet… read more

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  • christian
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14. The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe about Ourselves

By: Curt Thompson

3.47

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hearts & Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Applied Theology, Basic Christian Living, Whole Life… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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15. A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr.

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more

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16. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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17. The Scent Of Holiness: Lessons From a Women's Monastery

By: Constantina R. Palmer

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

The Scent of Holiness: Lessons from a Women's Monastery Every monastery exudes the scent of holines… read more

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18. Wounded by Love

By: Elder Porphyrios

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

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19. The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality

By: Kyriacos C. Markides

3.88

Format: 96 pages,

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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. The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta … read more

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"Do not dare not to dare."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"No one can teach riding so well as a horse"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Even a walk will get us somewhere sometime."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

22. Beginning to Pray

By: Anthony Bloom

4.00

Format: 300 pages,

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23. Farmer Boy (Little House, #3)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Growing up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for just one thing--his very own… read more

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24. 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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"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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25. Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind

By: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptio… read more

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  • religion
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Cover of Face to Face: Knowing God beyond Our Shame by Stephen Freeman

26. Face to Face: Knowing God beyond Our Shame

By: Stephen Freeman

4.68

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

From advertising to social media, from trauma survival to keeping up with the Joneses, shame is dee… read more

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  • religion
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27. Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West

By: Frederica Mathewes-Green

4.58

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

For Protestants or Catholics seeking to understand Eastern Orthodoxy, the Cross is a good place to … read more

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28. The Holy Angels

By: Mother Alexandra

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

First published in 1981 and long out of print, The Holy Angels has yet to be surpassed as a compreh… read more

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"The angels always and again appear as the executors of recompense."

-Mother Alexandra, The Holy Angels

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29. Elements - Volume I: The Transfiguration of Elijah - Earth & Water

By: A Priest Of The Oriental Church

4.68

Format: 450 pages, Paperback

Follow Elijah on his epic journey through the four elements. In volume one, discover how Elijah mus… read more

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30. Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life

By: Nicole Roccas

4.48

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms, of what early Christian theolo… read more

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Cover of On Repentance & Defeating Despair: Letters to Theodore (Early Church Today) by John Chrysostom

31. On Repentance & Defeating Despair: Letters to Theodore (Early Church Today)

By: John Chrysostom

4.71

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

St. John Chrysostom wrote two letters to his friend Theodore, who along with St. John and his frien… read more

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13 Best nonfiction books like Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life by Nicole Roccas

Transform Your Habits

A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe

Stephen Freeman

3.84

Transform Your Habits

When You Pray: A Practical Guide to an Orthodox Life of Prayer

L. Joseph Letendre

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Despondency: The Spiritual Teaching of Evagrius of Pontus on Acedia

Gabriel Bunge

5.00

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7 best-selling classics books like The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

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The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Great Divorce

C.S. Lewis

4.31

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Confessions

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

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G.K. Chesterton

4.11

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