Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
4.66
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's l…
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1. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
By: Thomas Cahill
3.81
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
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
3. Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
By: Richard Rohr
4.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the c… read more
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- christian
- theology
- prayer
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
4. What Now?
By: Ann Patchett
4.67
Format: 107 pages, Hardcover
Based on her lauded commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College, this stirring essay by bestsell… read more
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5. 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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6. 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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7. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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- nonfiction
"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"It's an extension of how we often cope in the wake of our own personal traumas, remembering the wounds as we struggle to see the growth stimulated by terrible events. Resilience has no meaning withou…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"In time, extinction comes for all species. Some leave descendants. Others do not. Beautiful as the image is, there is no tree of life. The shape of biodiversity is more like a chaotic blanket, indivi…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
8. Wholehearted Faith
By: Rachel Held Evans
4.42
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life con… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Many of us have found a renewed sense of possibility when we've realized how much of God's beauty remains to be explored — and that the life of faith is also a life of holy curiosity."-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
"It is nearly impossible to believe: God shrinking down to the size of a zygote, implanted in the soft lining of a woman’s womb. God growing fingers and toes. God kicking and hiccupping in utero. God …"-Rachel Held Evans, Wholehearted Faith
9. 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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- faith
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"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
10. How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
By: Sabrina Imbler
4.12
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journal… read more
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- nonfiction
"But when I think about ponds infested with gallon-big goldfish, I feel a kind of triumph. I see something that no one expected to live not just alive but impossibly flourishing, and no longer alone. …"-Sabrina Imbler, How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
11. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
12. 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
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
13. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
14. Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
By: Laurie R. King
4.08
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this ch… read more
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"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Sa…"-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position …"-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
15. Inciting Joy: Essays
By: Ross Gay
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and electrifying collection of essays from the New York Times bestselling author of The… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"And when we catch the grave light shimmering from the tethers between us when it happens, our dying again and again in each other's presence, this falling together, it is called, this holding each ot…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
"But when we allow and expect each other to change and, even more to the point, when we witness the learning, the changing, the grieving, with curiosity and patience and care and love; when we make ro…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
16. Olivetti
By: Allie Millington
4.10
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more
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17. No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
By: Kate Bowler
4.13
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) asks, how do … read more
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- christian
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"We live and we are loved and we are gone."-Kate Bowler, No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
"Nothing will exempt me from the pain of being human."-Kate Bowler, No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
"People say carpe diem. I mean, yes, unless you need a nap."-Kate Bowler, No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
"I feel a spark of horror each time I remember it: we come undone."-Kate Bowler, No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
18. 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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- poetry
- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- 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
19. The White Darkness
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrill… read more
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- nonfiction
"Passion for something can easily tip into obsession, which is a dangerous thing, especially when those affected are they very people who so loyally stand and wait. -Henry Worsley"-David Grann, The White Darkness
20. 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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- poetry
- christian
- prayer
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"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
21. 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
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- 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
22. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
By: Kaitlyn Schiess
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
23. The Art of Solitude
By: Stephen Batchelor
3.63
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his t… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"The world is here to surprise us. My most lasting insights have occurred off the [meditation] cushion, not on it."-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
"That is why it is not enough to remove oneself from people, not enough to go somewhere else. We have to remove ourselves from the habits of the populace that are within us. We have to isolate our own…"-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
24. 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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- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
25. God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Coming
By: Drew Jackson
4.56
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Christian Book Award Finalist But God speaks through wombs, birthing prophetic utterances. . . . En… read more
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- poetry
- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
26. Always A Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home
By: Barbara Brown Taylor
4.55
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
From beloved writer and renowned preacher Barbara Brown Taylor comes a new collection of stories an… read more
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- christian
- christianity
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
27. Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
4.66
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's l… read more
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- poetry
- christian
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- prayer
- church
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
28. A Bit Much
By: Lyndsay Rush
4.42
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The debut poetry collection from Lyndsay Rush (aka @maryoliversdrunkcousin) is a humorous and joyfu… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
29. Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith
By: Bruce Reyes-Chow
4.45
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
A better story of faith exists, and it has the capacity to heal the world--if we only embrace, arti… read more
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- religion
- theology
"The gift of the past is not that people learned to suffer through some plan orchestrated by God. Rather, seeing how our forebears lived out God’s story in the midst of their suffering helps us to see…"-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith
"We can no longer abdicate the Christian story to hate, violence, and oppression. Those of us who occupy this more loving, just, and extended version of the Christian story must do a better job of cla…"-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith
"God takes the side of the suffering —those who are suffering in body, mind, heart, spirit, or soul. God not only takes the side of the suffering; God weeps when we bear the brunt of violence, oppress…"-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith
30. The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion
By: Ruth Hunt
4.14
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Is it possible to believe in God and be gay? How does it feel to be excluded from a religious commu… read more
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- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"At its purest, at its most compelling, faith is love and joy. It is easy to describe the absence of love and joy. It is harder to describe how it feels when it exists. It just is."-Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion
"I forgive those who have trespassed against me and my communities, because those who exclude us will not ask themselves, "What if I'm wrong?" I forgive them for keeping me from Christ. For building w…"-Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion
"What needs to be built? Spaces in this world which hold hope to the fore, communities where it is possible to not need to pass, and moments in time in which we can, however briefly, grasp and celebra…"-Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion
"I have never read anything in the Bible that made me feel that my sexuality excluded me from the kingdom of God. I have never read anything that made me feel that my love for women, not men, should b…"-Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion
31. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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- nonfiction
"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
