A Brief History of Spirituality
By: Philip Sheldrake
3.74
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A Brief History of Spirituality tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the N…
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1. Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
By: Margaret J. Wheatley
4.10
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The new edition of the bestselling, acclaimed, and influential guide to applying the new science to… read more
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"We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order. This is no surprise, given that for most of its written history, leadership has been defined in terms of its co…"-Margaret J. Wheatley, Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
2. Introduction to the Devout Life
By: Francis de Sales
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Written for Christians in every walk of life and for every age, St. Francis De Sales' classic work … read more
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"Be who you are and be that well."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"The desire and pursuit of virtue tends to make us virtuous, but the desire and pursuit of honors tends to make us odious and despicable."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
3. Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
By: Amy-Jill Levine
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew , and general editor for The Jewish … read more
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4. Practicing His Presence (The Library of Spiritual Classics, Volume 1)
By: Brother Lawrence , Frank C. Laubach
4.45
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
If you wish to know your Lord in a deeper way, your are invited to join the numerous Christians who… read more
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5. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity (The Pastoral series, #2)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eugene Peterson issues a provocative call for pastors to abandon their preoccupation with image and… read more
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6. The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism
By: Bernard McGinn
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of Christian mystical literatur… read more
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7. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4.27
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more
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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
8. Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies Throughout the Ages
By: Ursula King
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Introduces sixty men and women whose great devotion and mystical relation to God transformed the ti… read more
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9. On Loving God
By: Bernard of Clairvaux
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Perhaps Bernard's most delightful tract, On Loving God posits that everything good in human persons… read more
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10. Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith
By: Richard J. Foster
4.48
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The author of the bestselling celebration of discipline explores the great traditions of Christian … read more
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11. The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self
By: Dan P. McAdams , Dan P. MacAdams
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Who am I?" "How do I fit in the world around me?" This revealing and innovative book demonstrates … read more
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12. The Reformed Pastor
By: Richard Baxter
3.62
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
One of the best known classics on the work of the Christian ministry. read more
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13. A Testament of Devotion
By: Richard J. Foster , Thomas R. Kelly
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Paperback
Since its first publication in 1941, A Testament of Devotion, by the renowned Quaker teacher Thomas… read more
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14. The Spiritual Life
By: Evelyn Underhill
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
An uplifting description of the pursuit of the spiritual life, written by one of the greatest mysti… read more
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15. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
By: C.S. Lewis
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more
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16. The Pursuit of God
By: A.W. Tozer
3.80
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more
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17. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the … read more
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"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. …"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
18. Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God
By: Dallas Willard
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
"God spoke to me." "The Spirit spoke to my heart." "God revealed the idea to me." Being close to Go… read more
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19. The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach
By: None
3.97
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Drawing on psychological, theological, and cultural studies on suffering, Carrie Doehring encourage… read more
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20. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
By: Parker J. Palmer
4.18
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teach… read more
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21. A Grief Observed
By: C.S. Lewis
4.22
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more
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"Time itself is one more name for death."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"The death of a beloved is an amputation."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
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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- nonfiction
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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. 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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24. 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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"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
25. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more
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26. Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
By: Rebecca McLaughlin
4.32
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues t… read more
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"Suffering is not an embarrassment to the Christian faith. It is the thread with which Christ's name is stitched into our lives."-Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
27. The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart
By: Harold L. Senkbeil
4.33
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
2020 Christianity Today Book Award Winner for Church/Pastoral Leadership 2019 TGC Ministry Book of … read more
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28. Disciplines of the Spirit (Howard Thurman Book)
By: Howard Thurman
4.21
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Dr. Howard Thurman (1900-1981)--minister, educator, philosopher, and poet--explores five major dime… read more
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29. We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey Of A People
By: Gustavo Gutiérrez
4.17
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
We Drink from Our Own The Spiritual Journey of a People [Paperback] [J... read more
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30. A Brief History of Spirituality
By: Philip Sheldrake
3.74
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A Brief History of Spirituality tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the N… read more
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31. Soul Recreation
By: Tom Schwanda
3.93
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Spiritually there is a great hunger today for contemplative and more satisfying experiences with Go… read more
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