8 must-read spirituality books like Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think about the Divine Matters by Chris E.W. Green

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Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think about the Divine Matters

By: Chris E.W. Green

4.61

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

This book explores the deep and abiding human need for contemplation, for coming to terms with and …

If you liked the spirituality plot in Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think about the Divine Matters by Chris E.W. Green , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
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2. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

By: Christian Smith , Michael O. Emerson

4.71

Format: 595 pages, Paperback

Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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3. The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership: The Power of Leading from Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

By: Jenni Catron

4.44

Format: None pages, ebook

You have the capacity to become an extraordinary leader--if you are willing to embrace a deeper def… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. A Tale of Three Kings

By: Gene Edwards

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

For the many Christians who have experienced pain, loss, and heartache at the hands of other believ… read more

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  • spirituality

5. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.00

Format: None pages,

. The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller l… read more

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6. The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

By: Andy Andrews

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new story of common wisdom from the bestselling author of The Traveler's Gift. Orange Beach, Alab… read more

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7. The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise

By: None , Nicolas Diat

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

In a time when there is more and more noise, and technology and materialism continue to exert their… read more

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8. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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  • spirituality
  • theology
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

9. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News

By: Brian Zahnd

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Does God's Wrath Define Christianity? Or Does God's Love? In his famous sermon -Sinners in the Hand… read more

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10. The Furious Longing of God

By: Brennan Manning

2.83

Format: None pages,

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11. Money Matters in Church: A Practical Guide for Leaders

By: Aubrey Malphurs , Steve Stroope

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Money Matters in Church is your one-stop source of information on creating a culture of giving that… read more

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12. The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

By: None

3.66

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Through the years, our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by different cultural influences, and… read more

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13. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
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14. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross

By: Brian Zahnd

4.53

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
Cover of Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N.T. Wright

15. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies

By: N.T. Wright

4.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more

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16. 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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  • theology
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17. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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  • spirituality
  • theology
Cover of Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton

18. Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

By: Tara Isabella Burton

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

A sparklingly strange odyssey through the kaleidoscope of America's new spirituality: the cults, pr… read more

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  • spirituality
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"When it comes to Remixed religion, at least, we all come out from under Severus Snape's robes."

-Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

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19. Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s Gospel

By: Douglas Campbell

4.30

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul proclaims in 90 percent of what he wrote that we have been set free, resurrected, and transfor… read more

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20. Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think about the Divine Matters

By: Chris E.W. Green

4.61

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

This book explores the deep and abiding human need for contemplation, for coming to terms with and … read more

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21. An Exploration of Christian Theology

By: Don Thorsen

3.78

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

Beginning theology students often find themselves bewildered by a maze of beliefs represented in Ch… read more

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4.71

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4.44

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Tom Holland

4.26

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Jonathan Rauch

4.25

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