13 Top spirituality books like A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation: How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls by Evan B. Howard

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A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation: How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls

By: Evan B. Howard

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, provides a holistic, accessible, and info…

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1. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

By: Craig L. Blomberg , William W. Klein , Robert L. Hubbard Jr. , Robert I. Hubbard Jr.

3.94

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The authors of this book have combined years of expertise and devotion to Scripture to provide a tr… read more

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2. Know the Creeds and Councils (KNOW Series Book 1)

By: Justin S. Holcomb

4.13

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

In every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering… read more

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3. Church History in Plain Language

By: Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll

4.10

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" an… read more

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"Christianity is the only major religion to have at its central event the humiliation of its God."

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incompara…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"Church historians often ask, ‘Is the church a movement or an institution?' . . . I think it is both. . . . I believe the people of God in history live in a tension between an ideal--the universal com…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

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4. The Cost of Discipleship

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between… read more

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"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

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5. 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

6. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ

By: Eugene H. Peterson , Dallas Willard

3.43

Format: 375 pages,

Renovation of the Heartexplains the common misunderstandings about human nature and the discipleshi… read more

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7. Mansions of the Heart: Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth

By: R. Thomas Ashbrook

4.83

Format: 28 pages, ebook

A practical program for developing a deeper, more authentic relationship with God Written for anyon… read more

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8. Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works

By: James K.A. Smith

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

How does worship work? How exactly does liturgical formation shape us? What are the dynamics of suc… read more

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9. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation

By: M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

"The process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others: " so M. Robert Mulho… read more

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10. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

By: Donald Miller

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God di… read more

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11. Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation

By: Ruth Haley Barton

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a 2006 Logos Book Award! Do you long for a deep, fundamental change in your life with God… read more

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12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

By: Isabel Wilkerson

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chroni… read more

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13. A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2)

By: Louise Penny

4.34

Format: 592 pages,

Welcome to winter in Three Pines, a picturesque village in Quebec, where the villagers are preparin… read more

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14. The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines

By: Richard J. Foster , Nathan Foster

4.00

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Nathan Foster was just a child when his father's classic Celebration of Disciplinebrought the spiri… read more

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15. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

By: Henry Cloud , None

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal pro… read more

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16. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

By: John Eldredge , Stasi Eldredge

4.01

Format: 0 pages,

Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious drea… read more

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17. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

By: Shauna Robinson

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Ban… read more

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18. 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

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19. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

By: John Mark Comer

4.53

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

"Who am I becoming?" That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he… read more

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"Hurry is violence on the soul."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"In the cruciform kingdom, only the bad things die: image and status and bragging rights, all vanity."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine. It’s to create space for the vine to grow and bear fruit."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The Hebrew word Shabbat means ‘to stop.’ But it can also be translated ‘to delight.’ It has this dual idea of stopping and also of joying in God and our lives in his world. The Sabbath is an entire d…"

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

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20. 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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21. The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

By: Justin Whitmel Earley

4.32

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible hab… read more

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"Habits form much more than our schedules: they form our hearts."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"Anger and fear have something in common: we become the center of things."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"...failure is not the enemy of formation; it is the liturgy of formation."

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

"Practicing the Common Rule can keep a hard season from becoming a dangerous season... (p. 23)"

-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

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22. 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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"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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23. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

By: William H. McRaven

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of  Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more

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24. Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology

By: James K.A. Smith

4.10

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

In this culmination of his widely read and highly acclaimed Cultural Liturgies project, James K. A.… read more

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25. Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms

By: Jim Wilder

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Christianity has tended to focus on right beliefs and right choices as the keys for personal growth… read more

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26. The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians

By: N.T. Wright

4.49

Format: 992 pages, Hardcover

Finally: an introduction that captures the excitement of the early Christians, helping today's read… read more

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27. Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram: A Handbook for Harmony and Transformation

By: Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Enneagram opens a remarkable window into the truth about us, enabling us to see how image, woun… read more

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28. New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Today's Church

By: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

3.74

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

New Monasticism is a growing movement of committed Christians who are recovering the radical discip… read more

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"you don’t have to live in community long to realize that lives which are blessed and instructive are still flawed. The grace of the gospel isn’t only that the Word was made flesh in Jesus, but also t…"

-Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Today's Church

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29. Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church

By: Gary A. Parrett

3.94

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

Why does the church teach? And what should it teach? In recent years, traditional Sunday school and… read more

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30. A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation: How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls

By: Evan B. Howard

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, provides a holistic, accessible, and info… read more

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31. Renewing Christian Worldview: A Holistic Approach for Spirit-Filled Christians

By: Steven Félix-Jäger

4.67

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

This brief but comprehensive introduction to Christian worldview helps readers understand the Chris… read more

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12 Best audiobook books like Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer

Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

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