6 must-read theology books like The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found by Angela Williams Gorrell

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The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found

By: Angela Williams Gorrell

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

“My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.”   Shortly after being hired b…

If you liked the theology plot in The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found by Angela Williams Gorrell , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory

By: Tod Bolsinger

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific O… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology

2. The Unseen Realm

By: Michael S. Heiser

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of Scripture, explaining how i… read more

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3. One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

By: Ann Voskamp

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us … read more

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4. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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5. Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

By: Kelly Corrigan

3.91

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A warm, insightful look at the twelve phrases that strengthen and sustain our relationships, from t… read more

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6. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

By: Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

 One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more

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  • memoir
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

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7. 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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  • memoir
  • theology
  • 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

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8. 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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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • spirituality
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9. The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

By: Sara Brunsvold

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces … read more

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"Ours is a God of new life~Mrs. Kip"

-Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

"Keep the fight in your veins, honey. Never let it fade."

-Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

"Hard things usually end in the biggest blessings. ~Mrs. Kip"

-Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

"Lord, you are so good, and your love holds everything together."

-Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

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10. The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

By: Gladys McGarey

4.29

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Dr. Gladys McGarey, a centenarian still-consulting doctor and the mother of holistic medicine, reve… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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11. The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

By: Andy Greene

4.15

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first c… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • spirituality
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

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13. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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14. Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays abou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

By: Kevin Fedarko

4.36

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"

-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

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16. Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most

By: Miroslav Volf

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " Life Worth Living is transcendent. A collection of wisdom pu… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
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17. The Fourth Quarter of Your Life: Embracing What Matters Most

By: Matthew Kelly

4.21

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Whether you are in the fourth quarter of life or not, this book will change the way you live the re… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Stay Salt

By: Rebecca Manley Pippert

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Helps Christians to share their faith in today's world confidently and effectively. The world ha… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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19. A Certain Kind of Starlight

By: Heather Webber

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the face of hardship, two women learn how to rise up again under the bright side of the stars. E… read more

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20. The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams (Dove Pond, #4)

By: Karen Hawkins

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” ( Shelf Awarenes… read more

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21. The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found

By: Angela Williams Gorrell

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

“My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.”   Shortly after being hired b… read more

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  • memoir
  • theology
  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

9 must-read religion books like The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found by Angela Williams Gorrell

Transform Your Habits

Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory

Tod Bolsinger

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Wholehearted Faith

Rachel Held Evans

4.42

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

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Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

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