26 best-selling nonfiction books like Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction by Blaire Ostler

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Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction

By: Blaire Ostler

4.21

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

As I read this book, two words kept coming to my “prayers” and “words.” From the late 1840s until …

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1. The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon

By: Bart D. Ehrman

4.10

Format: 6 pages, Audio CD

What different kinds of books are in the New Testament? When, how, and why were they written? And w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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2. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1)

By: Mary Pope Osborne , Salvatore Murdocca

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tre… read more

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3. Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Damien Keown

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

This accessible volume covers both the teachings of the Buddha and the integration of Buddhism into… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology

4. Mother's Milk

By: Rachel Hunt Steenblik , Ashley Mae Hoiland

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

In this stunning new collection of poems, Rachel Hunt Steenblik (Mormon Feminism: Essential Writing… read more

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5. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

By: Michael Greger , Gene Stone

4.20

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the… read more

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6. Mormon Christianity: What Other Christians Can Learn from the Latter-Day Saints

By: Stephen H. Webb

0.00

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Mormons are adamant that they are Christian, and eloquent writers within their own faith have tried… read more

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7. City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

4.09

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutali… read more

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"Death is for the weak."

-Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

"There is no crueler hells then committee work...."

-Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

"Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not."

-Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

"I am lost among the seas of fate and time But at least I have love."

-Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

Cover of American Zion: A New History of Mormonism by Benjamin E. Park

8. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

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Cover of Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins

9. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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10. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

By: Michael Schur

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. —MAYA ANGELOU"

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"Part of the wonder of being human is that we get to learn about the extraordinary levels of virtue of which other humans are capable."

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"Our behaviors create deep grooves in our personalities, like a heavy chair forming impressions in a shaggy rug, and it becomes harder and harder to escape them."

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"... There is no way to achieve a higher-level enjoyment from running, because there's no way to achieve any enjoyment from running, because there is nothing enjoyable about running. Running is awful,…"

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

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11. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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12. Bad Mormon: A Memoir

By: Heather Gay

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memo… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
"I was beginning to learn the gendered rules for behavior. My parents did not want a steely-eyed warrior for a daughter- they wanted someone obedient and kind. She didn't have to be a quivering sack o…"

-Heather Gay, Bad Mormon: A Memoir

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13. Both Things Are True

By: Kate Holbrook

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Joseph Smith’s observation that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” has become a belove… read more

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  • faith
  • mormonism
  • lds
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light by Charlie   Bird

14. Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light

By: Charlie Bird

4.54

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Charlie Bird—the viral face of BYU during his years as Cosmo the Cougar—made waves across the natio… read more

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  • lgbt
  • lds
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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15. More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament

By: Lexie Kite

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"An indispensable resource for women of all ages, this is a guide to help us better connect to ours… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Beauty doesn’t make you, so it can’t break you, either."

-Lexie Kite, More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament

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16. Introduction to the Qur’an

By: Martyn Oliver

3.96

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length 5 hours and 48 minutes Publisher's Summary For people of the Muslim faith - n… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • theology
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17. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

By: Robert Waldinger

4.16

Format: 352 pages, ebook

What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their book, the directors of the Ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism by Sara M. Patterson

18. The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

By: Sara M. Patterson

4.39

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In the single month of September 1993, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
Cover of Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon by Adam S. Miller

19. Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon

By: Adam S. Miller

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Book of Mormon bears witness of Christ’s divinity and atonement. On nearly every page, the core… read more

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20. Expanding the Borders of Zion: A Latter-day Saint Perspective on LGBTQ Inclusion

By: Charlie Bird

4.77

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

Many people want to offer love and support to their LGBTQ friends and neighbors but aren't sure how… read more

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21. Mormon: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #10)

By: Adam S. Miller

4.58

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

O ye fair ones, how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you! Fr… read more

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22. 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

By: Daniel Becerra

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

“And now Father, I pray unto thee for them . . . that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, … read more

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"Christlikeness finds its fullest expression in community, collaboration, and collectivity."

-Daniel Becerra, 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

"I believe that Mormon would have us understand that the path to the Savior is more circuitous and scenic than one might expect. In 3–4 Nephi, coming to Christ is what happens when the disciple focuse…"

-Daniel Becerra, 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

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23. Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

We are part of a complex Church community―full of people who think differently than we do, behave i… read more

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24. At-One-Ment

By: Thomas Wirthlin McConkie

4.61

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

At the heart of the gospel is a radical message of we are capable of unlimited development, of bec… read more

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25. Restoration: God's Call to the 21st Century World

By: Patrick Q. Mason

4.52

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

The Restoration began in the spring of 1820, when Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ … read more

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26. Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide

By: Christian Kimball

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

"Chris has managed to write a great primer for Latter-day Saints who desperately need a new way to … read more

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Cover of Alma 30–63: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #7) by Mark A. Wrathall

27. Alma 30–63: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #7)

By: Mark A. Wrathall

4.45

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

"Now is the time and the day of your salvation . . ." Alma the Younger is forever changed by an … read more

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Cover of Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History by Richard L. Bushman

28. Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.97

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth … read more

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Cover of The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church by Jana Riess

29. The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church

By: Jana Riess

3.91

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized relig… read more

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30. Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction

By: Blaire Ostler

4.21

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

As I read this book, two words kept coming to my “prayers” and “words.” From the late 1840s until … read more

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Cover of Sounded In Every Ear: 1955-2020 (Saints, #4) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

31. Sounded In Every Ear: 1955-2020 (Saints, #4)

By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.69

Format: 831 pages, Paperback

Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant tapestry of the Saints through this captivating vo… read more

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23 Best religion books like Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction by Blaire Ostler

Transform Your Habits

The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon

Bart D. Ehrman

4.10

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Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction

Damien Keown

4.01

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

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McKay Coppins

4.36

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7 Top history books like Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History by Richard L. Bushman

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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

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Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

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The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

Sara M. Patterson

4.39

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Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

Terryl L. Givens

4.50

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