19 best-selling nonfiction books like All That Is Made: A Guide to Faith and the Creative Life by Alabaster Co.

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All That Is Made: A Guide to Faith and the Creative Life

By: Alabaster Co.

4.51

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

All That Is Made is a guide for readers exploring the intersection of creativity and faith. Humans …

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1. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction

By: Margaret Guenther

4.23

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Guenther uses the images of the spiritual director as host, teacher, and midwife to describe the mi… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"While I haven’t yet reached this state of detachment, I have spent too long with the day-to-day realities of mothering to be sentimental about it. If I am now perceived as a motherly person, I would …"

-Margaret Guenther, Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction

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2. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.55

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

First they found themselves  On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.  Now they must make their way… read more

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  • christian
"You call that poetry?"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

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3. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

By: Richard J. Foster

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Richard J. Foster's Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growthis hailed by many as the… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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4. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

By: Paul E. Miller

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Author Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of yo… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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5. The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life

By: Billy Graham

3.91

Format: 240 pages,

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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6. The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for th… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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7. 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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  • faith
  • christian
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8. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • christian
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

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9. 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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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • 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

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10. Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

By: Andrew Murray

4.38

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

When Jesus "made himself nothing...taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers tr… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

11. The Master Plan of Evangelism

By: Robert E. Coleman

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

It all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him and share God's message with their neighbo… read more

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12. 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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13. 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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14. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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15. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

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16. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.42

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jes…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting th…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"The targets of this story are not "wayward sinners" but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with immoral outsiders as with moral insiders. H wants to …"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: "If I was saved by my good works -- then there would be a limit to what God could ask of me or put me throug…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

17. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker with an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and … 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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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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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. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

By: Harrison Scott Key

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

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20. The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

By: Michel Hendricks

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Could brain science be the key to spiritual formation? Why does true Christian transformation seem … read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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21. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.

By: Bob Goff

4.24

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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22. 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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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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23. Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

By: Andrew Peterson

4.51

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.   O… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
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  • theology
"When we manage to make something pretty, it's only because we are ourselves a flourish on a greater canvas."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"[T]he steady resonance of your work might move someone closer to the Kingdom—and compared to a human heart, planets are small potatoes."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"There's no doubt in my mind that what's shaped me and my work more than any particular talent on my part has been living out a calling in the midst of a Christ-centered community."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"Christian art, then, might be defined as a work that is, like Christ himself, full of grace and truth. Where we go wrong is when we tilt the scales away from grace, or beauty, or excellence, as if tr…"

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

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24. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione

By: Jonathan Haidt

4.21

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."

-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione

"Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second."

-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione

"Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason."

-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione

"Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you."

-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione

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25. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

By: Anne Bogel

4.02

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our boo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Just as I’m all the ages I have been, I’m all the readers I have been."

-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

"For everyone who’s ever finished a book under the covers with a flashlight when they were supposed to be sleeping."

-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

"A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader"

-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

"With apologies to Kathleen Kelly, what I've come to learn is this: if my real life reminds me of something I read in a book , I'm reading well -- and I'm probably living well, too."

-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

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26. Art and Faith: A Theology of Making

By: Makoto Fujimura

4.29

Format: 167 pages, Hardcover

From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—r… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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27. Hinds' Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey (Visual Journey Series)

By: Hannah Hurnard

4.61

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A 2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards Winner! Journey with Much-Afraid to new heights of love, joy, an… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
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28. Until Unity

By: Francis Chan

4.46

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

New York Times-bestselling author Francis Chan calls for believers and churches everywhere to align… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Too many people live as though affirming a biblical truth is the equivalent to having it in reality. . . It's terrifying to think that Hell may have no shortage of Bible teachers with good theology."

-Francis Chan, Until Unity

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29. Just Because

By: Matthew McConaughey

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matt… read more

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30. All That Is Made: A Guide to Faith and the Creative Life

By: Alabaster Co.

4.51

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

All That Is Made is a guide for readers exploring the intersection of creativity and faith. Humans … read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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31. Everything New

By: She Reads Truth

4.57

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

When sin entered the world and Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden, God sent them away with a … read more

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22 Best christian books like All That Is Made: A Guide to Faith and the Creative Life by Alabaster Co.

Transform Your Habits

Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction

Margaret Guenther

4.23

Transform Your Habits

North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

Andrew Peterson

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Richard J. Foster

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

Paul E. Miller

3.50

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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

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Jennie Allen

4.24

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