13 must-read christian books like Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr

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Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

By: Richard Rohr

4.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the c…

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1. Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

By: Ruth Haley Barton , Dallas Willard

4.34

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a Christianity Today 2005 Book Award! To seek to fill a book with words about moving beyo… read more

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"We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself."

-Ruth Haley Barton, Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

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2. New Seeds of Contemplation

By: Thomas Merton

4.26

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduct… read more

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"A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying [God]. It “consents,"

-Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

"Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life, our own identity, our own destiny....To work out our identity in God."

-Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

"The ever-changing reality in the midst of which we live should awaken us to the possibility of an uninterrupted dialogue with God. By this I do not mean continuous “talk,"

-Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

"We have the choice of two identities: the external mask which seems to be real...and the hidden, inner person who seems to us to be nothing, but who can give himself eternally to the truth in whom he…"

-Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

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3. 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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"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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4. What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

By: Rob Bell

4.32

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more

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5. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the fir… read more

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"A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"It's not about right belief; it's about right practice."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable thing we have working in our favor is our yearning."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

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6. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It

By: Joe Barrett , Peter Enns

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adamrecounts his transformative spir… read more

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7. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible

By: Scot McKnight

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

"Why Can't I Just Be a Christian?" Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings… read more

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8. What We Talk about When We Talk about God

By: Rob Bell

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Rob Bell's bestselling book Love Winsstruck a powerful chord with a new generation of Christians wh… read more

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9. 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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10. Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

By: Richard Rohr

4.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the c… read more

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  • spirituality
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11. 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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12. 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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13. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs

By: Peter Enns

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more

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14. Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

By: David G. Benner

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards! "Only God deserves absol… read more

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15. Interior Castle

By: Teresa de Ávila

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more

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16. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now

By: Walter Brueggemann

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a pers… read more

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17. Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Practitioners of Centering Prayer are known for the great enthusiasm they bring to the practice of … read more

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18. Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation

By: Martin Laird

3.55

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sitting in stillness, the practice of meditation, and the cultivation of awareness are commonly tho… read more

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19. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

By: Rob Bell

3.66

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God… read more

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"You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"Forgiveness is unilateral. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up - God has already done it."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question. "What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

"Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want."

-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

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20. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned

By: Brian D. McLaren

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren… read more

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21. The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation

By: James Finley

4.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifeti… read more

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Ruth Haley Barton , Dallas Willard

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New Seeds of Contemplation

Thomas Merton

4.26

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Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction

Margaret Guenther

4.23

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4.39

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3.66

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The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe

Richard Rohr

4.45

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Peter Enns

4.29

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