Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics)15 reviews
Lauren F. Winner

Paraclete Press (MA), 2007

Hidden Treasure

+ Holistic Challenge
+ Companion for a Spiritual Journey
+ What a Delight
+ easy, excellent read
  
  











  



  
The Simple Faith Of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the Worl's Most Beloved Neighbor19 reviews

Oasis Audio, 2005

Profoundly Moving And Spiritually Uplifting

+ Life Changing
+ The Simple Fatih of Mr. Rogers
+ The Simple Faith is simply the best
  
  











  



  
Living on the Boundaries: Evangelical Women, Feminism And the Theological Academy1 review
Nicola Hoggard Creegan, Christine D. Pohl

InterVarsity Press, 2006

Boundary or Creative Space?

This book is a constructive and positive investigation of the issues faced by women in institutional life and the church itself. It also puts many questions to the institutions women work in. Further, the overarching paradigm is evangelical - a tradition within which feminism is seen by many as one ...
  
  











  



  
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness99 reviews
Karen Armstrong

Anchor, 2005

An Insightful Journey from the Loss of Hope to Spiritual Heights

+ An Extraordinary Collection of Compared and Clearly Expressed Thoughts
+ Finding God
+ Sadly misunderstood by some - author and book. Try again.
+ Empathy
  
  











  



  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1697 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Best Book I've Ever Listened To

+ Wonderful!!
+ Beautiful Nuggets of Wisdom
+ A great read
+ EAT PRAY LOVE
  
  











  



  
A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey154 reviews
Brian D. McLaren

Jossey-Bass, 2001

Jaded about Church? Here's an attitude shift.

+ "A New Kind of Christian"

An attitude shift of looking at how we do our Christianity, how we live it, and how it is expressed by us. There are some controversial points in the book however at it's core, it is calling us to be real and doesn't compromise the message of the Bible at all. It calls us to work with a new ...
  
  











  



  
In His Steps40 reviews
Charles M. Sheldon

Revell, 1993

FAVORITE BOOK

+ Caused me to share this book with others
+ What Would Jesus Do... Really...

This is the second time I'm reading this book because it's just that good.
  
  











  



  
Here and Now: Living in the Spirit11 reviews
Henri J Nouwen

Crossroad General Interest, 2002

Be Still and Know that I AM

+ Read and Respond
+ Ready to die...??
+ A "Jewel" of spiritual books...
  
  











  



  
How (Not) to Speak of God15 reviews
Peter Rollins

Paraclete Press (MA), 2006

Laborious, but worth it

+ creative, insightful, prophetic
+ Enlightning
+ A hopeful vision of Christianity's future
  
  











  



  
Emergent Manifesto of Hope, An (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)8 reviews

Baker Books, 2007

Multi-faceted jewel well worth the read!

+ excellent discussion generator
+ It's all about the friendships
+ An informative, thought-provoking, occasionally inspiring, sometimes challenging reading
  
  











  



  
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1418 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

A Gem of Postcolonial Literature

+ The Poisonwood bible
+ A Retrospective
+ I loved it.
+ Fabulous Read
  
  











  



  
Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive103 reviews
John Eldredge

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Profound, Insightful, Eloquent

+ Waking the Dead--lifechanging
+ review
+ Good Book for Challenging Men to Wake Up
+ The Famished Heart
  
  











  



  
Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life13 reviews
Henri Nouwen, Donald P. Mcneill, ...

Image, 2005

Compassion for guys (ladies welcome!)

+ Insightful and Concise!
+ Spirituality Articulated
+ Spirituality Lite
  
  











  



  
Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart1 review
Wayne, E Oates

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1996

Mentor of many Chaplains, by Chaplain Fred W. Hood

The majority of clinically trained chaplains for 50 years owe a huge debt to Wayne Oates. Since his influence spread through the Clinical Pastoral Education Movement, anyone serving as chaplain is on speaking terms with his 40-50 books & hundreds of articles. In his preface he clearly states his ...
  
  











  



  
Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The8 reviews
Brennan Manning

Revell, 2004

Total straight-shooter

+ Brennan Manning at his best

This guy dares to speak the truth, even at the risk of offending the "church" or many in the church who want to skate by without experiencing the true person of Jesus and what he wants of us. I have never read a book so blunt, honest and profound when it comes to how Jesus loves us and wants the ...
  
  











  



  
The Wide Open Spaces of God: A Journey With God Through the Landscapes of Life4 reviews
Beth Booram

Dimensions for Living, 2007

"Wide Open Spaces of God" excellent reading!

+ Thoughtful, Creative and Practical
+ A great read and a lasting reference
+ inventive, insightful and eloquent
  
  











  



  
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus)81 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

HarperOne, 2007

A voice from the wilderness

+ An Authentic Journey
+ Read this book!
+ This is an IMPORTANT book to read if you want to understand feminism.
+ Excellent Story and Resource
  
  











  



  
Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time14 reviews
Margaret J Wheatley

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007

Visionary

+ Deep Leadership
+ Reaching toward holism
+ refreshing honesty
  
  











  



  
After the Locusts: Letters from a Landscape of Faith1 review
Denise M. Ackermann, Desmond Tutu

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003

Suffering and Faith

Written in the form of letters to the people in her life closest to her, these essays blaze with the intensity of life deeply felt and faith forged in the crucible of base cruelty, soaring beauty and redemption that is South Africa. Having stripped away the usual academic lingo, this theologian, ...
  
  











  



  
Sacred Marriage73 reviews
Gary L. Thomas

Zondervan, 2000

Very Biblical!

+ Even Guys will read this
+ A call to holiness
+ Interesting take on marriage, but for the most part helpful.
+ GREAT RESOURCE