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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
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The Simple Faith Of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the Worl's Most Beloved Neighbor 19 reviews
Oasis Audio, 2005
Profoundly Moving And Spiritually Uplifting
+ Life Changing + The Simple Fatih of Mr. Rogers + The Simple Faith is simply the best
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Living on the Boundaries: Evangelical Women, Feminism And the Theological Academy 1 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 ...
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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness 99 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
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia 1697 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
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A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey 154 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 ...
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In His Steps 40 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.
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Here and Now: Living in the Spirit 11 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...
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How (Not) to Speak of God 15 reviews Peter Rollins
Paraclete Press (MA), 2006
Laborious, but worth it
+ creative, insightful, prophetic + Enlightning + A hopeful vision of Christianity's future
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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
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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
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Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive 103 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
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Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life 13 reviews Henri Nouwen, Donald P. Mcneill, ...
Image, 2005
Compassion for guys (ladies welcome!)
+ Insightful and Concise! + Spirituality Articulated + Spirituality Lite
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Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart 1 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 ...
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Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The 8 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 ...
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The Wide Open Spaces of God: A Journey With God Through the Landscapes of Life 4 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
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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
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Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time 14 reviews Margaret J Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007
Visionary
+ Deep Leadership + Reaching toward holism + refreshing honesty
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After the Locusts: Letters from a Landscape of Faith 1 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, ...
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Sacred Marriage 73 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
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