The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

Anne Lamott · 272 pages

"Lamott has chronicled her wacky and (sometimes) wild adventures in faith in...the wonderful Grace (Eventually)." (Chicago Sun-Times)In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.

Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows

Ravi Zacharias, R.S.B. Sawyer · 240 pages

Ravi Zacharias was born in India and has literally moved from the East to the West and the West to the East and repeated the cycle again and again to answer skeptics' questions about whether God is alive, who Jesus is, what is truth, and whether we can really find absolutes. Ravi has spoken of his own journey only in bits and pieces in his other books and talks. It is a journey that has led him be

Crossing to Avalon: A Woman's Midlife Quest for the Sacred Feminine

Jean Shinoda Bolen · 320 pages

Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen's magnificent spiritual autobiography is the story of a call to adventure, the mystery of the feminine, and the extraordinary pilgrimage that marked her midlife passage. Bolen frames her search for meaning at midlife as a quest for the mysterious lost Grail of the Arthurian legend. For Bolen, the Grail represents the elusive object of a lifelong search for what is missing fr

Meetings With Remarkable Men

G.I. Gurdjieff

Angels In My Hair

Lorna Byrne · 288 pages

Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma

Brad Warner · 225 pages

Living Faith

Jimmy Carter · 273 pages

This is a book about the values and experiences that have shaped my life, and how the religious beliefs I inherited have been transformed into a living faith. I have waited a long time to write these words, because religion is a private matter-and my own faith has been the subject of much public speculation. Yet I think that my close relationship with God is something I share with many Americans o

My Life with the Spirits: The Adventures of a Modern Magician

Lon Milo DuQuette · 191 pages

The Year of Living like Jesus: My Journey of Discovering What Jesus Would Really Do

Edward G. Dobson · 291 pages

Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church

Lynn K. Wilder · 368 pages

Narrates the story of how a Mormon family left the religion after questioning many of its teachings and describes what it was like to grow up as a Mormon, comparing many Mormon beliefs and practices with those of more traditional Christian religions.

Tod eines Guru

Rabi R. Maharaj · 276 pages

Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions

Rachel Held Evans · 232 pages

Letters & Papers from Prison

Dietrich Bonhoeffer · 437 pages

This new, greatly expanded version, while omitting nothing found in the earlier edition, shifts the emphasis of earlier editions on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theological reflections to the private sphere of his life. His letters now appear in far greater detail, and show his daily concerns and the enormous warmth and humanity of the young German pastor who was executed by the Nazis in 1945 for his par

By Searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith

Isobel Kuhn · 159 pages

Isobel Miller gave up God for worldly pursuits. But as graduation approached and her engagement was broken, she questioned that decision. "If You will prove to me that You are, and if You will give me peace, I will give You my whole life." God heard Isobel's prayers. He reached out to her, ending years of searching. Her response was to dedicate her life, along with her husband, to missionary servi

Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis

Lauren F. Winner · 272 pages

Living with the Himalayan Masters

Swami Rama · 486 pages

Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

Jinger Duggar Vuolo · 221 pages

Something Other than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It

Jennifer Fulwiler · 253 pages

Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess

Matthew Paul Turner · 256 pages

He spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it.In this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing--sometimes cringe-worthy--and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be "of the devil." churched is a collection of

These Strange Ashes

Elisabeth Elliot · 144 pages

In her first year as a missionary to a small group of native women in the Ecuadorian jungle, Elisabeth Elliot faced physical and spiritual trials. In These Strange Ashes, Elliot captures the mysteries and stark realities surrounding the colorful and primitive world in which she ministered. More than just a recounting of her early days, this is a beautifully crafted and deeply personal reflection o

Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again

Crystal McVea, Alex Tresniowski · 272 pages

Recounts the story of a young mother who underwent an intense near-death experience after she became unresponsive during a medical emergency, as she discusses the hardships of her past and the impact of the experience on her life. Crystal McVea describes her near-death experience and discusses her religious life and the traumatic events of her past, including sexual abuse, attempted suicide, and

God's Smuggler

Brother Andrew · 226 pages

All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir

Brennan Manning · 240 pages

Brennan Manning roves back through his past, honoring the lives of the people closest to him, family and friends who've known the saint and the sinner, the boy and the man. Far from some chronological timeline, these memories are witness to the truth of life by one who has lived it.

The Pastor: A Memoir

Eugene H. Peterson · 336 pages