Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
10 best books like Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill): A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others, What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything, The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot, The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, The Pastor: A Memoir, What Jesus Meant, Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential
A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
| Author | Timothy Egan |
| ISBN | 0735225230 |
Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity,...
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
| Author | Barbara Brown Taylor |
| ISBN | 0062406582 |
The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world’s religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights...
What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
| Author | Rob Bell |
| ISBN | 0062194283 |
Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined—and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way.
In Love Wins, Rob Bell...
The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
| Author | Abraham Joshua Heschel |
| ISBN | 0374529752 |
Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life.
In this brief yet profound meditation...
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
Shadow of the Almighty is a modern classic story of faithfulness, obedience, and martyrdom. It is the best-selling account of the martyrdom of Jim Elliot and four other missionaries at the hands of the Huaorani Indians in Ecuador.
Shadow of the Almighty has inspired Christians since its first...
The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
| Author | Daniel J. Boorstin |
| ISBN | 0394726251 |
If you were going on a yearlong cruise and could take only one book, this might be my recommendation. I cannot imagine where else you could find, in a single volume, such a wealth of history organized so lucidly and written so engagingly. The title might suggest that it is the story of Columbus, Magellan,...
| Author | Bruce Feiler |
| ISBN | 0060838663 |
Both immediate and timeless, Abraham is a powerful, universal story, the first-ever interfaith portrait of the man God chose to be his partner. Thoughtful and inspiring, it offers a rare vision of hope that will redefine what we think about our neighbors, our future, and ourselves.
In this...
| Author | Eugene H. Peterson |
| ISBN | 0061988200 |
In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells the story of how he started Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland and his gradual discovery of what it really means to be a pastor. Steering away from abstractions, Peterson challenges...
“Garry Wills brings his signature brand of erudite, unorthodox thinking to his latest book of revelations. . . . A tour de force and a profound show of faith.” (
O, the Oprah Magazine)
In what are billed “culture wars,” people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus...
| Author | Gordon T. Smith |
| ISBN | 0830822542 |
God has called you--first to himself, to know and follow him but also to a specific life purpose, a particular reason for being.This second call, to a defining purpose or mission in life, is often termed a vocation, from the Latin root meaning "calling." And while it has implications for your work or occupation,...
| Author | Walter Brueggemann |
| ISBN | 0664239285 |
Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a person should be able to play cards or purchase liquor on Sundays. In this volume, popular author Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a...
The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
| Author | Justo L. González |
| ISBN | 0060633166 |
Another excellent survey of Christian history from the Reformation up to the early 21st century. As in his previous volume, Gonzalez is attentive to those voices who have been unrepresented in the Christian narrative, especially women and the Third World. Gonzalez paints a more positive picture...
A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix
Ten years after his death, Edwin Friedman's insights into leadership are more urgently needed than ever. He was the first to tell us that all organizations have personalities, like families, and to apply the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, politicians and...
| Author | David Hansen |
| ISBN | 0830816690 |
Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish Clergy! What should a pastor do? What makes a pastor good or effective? What is a pastor, after all? Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others...
The Journals of Jim Elliot
| Author | Elisabeth Elliot |
| ISBN | 0800758250 |
Jim Elliot was part of a team of young missionaries murdered in Ecuador in 1956 by the Auca Indians to whom they were witnessing. At the age of 29, he left behind a young widow, a baby daughter, and volumes of personal journals written over many years.
In 1978, Revell published the complete and unabridged...
Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale
| Author | Ian Morgan Cron |
| ISBN | 1576838129 |
"Chase Falson has lost his faith so he crosses the Atlantic to visit his uncle, a Franciscan priest, where he encounters the teachings of Francis of Assisi and rediscovers his ancient faith. Follow Chase's spiritual journey in the footsteps of Francis, and then begin one of your own through the pilgrim's...
| Author | Randy Alcorn |
| ISBN | 0842337911 |
2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! Fans of Randy Alcorn will applaud this soul-stirring story of two college friends who reconnect after twenty years. One is living life apart from God in comfortable corporate America while the other is living for Christ under intense persecution in China. This stunning...
He That Is Spiritual: A Classic Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Spirituality
| Author | Lewis Sperry Chafer |
| ISBN | 0310223415 |
Few books have been more warmly received by Bible teachers and students. He That is Spiritual defines true Christian living and unfolds the biblical teaching concerning spirituality -- what it is, and how it is secured. Nothing could be more important to Christians than the theme of this book. Its sound...
