From Housewife to Heretic
10 best books like From Housewife to Heretic (Sonia Johnson): Small Gods, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism, Women and Authority: Re-Emerging Mormon Feminism, Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, Born to Change the World: Your Part in Gathering Israel, A Case for the Book of Mormon, Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-Day Saint Woman Scholar's Ventures Through Life, Death, Cancer, and Motherhood (Not Necessarily in That Order), Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health, Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| ISBN | 0552152978 |
Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.' Religion is a controversial business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods. Who come in all shapes and sizes. In such a competitive environment, there is a pressing need to make one's presence felt....
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 0807012394 |
In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within...
| Author | Gregory A. Prince |
| ISBN | 0874808227 |
Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth—nearly tripling in total membership—and becoming a significant presence...
| Author | Maxine Hanks |
| ISBN | 1560850140 |
Utah women today might be surprised to learn their grandmothers' views on feminist issues, according to Maxine Hanks. LDS Relief Society co-founder Sarah Kimball referred to herself as "a woman's rights woman, " while Bathsheba Smith was called on Relief Society mission in 1870 to preach equal rights...
| Author | Linda King Newell |
| ISBN | 0252062914 |
Mormonism has had a bit of a schizophrenic relationship with Emma Smith. Over 150 years, she's been seen as everything from a "devil" to the epitome of the stereotypical selfless at all times, saintly, angelically feminine Mormon woman (the apparent most-favored status of Mormonism today given some...
Born to Change the World: Your Part in Gathering Israel
| Author | Brad Wilcox |
| ISBN | 1629725897 |
My entire understanding of the literal gathering of the House of Israel has been changed by reading this book. I understood it to be a symbolic gathering of people in the last dispensation. And while the symbolic imagery exists, when speaking of the literal gathering of the house of Israel (Jacob), there...
A Case for the Book of Mormon
If you enjoyed other books by Elder Callister, then you will like this one also. Provides an intelligent brief overview of what the critics have said about the Book of Mormon while providing credible counterpoints. Makes you think. (Just when I think I have the Book of Mormon figured out, along comes...
Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-Day Saint Woman Scholar's Ventures Through Life, Death, Cancer, and Motherhood (Not Necessarily in That Order)
| Author | Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye |
In this collection of personal essays, letters, and even drawings, Melissa Inouye considers how Latter-day Saints in an increasingly globalized Church might cultivate unity without leaving their distinctive gifts behind. As an Asian American Latter-day Saint feminist and scholar, she feels...
Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health
| Author | Belisa Vranich |
| ISBN | 1250106427 |
Insomnia? Gone. Anxiety? Gone. All without medication. Unpleasant side effects from blood pressure pills? Gone. A cheap and effective way to combat cardiovascular disease, immune dysfunction, obesity, and GI disorders? Yes. Sounds too good to be true? Believe it.
Contemporary science...
Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists
| Author | April Young Bennett |
| ISBN | 1733823913 |
Since the Women's March on Washington and the Me Too movement, a new, more diverse generation of feminists is raising questions about how to effect change. Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists channels the first generation of American feminists as exemplars and advisors...
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book
| Author | Dan Harris |
| ISBN | 0399588949 |
ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s...
Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
| Author | Marianne Monson |
| ISBN | 1629722278 |
These are the stories of twelve women who "heard the call" to settle the west and who came from all points of the globe to begin their journey: the East Coast, Europe, and as far away as New Zealand. They endured unimaginable hardships just to get to their destination and then the next phase of the story begins....
Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question
With the advancement of the internet, changing worldviews, and the rising generation of millennials, Latter-day Saints today face unique challenges to faith on an unprecedented scale. Unlike most books written to help those struggling with their testimonies, Bridges: Ministering to Those Who...
Essays on American Indian and Mormon History
| Author | P. Jane Hafen |
| ISBN | 1607816903 |
American Indians have long played a central role in Mormon history and its narratives. Their roles, however, have often been cast in support of traditional Mormon beliefs and as a reaffirmation of colonial discourses.
This collection of essays, many the result of a seminar hosted by the Charles...
| Author | Elizabeth Yates |
| ISBN | 0890847487 |
One of the wisest writers I've read from any era, Elizabeth Yates—winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal for Amos Fortune, Free Man—fashions yet another compelling novel in A Place for Peter. It continues the story begun in her 1944 Newbery Honor book Mountain Born, the quiet saga of a family maintaining...
How to Make Friends with the Dark
| Author | Kathleen Glasgow |
| ISBN | 1101934751 |
Here is what happens when your mother dies.
It’s the brightest day of summer and it’s dark outside. It’s dark in your house, dark in your room, and dark in your heart. You feel like the darkness is going to split you apart.
That’s how it feels for Tiger. It’s always been Tiger...
Earthbound Angel (No Angel Series Book 2)
As the time draws near for the first spirits to leave their home in heaven, a group of rebellious dissenters begin to appear at every blue planet planning meeting, demanding that all mortals are ruled by compulsory choice, instead of having the freedom to choose for themselves. Daniel is a courageous...
| Author | Carl Sagan |
| ISBN | 0552664391 |
What a wonderful little book.
I found it in the used bookstore. The bibliophile owner said this was a hugely popular book in the 70’s. There was a trend to produce scattershot books with random quotes, esoteric but relevant pictures and texts bouncing from one groovy subject to another. “Do...
