Life and Holiness
10 best books like Life and Holiness (Thomas Merton): The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations, Silencing the Past, Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle: Living Fully, Loving Dangerously, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner, Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America, Amon's Adventure: A Family Story for Easter
The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations
| Author | Oscar Romero |
| ISBN | 0874861411 |
To find out why Pope Francis is making Oscar Romero a saint, read the words that cost him his life.
"A church that does not provoke crisis, a gospel that does not disturb, a word of God that does not touch the concrete sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed - what kind of gospel is that?"
Three...
| Author | Michel-Rolph Trouillot |
| ISBN | 0807043117 |
If Marx, Foucault, and Howard Zinn wrote a book together, it would probably look something like Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Silencing the Past. This isn't a slur, though; as you can tell from my five-star rating, I obviously appreciated the book, its author's cobbled personal reflections plus broader...
Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle: Living Fully, Loving Dangerously
| Author | Kent Annan |
| ISBN | 0830837302 |
In 2003 Kent Annan left behind his prosperous, comfortable upbringing to face the world beyond its gates, where people wear his cast-off clothing and seek comfort from the heat in the long shadow of his homeland. Haiti, apparently, was where God wanted him. Of course, just because God wants you somewhere...
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home
| Author | Richard J. Foster |
| ISBN | 0060628464 |
Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions,...
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
| Author | Henri J.M. Nouwen |
| ISBN | 0824512596 |
Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker with an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and the love of God in ways that have inspired countless people to trust life more fully.
Most widely read among the over 40 books Father Nouwen wrote is In the Name of Jesus. For a society that measures...
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
This is an excellent book that I used as a devotional. It is a compilation of John Wesley's reflections on the subject of entire sanctification from the years 1722-1777. Christian perfection or entire sanctification is loving God with all of your heart soul, mind, and strength and loving your neighbor...
| Author | Ben Fountain |
| ISBN | 0060885599 |
Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk is a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq. It explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad.
Ben Fountain’s remarkable debut novel follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through...
| Author | Frederick Buechner |
| ISBN | 0060698640 |
This book has been my companion for 15+ years. One of my favorite entries is August 3, entitled "Wine".
I quote it here:
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Unfermented grape juice is a bland and pleasant drink, especially on a warm afternoon mixed half-and-half with ginger ale. It is...
| Author | Adrian Forsyth |
| ISBN | 0684187108 |
This book is written by two biologists who spent a lot of time in the tropical rain forests of central and south America. Each chapter in the book is dedicated to a different subject in the forests, and can be read independently.
Anyone who is curious about the nature world , would be thrilled by...
Amon's Adventure: A Family Story for Easter
| Author | Arnold Ytreeide |
| ISBN | 0825441714 |
Another family "read together" story from popular author Arnold Ytreeide Following in the footsteps of his widely popular Advent series--Jotham's Journey, Bartholomew's Passage, and Tabitha's Travels--well-known author Arnold Ytreeide presents a captivating story to take families through...
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. In his highly-acclaimed book of the same title, he shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has...
The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People
| Author | Neil Hegarty |
| ISBN | 1250002893 |
In this groundbreaking history of Ireland, Neil Hegarty presents a fresh perspective on Ireland's past. Comprehensive and engaging, The Story of Ireland is an eye-opening account of a nation that has long been shaped by forces beyond its coasts.
The Story of Ireland re-examines Irish history,...
The Pursuit of Man: The Divine Conquest of the Human Heart
| Author | A.W. Tozer |
| ISBN | 1600660983 |
"Are you sure you want to be filled with a Spirit who, though He is like Jesus in His gentleness and love, will nevertheless demand to be Lord of your life? Are you willing to let your personality be taken over by another, even if that other by the Spirit of God Himself? If the Spirit takes charge of your life...
DMZ, Vol. 2: Body of a Journalist
| Author | Brian Wood |
| ISBN | 1401212476 |
America's worst nightmare has come true. Having neglected the threat of anti-establishment militias, the U.S. government is in danger of losing control. Middle America has violently risen up, coming to a standstill at Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naive, aspiring...
Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical
| Author | Shane Claiborne |
| ISBN | 0830751203 |
Re-imagine Leading and Following in a World Longing for True Justice, Compassion and Freedom Followers of Christ yearn to see the world changed in compassionate, positive, effective ways. As prophetic voices, Shane Claiborne and John Perkins lead the way in this move to be the hands, feet and heart...
| Author | Frederick Buechner |
| ISBN | 0060611626 |
Frederick Buechner's Godric "retells the life of Godric of Finchale, a twelfth-century English holy man whose projects late in life included that of purifying his moral ambition of pride...Sin, spiritual yearning, rebirth, fierce asceticism--these hagiographic staples aren't easy to revitalize...
This is a prayer book, but it is unlike many others you may have seen. This book is unique, not only because each prayer is accompanied by a striking photograph, but because each prayer is an example of sincere, heartfelt communication with God. These prayers of Haitian Christians converted from Voodooism...
The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry (Thin Book Series)
| Author | Sue Annis Hammond |
| ISBN | 0966537319 |
This book is an introduction to the concept of appreciative inquiry (a coaching tool/technique/strategy) which I read because I want to learn more effective ways of peer to peer (no position of power) coaching especially as it relates to the teaching profession; I’ve known for a long time that this...
