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10 best books like Practical Mysticism (Evelyn Underhill): Interior Castle, The World's Religions, Faithful and Virtuous Night, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical, Shameless: A Sexual Reformation, John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (The Classics of Western Spirituality), Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships, Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World

Interior Castle
AuthorTeresa of Ávila
ISBN0385036434
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castle describes the seven stages of union with God. Using everyday language to explain difficult theological concepts, Teresa of Avila compares the contemplative life to a castle with seven chambers. Tracing the passage of the soul through each...
The World's Religions
AuthorHuston Smith
ISBN0062508113
Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith′s masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world′s predominant faiths, including:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam,...
Faithful and Virtuous Night
AuthorLouise Glück
ISBN0374152012
Winner of the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry

A luminous, seductive new collection from the "fearless" (The New York Times) Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

Louise Glück is one of the finest American poets at work today. Her Poems 1962-2012 was hailed as "a major event in this country's...
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
AuthorShane Claiborne
ISBN0310266300
Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we’ve made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne...
Shameless: A Sexual Reformation
AuthorNadia Bolz-Weber
Raw, intimate, and timely, Nadia Bolz-Weber’s latest book offers a full-blown overhaul of our harmful and antiquated ideas about sex, gender, and our bodies.
 
Christians are obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For generations countless people have suffered pain, guilt, and judgment...
John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (The Classics of Western Spirituality)
AuthorJohn Climacus
ISBN0809123304
This book (the third English translation) offers an image of ladder as a way of ascetical life. It's true that it's aimed at monks, people that join a monastery like one on Mount Athos, but quite a few points work well even for us who are not these people. I'm not sure if I've read this before, but reading it...
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
AuthorRichard Rohr
ISBN0470907754
A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think...
Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go
AuthorRichard Rohr
ISBN0824521153
This is one of those books that can be read in one sitting - good thing, because I couldn't put it down. It said so many things I've thought about faith and spirituality as opposed to organized religion (specifically Christianity), but haven't been able to articulate. For example: "...And the same for...
The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships
AuthorSuzanne Stabile
ISBN0830846425
Most of us have no idea how others see or process their experiences. And that can make relationships hard, whether with intimate partners, with friends, or in our professional lives. Understanding the motivations and dynamics of these different personality types can be the key that unlocks sometimes...
Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World
AuthorRichard J. Foster
ISBN0060759712
As far as spiritual disciplines books go, this is one of the better ones. Foster is (usually) wise enough to know that enforcing a lot of these disciplines and practices as a "law" is legalism. And he doesn't do that. His thesis is simple (no pun intended): simplicity allows us to live in freedom to God (Foster...
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
AuthorReza Aslan
A fascinating, accessible introduction to Islam from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Zealot

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award

In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins...
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