Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
10 best books like Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan (Dayna Curry): The Rule of Saint Benedict, Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot, The Cloister Walk, Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott, Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile, Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life, Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings From the Northumbria Community, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
The Rule of Saint Benedict
Composed nearly fifteen hundred years ago by the father of Western monasticism, The Rule of St. Benedict has for centuries been the guide of religious communities. St. Benedict's rules of obedience, humility, and contemplation are not only prerequisites for formal religious societies, they also...
| Author | Rachel Held Evans |
| ISBN | 0310293995 |
Eighty years after the Scopes Monkey Trial made a spectacle of Christian fundamentalism and brought national attention to her hometown, Rachel Held Evans faced a trial of her own when she began to have doubts about her faith.
In Faith Unraveled, Rachel recounts growing up in a culture obsessed...
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
| Author | Shane Claiborne |
| ISBN | 0310266300 |
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...
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...
| Author | Kathleen Norris |
| ISBN | 1573225843 |
Why would a married woman with a thoroughly Protestant background and often more doubt than faith be drawn to the ancient practice of monasticism, to a community of celibate men whose days are centered around a rigid schedule of prayer, work, and scripture? This is the question that poet Kathleen Norris...
Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
| Author | Beth Nimmo |
| ISBN | 0785268480 |
The Columbine tragedy in April 1999 pierced the heart of our country. In December 1999, we learned that the teenage killers specifically targeted Rachel Scott and mocked her Christian faith on their chilling, homemade videotapes. Rachel Scott died for her faith. Now her parents talk about Rachel's...
There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building. Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty. This is a book about those two numbers.Jesus Wants to save Christians...
| Author | Marjorie J. Thompson |
| ISBN | 0664229476 |
Few books in Westminster John Knox's publishing history have been so embraced and so loved as Marjorie Thompson's Soul Feast. First released in 1995, this spiritual classic continues to be a best-seller, as thousands each year accept her invitation to the Christian spiritual life. Offering a framework...
| Author | The Northumbria Community |
| ISBN | 0060013249 |
The Ancient Paths of Northumbria in northeastern England have been trod by generations of men and women who loved God and followed Jesus, bringing faith, hope, and love to vast numbers of people. Today, the Northumbria Community remains a living expression of this monastic, contemplative stream...
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
| Author | Shane Claiborne |
| ISBN | 0310326192 |
Common Prayer helps today’s diverse church pray together across traditions and denominations. With an ear to the particulars of how various liturgical traditions pray, and using an advisory team of liturgy experts, the authors have created a tapestry of prayer that celebrates the best of each...
| Author | Lauren F. Winner |
| ISBN | 0812970802 |
The child of a Jewish father and a lapsed Southern Baptist mother, Lauren F. Winner chose to become an Orthodox Jew. But even as she was observing Sabbath rituals and studying Jewish law, Lauren was increasingly drawn to Christianity. Courageously leaving what she loved, she eventually converted....
| Author | Rifqa Bary |
| ISBN | 1601426968 |
Rifqa Bary grew up in a devout Muslim home, obediently following her parents' orders to practice the rituals of Islam. But God was calling her to freedom and love. He was calling her to true faith. He was calling her to give up everything. Leaving Islam for Christianity cost her more than she imagined but...
Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America
| Author | Mike Yankoski |
| ISBN | 1590524020 |
Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight. With only a backpack, a sleeping bag and a guitar, Mike and his traveling companion, Sam, set out to experience life on the streets in six different...
Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
| Author | Timothy J. Keller |
| ISBN | 0525951369 |
The New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Songs of Jesus and a nationally renowned minister, Timothy Keller exposes the error of making good things “ultimate” in this book, and shows readers a new path toward a hope that lasts.
Success, true love, and the life...
| Author | John M. Perkins |
| ISBN | 0830743073 |
His brother died in his arms, shot by a deputy marshall. He was beaten and tortured by the sheriff and state police. But through it all he returned good for evil, love for hate, progress for prejudice and brought hope to black and white alike. The story of John Perkins is no ordinary story. Rather, it is a...
