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BOOKS FOR THE WALK

(Ideas complimenting our faith journey) 

There are many books that can enhance our spiritual walk as part of the Body of Christ. Here are a few. A few are here that will give you a look at ethical beliefs and practices, fictionalized.. Many of these are books that women would probably like--we need more for men, especially on the devotional/study list. Do you have some to add? Although it is to be noted that any of these can be a study, some are fit for the church on social justice issues, too. And some just hit close to the heart. These are recent books for the most part. Do YOU have any to add? Tell the website manager.

General Reading

THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE - Diane Ackerman

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN - Mitch Albom

FOR ONE MORE DAY – Mitch Albom

HAVE A LITTLE FAITH - Mitch Albom

CELEBRATIONS - Maya Angelou

TWELVE STEPS TO COMPASSIONATE LIVING
Karen Armstrong

SHADOW MOUNTAIN - Renee Askins

THE RELIGION & SCIENCE DEBATE:
WHY DOES IT CONTINUE?
edited by Harold W. Attridge

BIBLICAL LITERACY: THE ESSENTIAL BIBLE STORIES
EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW - Timothy Beal

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BIBLE:
THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF AN ACCIDENTAL BOOK
Timothy Beal

CALEB'S CROSSING - Geraldine Brooks

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES – Jimmy Carter

CITY OF TRANQUIL LIGHT- Bo Caldwell

THE ALCHEMIST - Paulo Coelho

THIS ODD & WONDROUS CALLING:
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIVES OF TWO MINISTERS
Lillian Daniel & Martin Copenhaver

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: TAKING RISKS,
ACTING WITH INTEGRITY - Katy Day

MIDDLE CHURCH - Bob Edgar

THE LAKE OF DREAMS - Kim Edwards

MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER – Kim Edwards

FOUNDING FATHERS – Joseph Ellis

HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET -
Jamie Ford

EAT, PRAY, LOVE - Elizabeth Gilbert

THE GOOD BOOK:
READING THE BIBLE WITH MIND & HEART
Peter J. Gomes

THE SCANDALOUS GOSPEL OF JESUS
Peter J. Gomes

BEYOND THE BLUE - Leslie Gould

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS - Sara Gruen

HANNAH'S DREAM - Diane Hammond

SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME - Lawrence Hill

THE KITE RUNNER – Khalid Hosseini

SEEN THE GLORY - John Hough, Jr.

THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY - A. J. Jacobs

BUFFALO BOY AND GERONIMO – James Janko

THE MITFORD SERIES - Jan Karon

ON BEING CHRISTIAN - Hans Kung

THE NAMESAKE - Jhumpa Lahiri

IMPERFECT BIRDS - Ann Lamott

TRAVELING MERCIES - Ann Lamott

A COLD WIND FROM IDAHO - Lawrence Matsudal

AMERICAN GOSPEL – Jon Meacham

WHY THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT IS WRONG – Robin Meyers

THE GOOD PIG - Sy Montgomery

A MERCY - Toni Morrison

ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY - Sonia Nazario

AMAZING GRACE – Kathleen Norris

BONE MOUNTAIN - Eliot Pattison
(Tibetan/Han Chinese retlations in Tibet)

A BED OF RED FLOWERS: IN SEARCH OF MY
AFGHANISTAN - Nelofer Pazira

STAR OF DAVID: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Abigail Peterson

SING YOU HOME - Jodi Picoult

KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM - Rachel Reman, MD

MY GRANDFATHER’S BLESSINGS – Rachael Remen, MD

SOULS IN THE HANDS OF A TENDER GOD
Craig Rennebohm

GILEAD – Marilynne Robinson

HOME - Marilynne Robinson

COME ALONG - Jane Rubietta

COME CLOSER - Jane Rubietta

RESTLESS SOULS: THE MAKING OF
AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY - Leigh Eric Schmidt

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN – Lisa See

THE WORKING POOR: Invisible in America
David Shipler

HIS PROMISED LAND – Autobiography of John P. Parker
Stuart Sprague

LOTUS EATERS - Tatjana Soli

THE HELP - Kathryn Stockett

REDISCOVERING VALUES - Jim Wallis

FOUND IN THE MIDDLE: THEOLOGY & ETHICS FOR
CHRISTIANS WHO ARE BOTH LIBERAL & EVANGELICAL
by Wildman and Garner

THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS - Isabel Wilkerson

THE END OF AMERICA: LETTER OF WARNING
TO A YOUNG PATRIOT - Naomi Wolf

SKY BURIAL: AN EPIC LOVE STORY OF TIBET - Xinran

Daily Devotional/Study Opportunities
(These can be used as a study for a small group or individually.
There are many more, please share your special one.)

THE HOLY BIBLE

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER - Thomas Merton

THE MESSAGE – Eugene Peterson

THE CUP OF OUR LIFE: A Guide for Spiritual Growth
Joyce Rupp

CIRCLE OF LIFE – Joyce Rupp and Macrina Weiderkehr

SOUL FEAST: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life
Marjorie J. Thompson

KNEELING IN BETHLEHEM – Ann Weems

Children's Books

Graham Base…anything

ROSA – Nikki Giovanni

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE -- Max Lucado

YOU ARE SPECIAL -- Max Lucado

LISTEN TO THE WIND - Greg Mortenson & Susan Roth

OF THEE I SING: A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTERS
Barack Obama

SINGING HANDS – Della Ray (youth)

THREE CUPS OF TEA: THE YOUNG READERS' EDITION
Thomson, Mortenson, Relin, Goodall

OLD TURTLE – Douglas Wood



*Presses online surfing/ordering, etc.: United Church Press, Cokesbury, Innisfree Press, Augsberg Press, Harper, Westminister John Knox Press, etc.

** Reading Group Books: Lying Awake, Girl With a Pearl Earring, First Mothers, The Nanny Diaries, Lovely Bones, Bel Canto, Partner in Crime, The Holy Road, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Blessings

 

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