Hannah Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) ...what are the most inspirational religious and/or spiritual book/s that you have read? Edited November 13, 2008 by Hannah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Tao Te Ching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 "To Know Christ Jesus" by Frank Sheed, and "The Faith Explained" by Leo Trese. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 These might not be considered holy but they have inspired me- "Till We Have Faces" and the Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis. He is my fav author and his writings have been deeply meaningful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The Shack by William P. Young 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I had felt spiritually motherless my entire life, until I read "When God Was a Woman" by Merlin Stone. It was life-altering for me. I liked "The Great Cosmic Mother" for the same reason. Great thread! I have always had an interest in various religions and am looking forward to other people's recommendations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Scott Hahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Night by Elie Wiesel Tao Ce Ching Meditations by Marcus Aurielus Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle I suppose Fight CLub by Palahniuk doesn't count does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Wilde 2. Max Scheler by Father John Nota S.J. 3. Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust edited by Yaffa Eliach 4. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Dr. Paul Brand is an inspiration to me. His biography is called 10 Fingers for God, which chronicles his work with patients with Hansen's Disease (leprosy) in India. His discoveries have not only impacted the leprosy community but diabetics as well...his research has led to drastic reduction in amputations. I'm going to quote Philip Yancey (Dr. Brand's writing partner): "If I had to choose one lesson I have learned from Dr. Brand, it would center on the underlying unity of life. So often in this modern world we compartmentalize. Scientists study the material world; priests and preachers study the spritual world. Dr. Brand brings those worlds together. He sees the cosmos in a microbe, the Creator in a nerve cell. To him, the world reveals God and God illuminates the world. For him, whether as a scientist in a laboratory, a surgeon tending to a patient, or a speaker addressing eight leprosy patients--half of whom are deaf-life is an act of worship." I have trust issues, so, many inspirational books are difficult for me to swallow as I can't see if the author's actual life matches what he writes. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Brand and his wife (an amazing eye surgeon) several times, and the meetings only strenghtened my admiration for them. One of my favorite books he wrote is called Pain, the Gift Nobody Wants (a little dry, but fantastic). Currently I am reading God's Forever Feast, which I think will end up as my favorite of his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The Ragamuffin Gospel Blue Like Jazz Irresistible Revolution The Shack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 My Bookmooch wishlist is growing! Feel free to add what inspired you about the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 My favorite book of all time...A Severe Mercy by Sheldon VanAuken It's a beautiful memoir of his relationship with his wife and their search for Faith. Have a box of tissues handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Resounding HEAR HEAR!! :iagree: I will also add that Mere Christianity by CS Lewis is a tough read but if you can put your mind to it..it's affirming on so many levels. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 These might not be considered holy but they have inspired me- "Till We Have Faces" and the Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis. He is my fav author and his writings have been deeply meaningful to me. I'm in the middle of Perelandra right now! Have you heard the Teaching Company tapes on CS Lewis? Excellent. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mere Christianity, Surprised by Joy, A Grief Observed - CS Lewis Desiring God - John Piper The Reason for God - Tim Keller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 My favorite book of all time...A Severe Mercy by Sheldon VanAuken It's a beautiful memoir of his relationship with his wife and their search for Faith. Have a box of tissues handy! Oh my goodness! Absolutely. I have read it 4/5 times and still cry and rethink God and His severe mercy. KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Exploring the Mysteries of Worship by Lamar Boschman Any book by Bob Sorge. My favorite is Dealing with the rejection and praise of Man http://www.oasishouse.net Any teaching by Louie Giglio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Grace Walk by Steve McVey was life changing for me. His other titles, Grace Land and Grace Rules, were also very good. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm in the middle of Perelandra right now! Have you heard the Teaching Company tapes on CS Lewis? Excellent. :) I haven't--I will keep my eye out for them thought! thanks:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Letting Go by Fenlon Disciple by Juan Carlos Ortiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Biblical Christianity by John Calvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I have no religion, but I learned a lot from: Freedom From the Known http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Known-Jiddu-Krishnamurti/dp/0060648082 which is not religious, either. I read it in my mid twenties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 My favorite book of all time...A Severe Mercy by Sheldon VanAuken It's a beautiful memoir of his relationship with his wife and their search for Faith. Have a box of tissues handy! I'll second! Fabulous read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Resounding HEAR HEAR!! :iagree: I will also add that Mere Christianity by CS Lewis is a tough read but if you can put your mind to it..it's affirming on so many levels. Tara Mere Christianity really made me stop and think about what I believe and why. I also love My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. It's a daily devotional, but it isn't fluff and feel good material. It's very thought provoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Mere Christianity, Surprised by Joy, A Grief Observed - CS LewisDesiring God - John Piper The Reason for God - Tim Keller I'm reading The Reason for God right now~ Good to know it has at least one good review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgollycr Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Crazy Love by Frances Chan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Even Angels Ask by Jeffrey Lang, and Thinking About God by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood. :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Oh my goodness! Absolutely. I have read it 4/5 times and still cry and rethink God and His severe mercy. KWIM? So I grabbed the book to make sure I was spelling his name right and I have found myself reading it again! I can't put it down! I am reading the part about him describing the shining barrier. I get choked up every time. Some of it I think is a little overboard, but the general idea of it is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 So I grabbed the book to make sure I was spelling his name right and I have found myself reading it again! I can't put it down! I am reading the part about him describing the shining barrier. I get choked up every time. Some of it I think is a little overboard, but the general idea of it is beautiful! I agree. Obviously they were both artists. Now my Chinese, son of an engineer dh and myself, German (read not good at intimacy) would have never come up with that stuff. Of course we also wouldn't write poetry and paint pictures and study at Oxford. But if we did . . . :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philothea Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 The Story of a Soul- St. Therese of Liseuix Introduction to the Devout Life- St. Francis de Sales Divine Intimacy Imitation of Christ -Kempis Anything by St. Louis de Monfort or St. Alphonsus Ligouri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Hmm. "5 people you meet in Heaven" even though it's a novel and I don't believe in heaven. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in MO Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 The Purpose Driven Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I think "The Alchemist" and "Veronika decides to die" by Paulo Cohelo would count here too. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen FL Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Jeremiah Burroughs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Pema Chodron's books: Start Where You Are, The Wisdom of No Escape, When Things Fall Apart, The Places that Scare You. ("No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva" is wonderful too, but pretty advanced teachings so don't start with this one!) You feel like she is just chatting with you on your own sofa, but these are really profound teachings and she has a way of making them accessible. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Talks with Ramana Maharshi Tao te Ching Other authors: Jack Kornfield, Eckhart Tolle, Gangaji, Byron Katie, Isaac Shapiro, Adyashanti, Lama Surya Das. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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