Book recommendations

The following is a list of some of the books which Spaceforsoul members have found helpful in their spiritual journeys. It is by no means exhaustive and we will be adding to it from time to time as we come across new books.

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If you have come across a particular book which is not listed here  and which you have found helpful in your spiritual journeying, please let us know by emailing us at:

   

Religion and spirituality:
 

Karen Armstrong (1999)  A History of God. New edition. Vintage Press

David Elkins (1998) Beyond Religion: A personal program for building a spiritual life outside the walls of traditional religion. Quest Books  

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Mary Fisher (2011) Living Religions. Eighth edition. Laurence King

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David Hay (2006) Something There: The biology of the human spirit. Darton, Longman & Todd

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William James (1985) The Varieties of Religious Experience. Penguin Books

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Gordon Lynch (2007) New Spirituality: An introduction to belief beyond religion. Tauris

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Thomas Moore (2015) A Religion of One's Own : A guide to creating a personal spirituality in a secular world. Gotham Books

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Huston Smith (2009) The World’s Religions. HarperOne

David Tacey (2004) The Spirituality Revolution: The emergence of contemporary spirituality. Routledge

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Barbara Brown Taylor (2009) An Altar in the World: Finding the sacred beneath our feet. Canterbury Press

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Progressive Christianity:
 

Marcus Borg  (2015) The heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a life of faith. Bravo​ Ltd

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Marcus Borg (1995) Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The historical Jesus and the heart of contemporary faith. Reprint. HarperSanFrancisco

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Cynthia Bourgeault (2008) The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming heart and mind – a new perspective on Christ and his message. Shambhala

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Diana Butler Bass (2017) Grounded: Finding God in the World: A spiritual revolution. HarperOne  

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Rob Bell (2012) Love Wins: At the heart of life's big questions. Collins

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Cynthia Bourgeault (2008) The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming heart and mind – a new perspective on Christ and his message. Shambhala

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David Felten and Jeff Proctor-Murphy (2012) Living the Questions: The wisdom of progressive Christianity. Harper One

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Rachel Held Evans (2014) Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions. Zondervan

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Rachel Held Evans (2018) Inspired. Thomas Nelson

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Brian McLaren  (2011) A New Kind of Christianity: Ten questions that are transforming the faith. Hodder & Stoughton

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Brian McLaren (2017) The Great Spiritual Migration: How the world's largest religion is seeking a better way to be Christian. Hodder & Stoughton.  

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John Philip Newell (2014) The Rebirthing of God: Christianity's struggle for new beginnings. Skylight Paths

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Paul Smith (2012) Integral Christianity: The Spirit's call to evolve. Paragon House

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John Shelby Spong (2001) Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop speaks to believers in exile. New edn. HarperOne

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John Shelby Spong (2013) Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World. Reprint. HarperOne

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Dave Tomlinson (2013) How to be a Bad Christian… And a better human being. Hodder & Stoughton

Dave Tomlinson (2015) The Bad Christian's Manifesto: Reinventing God and other modest proposals. Hodder & Stoughton 

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The spiritual journey:

​​Carol Christ (1986) Diving Deep and Surfacing: Women writers on spiritual quest. Second edition. Beacon Press

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David Elkins (1998) Beyond Religion: A personal program for building a spiritual life outside of traditional religion. Quest Books 

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Maria Harris (1991) Dance of the Spirit: The seven steps of women’s spirituality. Bantam Doubleday  

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Alan Jamieson (2008) Chrysalis: The hidden transformation in the journey of faith. Paternoster

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Sue Monk Kidd (1996) The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A woman’s journey from Christian tradition to the sacred feminine. Harper One  

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Sue Monk Kidd (2006)  When the Heart Waits: Spiritual direction for life’s sacred questions. HarperOne

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Gordon Lynch (2003) Losing My Religion: Moving on from evangelical faith.  Darton, Longman & Todd

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Harry Moody & David Carroll (1999) The Five Stages of the Soul: Charting the spiritual passages that shape our lives. Rider

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John O’Donohue (1999) Anam Cara: Spiritual wisdom from the Celtic world. Bantam Books

John O’Donohue (2000) Eternal Echoes: Exploring our hunger to belong. Bantam Books

Margaret Silf (1998) Landmarks: An Ignatian journey. Darton, Longman & Todd

Thomas Moore (1992) Care of the Soul. Piatkus

Richard Rohr (2011) Falling Upwards: A spirituality for the two halves of life. Jossey Bass

Joyce Rupp (1999) Dear Heart, Come Home: The path of midlife spirituality. Crossroad

Barbara Brown Taylor (2011) Leaving Church: A memoir of faith. Canterbury Press

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