Books like Disappointment with God

A compassionate, unflinching companion for the dark nights of the soul when heaven seems silent. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Disappointment with God.

contemplative
searching
melancholic
hopeful

01
The God who is there
Francis A. Schaeffer · 1968
An earnest, philosophical exploration of historic faith navigating the cultural and intellectual shifts of the twentieth century.
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- contemplative
- earnest
02
God's Problem
Bart D. Ehrman · 2008
A deeply personal and intellectually rigorous exploration of the ultimate theological stumbling block: why we suffer.
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- contemplative
- searching
- earnest
03
The pursuit of God
A. W. Tozer
A passionate, challenging call to strip away superficial religion and cultivate a burning, intimate hunger for the divine.
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- contemplative
- earnest
04
The Jesus I never knew
Philip Yancey · 1995
A thoughtful, journalistic stripping away of cultural varnish to reveal a startlingly radical historical figure.
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- contemplative
- earnest
- inquisitive
05
Experiencing God
Henry T. Blackaby
A pastoral roadmap for trading stale religious routine for a dynamic, lived-in spiritual awakening.
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- contemplative
- earnest
- pastoral
06
The knowledge of the holy
A.W. (Aiden Wilson) Tozer
A majestic, soul-stirring invitation to gaze upward and rediscover the breathtaking magnitude of the divine.
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- contemplative
- earnest
- pastoral
07
The Case for God
Karen Armstrong · 2009
A sweeping, contemplative journey through the history of human attempts to understand the divine.
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- contemplative
- earnest
08
The prodigal God
Timothy Keller · 2008
An intellectual yet deeply hopeful reexamination of a familiar story that uncovers a radical message of grace.
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- contemplative
- hopeful
- earnest
09
The Problem of Pain
Clive Staples Lewis
A compassionate, intellectually rigorous exploration of faith's most difficult question.
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- contemplative
- hopeful
- earnest
- compassionate
10
The Wounded Healer
Henri J. M. Nouwen
A gentle, profound meditation on how our deepest personal wounds can become our greatest sources of spiritual hospitality and healing.
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- contemplative
- earnest
- compassionate
11
Finding God in the waves
Mike McHargue
A vulnerable, science-minded journey through the dark night of the soul into a reconstructed, expansive spirituality.
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- contemplative
- hopeful
- earnest
- compassionate
12
Crazy love
Francis Chan
An urgent, passionate wake-up call that challenges comfortable believers to trade religious routine for a radical, all-consuming devotion.
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- earnest

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