S&P Awards

The Best Spiritual Books of ...
"All the Real Indians Died Off" and 20 Other Myths A… By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Dina Gilio-Whitaker An expose about American ignorance and continuing prejudice against Native peoples and their cultures.
A Child of Books By Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston A fresh and creative reading experience about two children who roam the world of stories. For Children
A Sense of Wonder By Brian Doyle A collection of 37 essays, stories, and reflections that show us how everyday spirituality serves as a seedbed for wonder.
Altruism By Matthieu Ricard An energetic, visionary, and enthusiastic paean to altruism, love, compassion, and human goodness.
America's Original Sin By Jim Wallis A passionate plea for churches to move beyond racism to repentance and reconciliation with African-Americans.
Becoming By Kayla Parker A wide-eyed and wonderful spiritual resource for young adults.
Becoming Wise By Krista Tippett The radio host's quest for wisdom through the spiritual practice of mystery.
Before Morning By Joyce Sidman A beautifully illustrated children's book that reveals the value of an invocation. For Children
Buddha U By Victor M. Parachin Practical advice from the Buddhist school of life for dealing with college stress.
Christian Mystics By Carl McColman Refreshing and adventuresome profiles of visionaries, confessors, poets, soul friends, and wisdom keepers.
Clearing Emotional Clutter By Donald Altman More proof that Donald Altman is a master of mindfulness practices.
Conversations in the Spirit By Lex Hixon, Sheila Hixon 33 radio interviews with spiritual teachers by Lex Hixon, a pioneer of interspirituality.
Dropping the Struggle By Roger Housden A guide to a deeper response to the mystery of life than struggling to make things different than they are.
Finding Peace through Spiritual Practice By Ted Falcon, Don Mackenzie, Jamal Rahman A top-drawer celebration of diverse spiritual practices for social activists in the growing interfaith movement.
Free Medicine By Pir Elias Amidon An elegantly written collection of Sufi meditations on the open heart.
Glow Kids By Nicholas Kardaras A mind-stretching book about the outbreak of an epidemic of screen addictions to video games, smart phones, and other devices.
Good Morning, City By Pat Kiernan A picture book that celebrates all the ways a city wakes up each day. For Children
Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel! By Paul Meisel A timely book which shows the good things that can happen when strangers open to each other. For Children
Grace Without God By Katherine Ozment A timely and relevant overview of the quests of spiritually independent people to replace the rituals, values, and rich community life of religion.
Hidden in God By Bonnie Thurston A probing book that ponders the many meanings of deserts as places of grace.
Hildegard of Bingen By Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook An inviting and instructive overview of the writings, life, and ministry of the German medieval mystic.
I Am a Story By Dan Yaccarino An edifying look at the variety of ways stories have been enjoyed and shared down through history. For Children
Interfaith Leadership By Eboo Patel The founder of Interfaith Youth Core on the identity, mission, vision, and key skills of an interfaith leader.
Joy on Demand By Chade-Meng Tan A practice-packed book designed to help us cultivate happiness within ourselves and for others.
King Calm By Susan D. Sweet, Brenda S. Miles A good case for mindfulness as a spur to calm, wonder, and an appreciation of all the little things in life. For Children
Light When It Comes By Chris Anderson Ways to be taken out of ourselves and filled with joy from a master of everyday spirituality.
Liturgy of the Ordinary By Trish Harrison Warren A winsome tribute to the everyday spirituality of chores, maintenance, small moments, and unheralded acts of kindness.
Living and Dying with Confidence By Anyen Rinpoche, Allison Choying Zangmo A daily companion of meditations on death from a Buddhist perspective.
Play Anything By Ian Bogost A salute to deep and focused play as a healing and helpful force in our lives.
Sacred Ecstatics By Bradford Keeney, Hillary Keeney A revved up and revelatory account of a variety of ecstatic divine-filled experiences.
Senior Moments By Willard Spiegelman Well-written essays by an elder who is very skilled at weaving together the experiences of his life.
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal By Amy Krouse Rosenthal A snappy nonlinear memoir filled with short memories, charts, exercises, facts, and insights.
The Attention Merchants By Tim Wu A survey of the ways that capitalists have used various technologies to steal our attention and privacy.
The Complete Encyclicals, Bulls, and Apostolic Exhor… By Pope Francis Authoritative and wide-ranging spiritual teachings from Pope Francis.
The Five Elements By Dondi Dahlin An explanation of an ancient Chinese system useful for balancing mind, body, and emotions.
The Four Questions By Byron Katie, Hans Wilhelm A retelling of the folktale Chicken Little to teach children the Work, a method of spiritual inquiry into thoughts and emotional responses. For Children
The Genocide Contagion By Israel W. Charny A thought-provoking tome on the human capacity to commit genocide.
The Grace in Living By Kathleen Dowling Singh A guide to the spiritual journey with testimonies and tools to help identify transformative experiences.
The Great Spiritual Migration By Brian D. McLaren An inspiring and enlightening spur to movement, creativity, and activism within Christian communities.
The Hour of Land By Terry Tempest Williams A tribute to America's parks and a prophetic call to reverence the wilderness as a sacred domain.
The Intelligent Heart By Dzigar Kongtrul Wise and practical steps toward putting others ahead of yourself and seeking in all things to benefit them.
The Jewish Book of Grief and Healing By Stuart M. Matlins, Editor, The Editors of Jewish Lights A handy and helpful anthology featuring Jewish writers on practices, rituals, and perspectives on grief.
The Journey By Francesca Sanna An honest and engaging portrait of what a refugee family goes through to get to a safe place to live. For Children
The One Life We're Given By Mark Nepo A luminous gift of wisdom by a sensitive spiritual teacher who is aroused by life and a master of the practice of zeal.
The Path By Michael Puett, Christine Gross-Loh Ancient Chinese philosophers on change and the good life.
The Soul of Christmas By Thomas Moore A guide to pondering and incarnating the soulful meanings of Christmas.
The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions By Greg Marcus A substantive Jewish spiritual curriculum on 13 soul traits.
The Vitality Map By Deborah Zucker An exploration of a holistic and energized way of full-spectrum living.
The Way of Rest By Jeff Foster Over 200 essays brimming over with humor, humanity, and humility.
The Way of Silence By David Steindl-Rast A rich and robust examination of practices, insights, and meditations to spiritualize all of life.
The Way Under the Way By Mark Nepo A spiritual teacher's conversation with the Universe through tough and tender poems.
Uncommon Prayer By Michael Plekon A rich and substantive work on the lived experience of prayer.
Unspeakable By Chris Hedges, David Talbot A hard-hitting vision of what lies around the corner by two radical journalists.
Upstream By Mary Oliver A pensive and enlightening collection of 19 spiritual essays.
Voices in the Stones By Kent Nerburn A very special sketchbook that shines and shimmers with stories, insights, and epiphanies about Native American spirituality.
Way of Love By Norman Wirzba An enlightening work on the four movements of love in our world.
What Is a Child? By Beatrice Alemagna A beguiling celebration of the enchantments, setbacks, delights, and hopes of childhood. For Children
Whole Detox By Deanna Minich A top-notch guidebook to full spectrum living.
Why Am I Here? By Constance Ørbeck-Nilssen A compelling case for empathy as a bridge that can draw people together. For Children
Word by Word By Marilyn McEntyre A creative and soulful collection of 15 key spiritual words to savor in our days and doings.