When in Doubt, Read.

As with anything else in my life, one way I'll be exploring faith is through reading. I've read quite a few faith based memoirs already, but would like to add more  potential titles to my list. I'm going to collect them all in one place, in case anyone else is looking for a Suggested Reading List for those seeking God. In no particular order:

• Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner. This one is a children's book.
• Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller. Highly recommended by G.
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner. Recommended by <b>
• The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel. Recommended by G.
• Catholicism For Dummies I already own this one.
• What Catholics Really Believe--Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions about the Catholic Faithby Karl Keating. I also own this one.
• Mere Christianityby C.S. Lewis. Recommended years ago by 3M. I own a copy of this as well.
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Recommended by Dwija and Cari.
• The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin. Recommended by Cari."excellent, excellent, excellent. It was actually assigned to me as a penance once, and it was the best penance I ever got."
• Everyone's Way of the Cross by Clarence Enzler. Recommended by Cari."Every time I read this, I am crushed. I marvel at how a 2000 year religion can still be relevant not only to life today in the abstract, but to MY life in particular."
• An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor. Recommended in this blog post. (The cover alone makes me want to read it, seriously, click through. So pretty.)
• The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus Borg. Same blog as above.
• Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeby CS Lewis. Recommended by jen.
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Prayer. Also recommended by jen.
• Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicismby Scott Hahn. Recommended by Stitchwort and Ashley
• The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints by Ralph Martin. Recommended by Stitchwort.

The following books are books I happen to own. They have not been recommended to me as part of this experience, but they are about religion of some sort and are already on my bookshelves. In random order as I found them.

• Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish by Tom Shachtman
• A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong
• The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
• Through the Narrow Gate, Revised: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery by Karen Armstrong
• Breathe: Creating Space For God in a Hectic Life by Keri Wyatt Kent
• Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life by Irwin Kula
• The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris
• The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
• Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl by Susan Campbell
• Dharma Punx by Noah Levine