One of the most dangerous places for a Christian believer to go today is a Christian bookstore. But while Christian bookstore owners and buyers are responsible and lacking discretion for stocking their shelves with popular, fast selling titles that compromise the gospel, many of the largest Christian publishing houses are even more guilty for publishing the books in the first place at the expense of biblical integrity and Christian virtue.
Below is a list of contemplative titles by some of the largest Christian publishers. We provide this partial list to warn believers of book titles that may be dangerous to their spiritual well-being.
Zondervan:
Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference by Philip Yancey
Praying the Names of Jesus by Ann Spangler
Thomas Nelson:
Soul Cravings by Erwin McManus
How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life by Mark Victor Hansen
Yoga for Christians by Susan Bordenkircher
Speaking My Mind by Tony Campolo
Baker Books:
Emergent Manifesto by Tony Jones and Doug Pagitt
The Divine Embrace by Robert Webber
Sacred Listening by James Wakefield
InterVarsity Press:
The Garden of the Soul by Keri Wyatt Kent
Sacred Companions by David Benner
Invitation to Solitude and Silence by Ruth Haley Barton
Meditative Prayer by Richard Foster
Solitude and Silence by Jan Johnson
Bethany House:
Into the Depths of God by Calvin Miller
The Soul at Rest by Tricia Rhodes
NavPress:
When the Soul Listens by Jan Johnson
Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice by Dallas Willard and Jan Johnson
Divine Intervention by Tony Jones
The Message, Remix: Pause by Eugene Peterson
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