Autobiography Books

God Took Me by the Hand

God Took Me by the Hand

by Jerry Bridges

Jerry Bridges' life is a remarkable story of God's providence. From "a most unpromising beginning" as a poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he joined...

tags: spirituality, faith, memoir, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Lost Boy: My Story

Lost Boy: My Story

As a hippie and drug user who had grown-up in a dysfunctional family, Greg Laurie knew what it was to be lost. A seventeen-year-old, long-haired Greg soon...

tags: faith, memoir, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Out of My Life and Thought (Schweitzer Library)

Out of My Life and Thought (Schweitzer Library)

by Albert Schweitzer

" "Out of My Life and Thought" shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real Albert Schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and...

tags: spirituality, africa, philosophy, memoir, medicine, religion, biography, health, nonfiction, autobiography, history, cultural

The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found

The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found

by Frederick Buechner

From critically acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize runner-up Frederick Buechner comes another powerfully honest memoir, The Eyes of the Heart.The Eyes of the...

tags: spirituality, biography memoir, faith, memoir, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts

Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts

by Franklin Graham

It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child—to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In...

tags: holiday, faith, memoir, christianity, christmas, religion, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

The Savage My Kinsman

The Savage My Kinsman

by Elisabeth Elliot

In January of 1956, the world recoiled in shock with the news. Five American missionaries had been speared to death in the Ecuadorian jungles by Auca...

tags: biography memoir, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, christian

The Longing for Home: Reflections at Midlife

The Longing for Home: Reflections at Midlife

by Frederick Buechner

In this deeply moving book of reflection and recollection, Frederick Buechner once again draws us into his deeply textured life and experience to illuminate...

tags: spirituality, writing, christian living, faith, memoir, essays, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

A Room Called Remember: Uncollected Pieces

A Room Called Remember: Uncollected Pieces

by Frederick Buechner

A Room Called RememberA Room Called Remember brings together some of Buechner's finest writings on faith, love, and the power of words in the form of essays,...

tags: theology, spirituality, writing, faith, memoir, essays, christianity, religion, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Secure in the Everlasting Arms

Secure in the Everlasting Arms

by Elisabeth Elliot

"Elisabeth Elliot is a woman set apart by the Spirit of God. Her voice has been a trusted source of godly wisdom and encouragement in our home for more than...

tags: biography memoir, faith, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, christian

The Journals of Jim Elliot

The Journals of Jim Elliot

by Elisabeth Elliot

Jim Elliot was part of a team of young missionaries murdered in Ecuador in 1956 by the Auca Indians to whom they were witnessing. At the age of 29, he left...

tags: theology, faith, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

by Charles G. Finney

Many Christians today may be unaware of the tremendous impact that Charles G. Finney had on the spiritual landscape of the United States. His years of revival...

tags: history, religion, nonfiction, christianity, autobiography, school, theology, church history, academic, christian, church, biography

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

by Charles Finney

Many Christians today may be unaware of the tremendous impact that Charles G. Finney had on the spiritual landscape of the United States. His years of revival...

tags: theology, academic, school, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

by Thomas Merton

"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground—I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after...

tags: philosophy, buddhism, religion, spirituality, biography, travel, christianity, cultural, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, asia

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

by C.H. Spurgeon Quotes

The story of Spurgeon's life, largely in his own words, from the events of childhood and youth and through the period of his mature ministry. Here is an...

tags: theology, biography memoir, 19th century, literature, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

by Joni Eareckson Tada

It’s not what I lost. It’s what I’ve found.I was only seventeen, just a girl, when God asked me for everything I had … my health, my hopes, my independence, my...

tags: self help, spirituality, memoir, christian non fiction, inspirational, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, disability, christian

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

by Thomas Merton

In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate MertonThe Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of...

tags: religion, biography, spirituality, history, christianity, theology, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, catholic

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

by C.H. Spurgeon

The story of Spurgeon's life, largely in his own words, from the events of childhood and youth and through the period of his mature ministry. Here is an...

tags: theology, biography memoir, 19th century, literature, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

by Charles Spurgeon

The story of Spurgeon's life, largely in his own words, from the events of childhood and youth and through the period of his mature ministry. Here is an...

tags: theology, biography memoir, 19th century, literature, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

A Step Further: growing closer to God through hurt and hardship

A Step Further: growing closer to God through hurt and hardship

by Joni Eareckson Tada

Personal answers to the difficult "whys" of suffering. New 16-page photo section and illustrations by Joni.Originally published in 1978, A Step FurtherA Step...

tags: theology, biography memoir, faith, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Conversations with My Dog

Conversations with My Dog

Most people talk to their pets (some people even talk to their plants), but Zig Ziglar does more than just talk to his dog. He has conversations with him....

tags: self help, dogs, animals, humor, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction

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