Rainn Wilson's Soul Boom Recommendations

The 30 books recommended on the last page of Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution (2023) by Rainn Wilson. "Books that greatly inspired me and that you should consider reading." Please don't add books to this list.

“We need a change of heart, a reframing of all our conceptions and a new orientation of our activities. The inward life of man as well as his outward environment have to be reshaped if human salvation is to be secured.” - Shoghi Effendi

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1	From Meidelach to Matriarchs ~ A Journal: Jewish Women of Yesteryear to Inspire your Today by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté 4.31 avg rating — 32,759 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want by Ruha Benjamin (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,294 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit by Krista Tippett 3.81 avg rating — 796 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton 4.26 avg rating — 9,141 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell 4.26 avg rating — 53,280 ratings score: 245, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Beyond the Culture of Contest by Michael Robert Karlberg 4.69 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves by Linda Kavelin Popov 4.32 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by John G. Neihardt 4.12 avg rating — 18,540 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle 4.16 avg rating — 215,952 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 4,581 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Second Mountain by David Brooks 3.76 avg rating — 12,748 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh 4.37 avg rating — 2,119 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness by Robert Atkinson (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Seven Mysteries Of Life: An Exploration of Science and Philosophy by Guy Murchie 4.40 avg rating — 468 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein 4.35 avg rating — 1,970 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Global Unitive Healing: Integral Skills for Personal and Collective Transformation by Elena Mustakova 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula 4.18 avg rating — 12,875 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Hidden Words by Bahá'u'lláh 4.57 avg rating — 571 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck 4.08 avg rating — 101,620 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How Should We Live?: Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life by Roman Krznaric (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 748 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku 4.11 avg rating — 8,251 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	What We Talk about When We Talk about God by Rob Bell 3.91 avg rating — 7,842 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 22,047 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur 4.54 avg rating — 4,616 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,881 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings by Matsuo Bashō 4.27 avg rating — 1,111 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman 3.89 avg rating — 5,288 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,260 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart 4.26 avg rating — 1,607 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,651 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars