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Books like Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

12 books with a reading profile close to Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Mom & Me & Mom

by Maya Angelou

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Maya Angelou documents the complicated reconnection with her mother, Vivian Baxter, who abandoned her for a decade during her childhood.
2

The Water Is Wide

by Pat Conroy

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 1969, Pat Conroy moved to Yamacraw Island, a remote landmass off the South Carolina coast, to teach at a two-room schoolhouse.
3

The Beauty in Breaking

by Michele Harper

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Michele Harper, an emergency room physician, details her life through a series of clinical encounters and personal upheavals.
4

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

by Jesse Thistle

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Jesse Thistle was born to a Métis and Cree father and a Scottish-Canadian mother, and was abandoned with his brothers by his parents as a small child.
5

All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

by Beth Moore

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir, Beth Moore recounts her upbringing in Arkansas and Texas, revealing the private instability that existed behind her public image as a Bible teacher.
6

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

by Nando Parrado

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes.
7

Desert Flower

by Waris Dirie

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Born in the Somali desert, Waris Dirie describes her early life as a nomad, herding livestock and navigating a harsh landscape before fleeing an arranged marriage at thirteen.
8

A Long Way Home

by Saroo Brierley

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

At five years old, Saroo Brierley fell asleep on a parked train in rural India and woke up thousands of miles away in Kolkata.
9

Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

by Jinger Duggar Vuolo

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Jinger Duggar Vuolo recounts her departure from the legalistic teachings of Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles.
10

God's Smuggler

by Brother Andrew

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Born into a working-class Dutch family and hardened by military service in Indonesia, Andrew van der Bijl finds dynamic faith that leads him across the Iron Curtain.
11

My Story

by Elizabeth Smart

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knife-point from her bedroom in Salt Lake City.
12

My Beloved World

by Sonia Sotomayor

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir, Sonia Sotomayor traces her life from a childhood in a Bronx housing project to her appointment as a federal judge.

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