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J. Brent Bill Books in Order

J. Brent Bill has written 17 books, published between 1983 and 2023. The first book is David Updegraff: Quaker Holiness Preacher (1983) and the newest is Amity: Stories from the Heartland (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 17 books listed here are in the J. Brent Bill Religion series, which has its own page: J. Brent Bill Religion books in order.

Books
17
Published
1983–2023
Pages on record
2,346 in 13 of 17 books
Reading time
39–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,346 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable J. Brent Bill checklist

J. Brent Bill, born in 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, is an American writer of Quaker spiritual literature. Bill graduated from Wilmington College and Earlham School of Religion and has worked as a pastor and a writing coach. The catalogue holds 17 books from David Updegraff: Quaker Holiness Preacher (1983) to Amity: Stories from the Heartland (2023). Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality (2005) and Sacred Compass (2008) are among them. Earlier titles include Rock and Roll: Proceed with Caution (1984).

How many J. Brent Bill books are there?

J. Brent Bill has 17 books, released between 1983 and 2023. 14 of them belong to the J. Brent Bill Religion series.

J. Brent Bill Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 J. Brent Bill books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of David Updegraff: Quaker Holiness Preacher by J. Brent Bill, book 1 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series (1983)
  2. Cover of Rock and Roll: Proceed with Caution by J. Brent Bill, book 2 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series (1984)
  3. Cover of Stay Tuned by J. Brent Bill, book 3 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series (1986)
  4. Cover of Lunch is My Favorite Subject by J. Brent Bill (1987)
  5. Cover of Crusin' and Choosin' by J. Brent Bill (1989)
  6. Cover of The Secret Junior High Survival Manual by J. Brent Bill (1993)
  7. Cover of Imagination & Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader by J. Brent Bill, book 4 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series
  8. Cover of Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality by J. Brent Bill, book 5 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series (2005)
  9. Cover of Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes by J. Brent Bill, book 6 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series
  10. Cover of Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment by J. Brent Bill, book 7 of the J. Brent Bill Religion series
  11. Cover of Awaken Your Senses: Exercises for Exploring the Wonder of God by J. Brent Bill (2011)
  12. Cover of Finding God in the Verbs: Crafting a Fresh Language of Prayer by J. Brent Bill (2015)
  13. Cover of Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace by J. Brent Bill (2015)
  14. Cover of Beauty, Truth, Life, and Love: Four Essentials for the Abundant Life by J. Brent Bill (2019)
  1. 1
    David Updegraff: Quaker Holiness PreacherJ. Brent Bill Religion #11983 · 71 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198371
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  2. 2
    Rock and Roll: Proceed with CautionJ. Brent Bill Religion #21984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  3. 3
    Stay TunedJ. Brent Bill Religion #31986 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986144
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  4. 4
    Lunch is My Favorite Subject1987 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987179
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Crusin' and Choosin'1989 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989160
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  6. 6
    The Secret Junior High Survival Manual1993 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993155
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  7. 7
    Imagination & Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker ReaderJ. Brent Bill Religion #42003 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003257
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  8. 8
    Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker SpiritualityJ. Brent Bill Religion #52005 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005147
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  9. 9
    Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual EyesJ. Brent Bill Religion #62006 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006151
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  10. 10
    Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual DiscernmentJ. Brent Bill Religion #72008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008160
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  11. 11
    Sacred Compass Participant's GuideJ. Brent Bill Religion #82009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    Awaken Your Senses: Exercises for Exploring the Wonder of GodJ. Brent Bill Religion #92011 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011208
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  13. 13
    Finding God in the Verbs: Crafting a Fresh Language of PrayerJ. Brent Bill Religion #102015 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015186
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  14. 14
    Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and GraceJ. Brent Bill Religion #112015 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015208
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  15. 15
    Beauty, Truth, Life, and Love: Four Essentials for the Abundant LifeJ. Brent Bill Religion #122019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
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  16. 16
    Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times: Lessons from the Quakers on Blending Faith, Daily Life, and ActivismJ. Brent Bill Religion #132021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Amity: Stories from the HeartlandJ. Brent Bill Religion #142023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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J. Brent Bill series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

J. Brent Bill books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

3 books

3 J. Brent Bill titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J. Brent Bill books in order?

You only need to read J. Brent Bill books in order within the J. Brent Bill Religion series, which holds 14 of the 17 J. Brent Bill books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with J. Brent Bill

Start with David Updegraff: Quaker Holiness Preacher (1983), the first J. Brent Bill Religion book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest J. Brent Bill book?

Amity: Stories from the Heartland (2023) is the newest J. Brent Bill book released so far.

Is there a new J. Brent Bill book coming?

No next J. Brent Bill book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

J. Brent Bill at a glance

Paused
No new J. Brent Bill title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
J. Brent Bill books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,346 pages across the 13 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J. Brent Bill books, 5 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the J. Brent Bill books are about

14 of the 17 J. Brent Bill books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christianity is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.