James Bryan Smith Books in Order
James Bryan Smith has written 13 books, published between 1995 and 2022. The first book is Embracing the Love of God (1995) and the newest is The Good and Beautiful You (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1995–2022
- Pages on record
- 192 in 1 of 13 books
James Bryan Smith has 13 catalogued books, from Embracing the Love of God (1995) to The Good and Beautiful You (2022). Good and Beautiful is Smith's series. Other titles include Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven (2000), Room of Marvels (2003), The Good and Beautiful God (2009) and Hidden in Christ (2013). Subject headings include Christianity, spiritual life and spiritual formation.
How many James Bryan Smith books are there?
James Bryan Smith has 13 books, released between 1995 and 2022. 5 of them belong to the Good and Beautiful series.
James Bryan Smith Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 James Bryan Smith 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.
- 1Embracing the Love of God1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 2Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 3Room of Marvels2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 42009–1/4
- 52009–1/4
- 62010–1/4
- 7The Kingdom and the Cross2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 8Life Streams2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 10The Magnificent Story2017 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420171921/4
- 11The Magnificent Journey2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 122022–1/4
- 132022–1/4
James Bryan Smith 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.
Good and Beautiful in order
5 booksStandalone books
8 books8 James Bryan Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James Bryan Smith books in order?
You only need to read James Bryan Smith books in order within the Good and Beautiful series, which holds 5 of the 13 James Bryan Smith books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with James Bryan Smith
Start with Embracing the Love of God (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James Bryan Smith book?
The Good and Beautiful You (2022) is the newest James Bryan Smith book released so far.
Is there a new James Bryan Smith book coming?
No next James Bryan Smith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James Bryan Smith at a glance
- Paused
- No new James Bryan Smith title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- James Bryan Smith books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 192 pages across the 1 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James Bryan Smith books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the James Bryan Smith books are about
1 of the 13 James Bryan Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Christianity 1 of 1 books
- Christianity, essence, genius, nature 1 of 1 books
- Essence, genius, nature 1 of 1 books
- Religious aspects 1 of 1 books
- Spiritual formation 1 of 1 books
- Spiritual life 1 of 1 books
- Spiritual life, christianity 1 of 1 books
- Storytelling 1 of 1 books