Sven Erlandson

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Sven Erlandson, prolific writer and author of powerful books for soul counseling

Prolific Writer — Powerful Content!

For over 25 years, Sven Erlandson has been a leader in the field of spirituality in America -- as it intersects sports, politics, religion, business, and relationships. He was the very first author to both name and delineate the 'spiritual but not religious' movement in America, long before the phrase entered America's common parlance, and even longer before the movement hit critical mass; and is recognized in Wikipedia for that cutting-edge work.

His articles have been published in major newspapers, international journals, ezines, and magazines.

Additionally, his books have been critically acclaimed as 'highly controversial', 'extremely cutting-edge', and more. Like his counseling and speaking, Sven's books have been challenging outdated ideas and radically changing lives for decades.

Learn more about the invaluable books about counseling that Sven has authored. Discover how important it is to reconnect to your soul.

There’s a Hole in My Love Cup

There's a Hole in My Love Cup, Amazon Best Seller, Inner Child/Self Help Book

Are you depressed, but don't know why? Or is it inexplicable anxiety that grips your gut?

  • Do you, over and over, sabotage yourself, your career, or your relationship?

  • Is your relationship falling apart and you're not sure what to do?

  • Do you have it all, but still feel unfulfilled or even miserable inside?

  • Is your 20-year-old son or daughter unmotivated, causing you to feel ever more frustrated?

  • Does your mother or father continue, even well into your adulthood, to control or undermine your life?

If any of these sounds like you, we need to talk! That's the purpose of this book: a real conversation about what is causing the problems and unrest in your soul. But first, you must understand: One of the core truths of this book is that trying to change behaviors never changes behaviors, long term. Until there is a fundamental shift in the deep-down, core beliefs driving the behaviors, no changes will ever stick. Most importantly, the beliefs driving your life are neither visible to you nor were they ever chosen by you.

Your depression and anxiety are, at their root, the result of a life disconnected from your soul - your own true self, which has been waiting for decades, deep inside, to be rediscovered. In this book, I reconnect you to your true voice, free you from the fears that dog you, and give you the courage to finally experience true aliveness, lasting joy, and inner peace.

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Badass Wisdom

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Badass Wisdom: A Killer Daily Meditational to Take You to the Ugly Places and Kick Your Ass!

Are you uninspired? Unmotivated? Depressed or full of anxiety? Do you desire to shed all the old crud you’ve been stuck in, and finally experience true ALIVENESS? Or maybe you’ve done a lot of the healing work, but crave more or would love fresh inspiration and challenges each day!

Badass Wisdom is the book that takes you, day by day, into powerful thoughts, deep questions, and penetrating quotes to help you begin to heal and finally come alive or expand your ALIVENESS to new heights. Sometimes funny and very personal, yet always challenging, this book is no normal meditation/self-care book. It’s powerful life learnings from the Master Badass, himself, Sven Erlandson. 30 years of counseling people in all situations of life, decades of learning at the feet of his wise, old mother, and a rugged life of his own all come together in this book to kick your ass and hold your hand, so you can finally fly at full wingspan! Are you ready?

Badass Jesus: The Serious Athlete and a Life of Noble Purpose

Badass Jesus: The Serious Athlete and a Life of Noble Purpose

About the Book: This isn’t your grandma’s Jesus. This book is for those who need a Jesus who was:

  • a fighter

  • a ferocious personality

  • a man of fire and courage

  • a man who had hell in his blood and mad love in his heart.

This book is for a rare class of athletes: the fiercest and most intense. It is for the lions, the wild horses, and the badasses, who naturally possess the strongest potential for great leadership.

Badass Jesus will powerfully challenge your spirituality. Focused on Jesus’ core principle rather than all the differing beliefs of Christian churches, Badass Jesus offers a simple new vision of intense faith: Jesus’ ethos of extreme self-sacrifice mixed with his 1st and Greatest Commandments of radical, noble love – all dedicated to serving God and changing the world.

Rescuing God From Christianity: A Closet Christian, Non-Christian, and Christmas Christian’s Guide to Radically Re-Thinking God Stuff

Finally, a usable and relevant reinterpretation of Christian Scripture, using metaphor rather than literalism.

A challenging, life-changing new path for the spiritual seeker and for all who believe in God, but whose souls the Church cannot satisfy.

The 7 Evangelical Myths: Untwisting the Theology Behind Politics

The 7 Evangelical Myths: Untwisting the Theology Behind Politics

Written during the height of the presidency of George W. Bush, 7 Myths is written for people who are tired of the overreaching of evangelical Christianity, particularly as it intrudes on American politics.

Through critical exploration of Christian doctrine and Jesus’ teachings on love, noted author Sven Erlandson exposes the flaws in evangelical theology and provides penetrating insights for those trying to counter evangelicalism and restore some measure of balance to American politics.

Spiritual But Not Religious, Sven Erlandson

Spiritual But Not Religious

A BOOK WELL AHEAD OF ITS TIME

This seminal book by author Sven Erlandson put him and his work on the map and forever influenced future authors in the field of American spirituality. Raw, fresh, and deep, this book is everything the individual seeker could need, yet everything institutionalized religion fears.

From the Back Cover:

For many spiritual people in America, the Christian Church has lost its appeal. Americans have become disenchanted with the Church's unbelievable story and ugly history. They have been turned off by the Church's use of outdated and hard-to-understand language and music. And they have become contemptuous of Church leadership littered with the uninspired, overbearing, and weak. This has created an exodus from organized religion that, in turn, has created an enormous spiritual longing in America.

Spiritual But Not Religious takes a deep look at this ever-growing problem, which in the new century is strengthening its grip on younger America and posing a mortal threat to the Church--a threat the Church has been too afraid to look at. Challenging, fascinating, and oftentimes humorous, Spiritual But Not Religious closely examines the exodus from the Church, citing its causes and implications. It also offers a detailed plan for what the Church must do to not only regain its lost members, but to regain its lost spirit. Let there be no doubt, a revolution is needed! Spiritual But Not Religious is the call for that revolution.

  • "I've never been so impacted by a book. I took the time to process each area and did the journaling exercises. It amazed me how i was able to work through things in my life I've always struggled with. Sven talks in a way that i related to and his perspective is life altering. so grateful i found him and this book! The last chapter really got me! I finally feel at peace with the past and excited [...].

    Megan Schroeder, in regards to A Hole in My Love Cup

  • “If you’re ready to do the work, this is the ultimate self-help book! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how real Sven is in looking at and explaining the how and why behind who we are, how we got here, and how to change your path. I’d highly recommend this to anyone planning to have kids, and wish I would have read it before I became a parent.”

    - Nicole, regarding A Hole in My Love Cup

  • "I bought that book and it’s the fastest I’ve ever been able to help myself. I saw extreme changes in less than half a year and I haven’t even done all the prompts yet. (Granted I do also listen to the podcast.) I just recently got Badass Wisdom and I’m so excited to keep working through these books."

    - @dexpreskii, regarding A Hole in My Love Cup

  • “ […] Your book and podcast have changed my life and continue to change my life on a daily basis. […] I have many traumas frm my childhood […] In chapter 9 of your book “the 3 binary gates” you make a quote that really hits me hard and i am considering havin it tattooed in mi ror form on my chest over my heart. […] ‘uNTIL YOU BECOME THE RAL YOU, UNTIL YOU finally matter to you, there will be no joy, no lasting peace, no fulfillment, and no essaton to the running and anxiety that grip your soul’.”

    —Jeremy Yarrington, regarding A Hole in My Love Cup

  • I just wanna let you know that I am about halfway done your book now, and my therapist commended me on the amount of self healing i have done.She was able to see a huge difference in me and this was only our third meeting. She knows of you too and says you do beautiful work. So I want to thank you. You've helped me significantly.

    Colin Buckley, regarding ‘There’s a Hole in My Love Cup.’

  • "This book is a must for everyone, each of us has had things in our past that this book can cover, after listening to the book just once, the message of 'I Matter' related so heavy within me, I quit smoking that day and haven't looked back. That is just one of the revelations I have received from the book and listening to Sven. Since I have the reviewed the book in its entirety 4 times, and have pieced out sections as needed. Thank you, Sven. I wish I could shake Your hand.

    Tim Cuthbert, in regards to A Hole in My Love Cup

  • This book saved me honestly. Saved me from jumping down that same rabbit hole I was so comfortable with. Within the first minute it was hitting the nail on the head perfectly. I started therapy shortly after starting the book but I continue to listen because everything he says just makes so much sense. I allowed myself to be open and really take it all in and I feel like that's really important to do while listening/reading it. You'll hear some hard truths but it's all for the better. I can't say enough good things about the author and this book in particular. I highly recommend to everyone.

    Kathryn Hostetler, in regards to A Hole in My Love Cup

  • I like to call him my Uncle Sven. He's the guy that goes to school with you and stands behind you while you confront your bullies. Do not buy this book unless you want to be challenged to confront all the bullship beliefs you have about yourself and the people in your life. He will sort it out. I finally see clearly! Have the courage to dive in deep. He'll be right by your side. Thanks, Uncle Sven!

    Marilyn Stewart, in regards to A Hole in My Love Cup

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