(Editor’s note: This list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of September. Copyright 2003 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)

HARDCOVER

1. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99)

2. Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $16.95)

3. Waking the Dead, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $21.99)

4. The Traveler’s Gift, by Andy Andrews. (Thomas Nelson, $19.99)

5. Beyond Belief, by Elaine Pagels. (Random House, $24.95)

6. I Hope You Dance, by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers. (Rutledge Hill, $13.99)

7. Next Door Savior, by Max Lucado. (W Publishing, $22.99)

8. The Lord is My Shepherd, by Harold S. Kushner. (Knopf, $19.95)

9. How to Hear from God, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $21.99)

10. And the Shofar Blew, by Francine Rivers. (Tyndale, $22.99)

PAPERBACK

1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield/Moody, $12.99)

2. The Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)

3. The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel. (Zondervan, $12.99)

4. Matters of the Heart: Stop Trying to Fix the Old, Let God Give You Something New, by Juanita Bynum. (Charisma House, $13.99)

5. The Betrayal, by Beverly Lewis. (Bethany House, $12.99)

6. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $10)

7. The Power of a Praying Woman, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)

8. The Question of God, by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. (Free Press, $15)

9. When Religion Becomes Evil, by Charles Kimball. (Harper San Francisco, $13.95)

10. Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage, by Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham. (Tyndale $14)

CAD END BESTSELLERS