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Spirituality and Religion March 2025 |
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| Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life by Agnes CallardModern society often overlooks life's crucial questions, focusing instead on social conformity and day-to-day concerns (such as where to eat dinner or what to buy next). Agnes Callard urges readers to consider the Socratic method, where inquiry and questioning are vital to authentic understanding. She views truth-seeking as a uniquely human and social activity, encouraging dialogue with one another to explore life's mysteries together. |
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Even after Everything / : The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway
by Stephanie Duncan Smith
Stephanie Duncan Smith promises that it's not through grit and force that you will find a way forward, but through leaning in to the promises that hold true when all seems lost. Duncan Smith's personal disorientation began when she lost her first pregnancy on the winter solstice's longest night, just as the world readied to celebrate its most historic birth on Christmas. Then a new yet uncertain pregnancy unfolded in parallel to the global pandemic, until one year nearly to the day of her loss, she gave birth to her daughter whose birthday marked the peak of pandemic death in their city. This clash prompted a desperate search for steadiness, in which the liturgical year became an anchoring force. At its heart lives the promise of God-With-Us, inviting us into the spiritual practice of living well by accepting that there is a time for everything, and trusting that in whatever moment we find ourselves, we are never truly alone
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| I Want You to Be Happy: Finding Peace and Abundance in Everyday Life by FrancisCatholic readers especially will take comfort in Pope Francis’s grounded and humble suggestions for finding happiness in life. The short chapters distill his message into bite-sized readings, making this book perfect for daily reflection while reminding readers to keep God and serving others as the focus of their lives. |
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| We Will Rest! The Art of Escape by Tricia HerseyBuilding on her 2022 Rest Is Resistance manifesto, Tricia Hersey invites readers to embrace rest as a healing practice amidst the pressures of constant productivity. As an artist and theologian, she presents a beautifully designed book featuring art and poetry from Black creatives, drawing inspiration and wisdom from African American history. |
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| Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico IyerExtolling the virtues of silence and meditation, author and traveler Pico Iyer shares insights from his regular visits -- spanning three decades -- to a Benedictine monastery in California. Part personal reflection, part philosophical musing, his observations reveal how a contemplative life can better equip us to deal with the modern age. |
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| Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark LillaCuriosity is a key characteristic of being human, and yet we sometimes desire to remain unilluminated. This conflicting desire -- both to know and not to know -- has deep psychological roots, which this treatise explores in a discursive, thought-provoking style. Spanning centuries of literature and philosophy, readers are invited to shine a light on their own motivations when it comes to seeking understanding. |
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Crossing the Desert : The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys
by Payam Zamani
By blending the personal with the historical and the technical with the motivational, Crossing the Desert gives readers an intimate look at how the paths we choose, the values we embrace, and the systems we decide to participate in-or not-can make or break us, not only financially, but spiritually
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