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Spirituality and Religion November 2021 |
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| No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate BowlerWhat it is: an incisive collection of essays about grief, hope, family ties, and what it means to think about the future in the face of a devastating cancer diagnosis.
About the author: Kate Bowler is a professor of the history of Christianity at Duke Divinity School whose previous works include Blessed, Everything Happens for a Reason, and The Preacher's Wife.
Why you might like it: Bowler tells her heartwrenching story with unexpected but welcome humor, reflecting on the absurdities of life in even the darkest times. |
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If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans
by John Pavlovitz
"John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans---and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word"
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| Even If:Trusting God When Life Disappoints, Overwhelms, or Just Doesn't Make Sense by Mitchel LeeWhat it is: an inspiring exploration of how to learn to trust God even during times of uncertainty and fear.
Why you might like it: Author Mitchel Lee interweaves examples from his own life experience with scriptural analysis and presents his reflections in an encouraging voice.
Chapters include: "Goodness in the Deep End of the Pool"; "Control Freaks of the World Unite"; and "Take a Step (but Not by Yourself)". |
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Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven
by Catherine Wolff
This cultural history of heaven looks at how people and cultures have envisioned heaven, the ways religion and secularity have influenced our concepts of the afterlife and how we use heaven as a central idea to our humanity.
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