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Spirituality and Religion November 2021
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| Holy Hot Mess: Finding God in the Details of this Weird and Wonderful Life by Mary Katherine BackstromWhat it's about: Learning to embrace imperfection in faith and in life, and how being a "hot mess" is no obstacle to developing a relationship with God.
Read it for: The funny and engaging writing style; the inclusion of many candid and relatable "messes" in the author's own life and the lessons she's learned along the way. |
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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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| Exodus, Revisited: My Unorthodox Journey to Berlin by Deborah FeldmanWhat it's about: The moving story of author Deborah Feldman, who left her Hasidic upbringing behind in 2009 to forge a new life for herself and her young son.
Topics include: Finding a Jewish identity outside of her insular Hasidic community; learning to be a single mother; and traveling across Europe to explore her family's experiences with the Holocaust.
Media buzz: Feldman's first memoir Unorthodox was adapted into the Netflix series of the same name. |
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| Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip YanceyWhat it is: A compelling and thought-provoking story of rebuilding a relationship with faith after surviving a traumatic childhood suffused with Christian fundamentalism.
Read it for: The candid portrayal of racism in Southern churches before the Civil Rights Movement; the exploration of fear as a basis for faith and how to create a healthier relationship with spirituality.
About the author: Former Christianity Today editor-at-large Philip Yancey has published numerous books on spiritual topics, including The Jesus I Never Knew, Soul Survivor, and What's So Amazing about Grace? |
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