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Spirituality and Religion January 2021
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| Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Franz AltWhat it is: a concise, issue-oriented plea to politicians and other powerful decision-makers to rise to the challenge of fighting climate change.
Why you might like it: A hopeful, conversational tone make a sometimes overwhelming topic feel more approachable.
Don't miss: the discussion of the work being done by a new generation of climate activists like Elsa Mengistu, Xiye Bastida, Greta Thunberg, and Jamie Margolin. |
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| Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyWhat it's about: the unique lens through which the Black church tradition has viewed the Bible and what it has meant for both theology and the wider society.
Chapters include: "The South Got Somethin' to Say," "Tired Feet, Rested Souls," and "What Shall We Do with This Rage?"
Reviewers say: This book is "an exercise in hope that speaks powerfully to readers of every race and ethnicity" (Booklist). |
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| Toil & Trouble by Augusten BurroughsWhat it is: the candid and darkly humorous account of the author's experiences with ritual and his family's relationship with witchcraft and the supernatural.
Who it's for: Burroughs fans; anyone interested in the informal ways that beliefs from the past can find their way into the present.
About the author: Writer Augusten Burroughs has published essays, fiction, and nonfiction, and is best known for his memoirs Running With Scissors and Dry. |
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| Wiving: A Memoir of Loving then Leaving the Patriarchy by Caitlin MyerWhat it's about: growing up in and eventually leaving the Mormon church and how those experiences intersect with childhood trauma, mental illness, sex, and identity.
Don't miss: the parallels author Caitlin Myer draws between the difficulties of being a woman both inside and outside of the Mormon faith.
For fans of: The candid reflections on childhood trauma in The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls; Judith Freeman's The Latter Days, another memoir of self-discovery after leaving the Mormon church. |
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