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Spirituality and Religion May 2017
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Hallelujah anyway : rediscovering mercy
by Anne Lamott
An impassioned exploration of mercy, its elusive presence and why people ignore or embrace it shares advice for forging deeper self-understanding. Full of Lamott’s trademark honesty, forthrightness and humor, Hallelujah Anyway is profound and caring, funny and wise, a hopeful book of hands-on spirituality.
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Motherprayer : Lessons in Loving
by Barbara Mahany
In Motherprayer, Mahany generously shares personal love letters on the mysteries and gifts of mothering, interspersed with family recipes and gentle essays, all offering beautiful lessons in how to love, and how to love well.
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Sin bravely : a memoir of spiritual disobedience
by Maggie Wallem Rowe
A formerly dedicated Born-again Christian describes her experiences in an Evangelical psychiatric facility, a place where she found a way to temper her zeal and live a more normal life. Rowe is candid throughout the book, giving plenty of details about her psychotic break and of how she began to find her way back to some semblance of balance.
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Focus on: Spiritual Memoirs
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| Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Life of a Sinner & Saint by Nadia Bolz-WeberIn Pastrix, Bolz-Weber relates how she responded to the unexpected spiritual calling and was ordained in the Lutheran church; she recounts her experiences in an engaging, sarcastic, sometimes profane narrative. |
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| Mennonite Meets Mr. Right: A Memoir of Faith, Hope, and Love by Rhoda Janzen Having moved back into her Mennonite parents' home, Janzen unexpectedly falls for and marries a Pentecostal "Jesus-nail-necklace wearing manly man" named Mitch. Diving into his church's traditions despite their unfamiliarity, she discovers new ways to express her beliefs. |
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| Nine Essential Things I've Learned about Life by Harold S. KushnerLooking back on his life and his career as a rabbi, well-known author Harold Kushner offers a compendium of lessons he's learned about faith. He emphasizes that learning is more important than knowing and recounts events that taught him to listen well and discern the deep questions that lead to God. |
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