Spirituality and Religion
July 2024

Recent Releases
Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You're Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More
by Ruth Chou Simons

With vulnerability, warmth, and relevant examples from both scripture and her own experiences, When Strivings Cease author Ruth Chou shares her advice for keeping the candle of hope and faith burning when the desire to get more out of life is limited by circumstances beyond our control.
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-To-Face With the Idea of an Afterlife
by Sebastian Junger

After a visceral near-death experience raised existential questions he had never previously considered, award-winning journalist and author of The Perfect Storm and Tribes Sebastian Junger shares his candid reflections on navigating this unanticipated shift in his worldview. 
Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
by Brian D. McLaren

Readers interested in the intersections between their faith and the looming specter of climate change will want to check out this thought-provoking and surprisingly inspiring analysis of the detrimental effects of modern social structures on the planet, with examples from scripture of ways to meet potential calamity without succumbing to despair.
Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
by Helen Tworkov

In this candid and engaging first memoir, writer and editor Helen Tworkov recounts her journey to and in Buddhism, explores the development and spread of Buddhism in the West; and reflects on her spiritually formative experiences with figures such as writer Joseph Goldstein, musician Charles Mingus, and the Dalai Lama himself.
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