Margaret Renkl’s stunning ability to see
It is hard to say what will enamor readers more, the bird calls or the familial ones.
grief
Lazarus’s story is one of grief—and hope.
A white woman, her black husband, and the struggle to be known
A former Jehovah’s Witness tells her story
Amber Scorah’s memoir has a breathless quality that makes it compulsively readable.
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Elaine Pagels’s lifelong search for the sacred
Pagels vividly recounts her spiritual experiences. But she won’t let herself be bound by any tradition.
The miracles of Julie Yip-Williams’s life and death
A cancer memoir about a life sustained by improbable events
My son’s death did not evoke in me an interest in the problem of suffering.
Four of the best new resources for individuals, congregations, and families
Theodicy in real life
William Abraham's theological affirmations of faith are shadowed by a persistent question: Why don't they work?
"I'm not afraid of marrying you," said the young groom. "I'm afraid of losing you."
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Ordinary grace
The reversals in this book aren’t easy. There is nothing sentimental or giddy about them. They are real. They are ordinary.
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, by Max Porter
Max Porter’s debut novel, which hovers between poetry and prose, illustrates the ways in which grief can be simultaneously violent and gentle.