memoir
An act of solidarity with LGBTQ Methodists?
J. Philip Wogaman tried to surrender his ordination. Would this have helped?
Coming of age during the rise of Hitler
A history of the 20th century told by ordinary Germans.
Innocent on death row
Two memoirs by men who endured decades of criminal injustice before being exonerated
by LaVonne Neff
Harrison Scott Key’s dreams
Is the desire for greatness a temptation or a vocation?
How I got schooled by Franchesca Ramsey’s hilarious memoir
Ramsey shows the high stakes (and common mistakes) of online activism.
James Cone and the liberating spirit of blackness
In his final memoir, Cone’s testimony resounds.
James Comey didn’t write a tell-all. He wrote a handbook.
What does ethical leadership look like?
by Robin Lovin
Why Roxane Gay resists the conversion narrative
Sexual violence doesn't always allow its survivors to claim redemption.
by Amy Frykholm
How a doctor finds hope at a Jerusalem hospital
Pediatric oncologist Elisha Waldman explores a city's complexities as he reflects on his patients' spiritual needs.
Richard was always asking for more than I could give
He came to our community meal for years before I realized that I was asking something of him, too.
by Amy Frykholm
A writer’s careful, surprising attention
J. D. Daniels writes beautiful letters to no one. They aren't for everyone.
A Christian apologist's memoir of suffering
Telling the story of his wife's tragic illness, Douglas Groothuis combines lament with grace-filled love.
An American childhood in Haiti
Apricot Irving writes with love—and hurt—about her father's misplaced desire to be a savior to others.
Kate Bowler faces off against cancer and bad theology
Bowler’s memoir honestly confronts the pervasive idea that we get what we deserve.
Crisis of faith
First Erin White fell in love with Christ. Then she fell in love with Chris.
On forming clay and chipping marble
There’s something amazing about holding your own book in your hands. Like magic, all of those stories and thoughts have moved from fleeting, drifting notions in your mind into the stark reality of paper and ink.
The stubborn love and inflexible mercy of Dorothy Day
More than a memoir, Kate Hennessy's book about her grandmother is a participant biography written from the inside out.
Amy Tan on writing, family, and writing about family
Some parents are horrified when their children write books that air family secrets. Not Daisy Tan.
The rise and fall of Emmanuel Carrère’s faith
The Kingdom is a mess, but it refuses to be wholly dismissed.