The Century invited people to reflect on a book that helped them at a low point in their faith journey. Their replies are linked below.
Carol Zaleski: The appeal of Abandonment to Divine Providence is its simple, lyrical repetition of a single idea: whatever happens is the will of God.
Phyllis Tickle: When I was 13, my pastor slipped me Glenn Clark's The Soul's Sincere Desire. Within three pages, I knew I had a soul.