Kathleen Norris
Biography
Kathleen Norris wrote Dakota and Rebecca Sue, and co-wrote A Whole Life in Twelve Movies with Gareth Higgins.
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Christian Living
“This thoughtful and thought-provoking book, rich in reference to theologians, historians, biblical scholars, philosophers, and social critics—including those critical of religion—is for anyone who wants to understand what a Christian faith can mean in the present day. If you’re a seeker and a doubter with a liberal and ecumenical bent, this book helps you understand that you’re not alone. The author demonstrates that people like you have long been a valuable part of the Christian tradition.”
Philosophy
“If you've ever wondered how a person can be a Christian and also an intellectual, this is the book for you. In an engaging, personal style, Morgan brings his keen philosopher's insight to work on our concepts of God and the nature of belief. In discussing how faith works in us he goes beyond the expected areas of attentiveness, silence, and humility, and explores courage (what do we fear? what is worth dying for?) and beauty as the place where the human and the divine meet. Rich with allusions to the Bible, popular culture, and both ancient and contemporary authors, this book is a refreshing reminder that faith is not something abstract but is revealed in transformed lives here and now.”
Christian Living
Foreword
“How Not to Be Afraid is a wholehearted blend of memoir and practical suggestions for coping with fear.... It's a gentle, open invitation, full of hospitable storytelling that allows us to find ourselves in its pages.”
“This is an invaluable book for anyone desiring to know more about Jesus, and how his life can illumine our own spiritual pilgrimage. James Martin makes familiar Gospel stories fresh, and helps us see how in our ordinary lives we might better answer God’s call to conversation and conversion.”
Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema
Arts & Literature
“Jeffrey Overstreet's love of movies shines through every page of this engaging and thoughtful book. I suspect that I'm one of many readers who will be inspired by Overstreet's reflections to consider how movies have been formative in our own lives.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Deceptively simple and down-to-earth, these authors provide potent surprises. Dorothy Bass’s observations that ‘slaves cannot take a day off but free people can’ startled me into a new comprehension of the workaholism that permeates American culture. Practicing Our Faith strikes me as a book as wise as grandparents—a good guide to living within our families and communities with integrity and generosity.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“While Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls this book 'a short stroll through the Psalms,' it is a valuable guide to these joyful, angry, beautiful, and difficult songs of praise and lament. He terms them 'earthly prayers' that allow us to reflect on the long arc of our salvation history as people beloved of God. More importantly, he reminds us that these ancient words, prayed by Jesus, offer a deep human connection to the God who remains with us and will not abandon us.”
Fiction
“More than a vivid portrait of a grieving mother; this tender novel shows us how, with simple words and acts, we ordinary, flawed human beings can help each other find our way to God.”
History & Biography
“A valuable meditation on the nature of pilgrimage, when every seemingly wrong turn in the road can lead to discoveries never imagined.”
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History & Biography
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