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Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith | Barbara Brown Taylor
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�This beautiful book is rich with wit and humanness and honesty and loving detail�.I cannot overstate how liberating and transforming I have found Leaving Church to be.� �Frederick Buechner, author of Beyond Words �This is an astonishing (…more)
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First of several spiritual biographies from the author. I really enjoyed her story personally as I am in a bit of a shifting season. It could relate to her at times and was encouraged even in places I couldn‘t directly relate. Well written and thought out. Enjoyable. Thoughtful.

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Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith | Barbara Brown Taylor
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One of my goals for this year is to figure what role faith plays on my life. A lot of what I grew up with stopped making sense but every now and then I feel something pull me back. There's a lot I have no desire to return to but there is some treasure among the ruins I might be interested in. All that to say, I'm looking for spiritual memoirs to help me process. Any recommendations? My background is Christianity but I'm open to anything 🙂

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Caterina Also I've heard good things about Kathleen Norris, but I haven't read her stuff yet. 8y
Iindseyo @Caterina I read this one a few years ago (when I was more religious) and loved it then. Curious if it would have the same impact now ☺️ 8y
Iindseyo @Caterina ooh, I'll have to check her out! 8y
Iindseyo @raelaschoenherr I've heard of that one but never picked it up. Maybe now is the time 🙂 8y
frankincense_and_sensibility I really love Lauren Winner's books, especially Mudhouse Sabbath, which is about spiritual practices that are tied to Judaism and Christianity combined with stories of Winner's own journey. 8y
underthebelljar Not a memoir, but still worth a look is The Heart of Christianity. I was very grateful to find and read this book when I did. 8y
underthebelljar Also maybe Living Buddha, Living Christ might be of interest. A bit more of a memoir and also a comparison between Buddhism and Christianity from a Buddhist monk's perspective. 8y
Lmstraubie I love anything by Anne Lamott. Much of what she writes is about her life and how her God fits into. She is heartfelt and inspiring. 8y
CocoReads I echo the Anne Lamont recommendation 8y
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