Catherine

Captivating!

Revisado: 05-18-21

There are few things more fascinating than hearing someone tell their own story, especially when that story exposes you to experiences outside your own. Leah's memoir was riveting. I listened to it in one day and hung on every word. As someone who also spent most of my life in a very high demand religion, there were a lot of relatable aspects of Leah's story but I laughed most uproariously when she described having no idea what was wrong with her wailing newborn. Also very relatable. I felt her frustration and sorrow at being disillusioned with a religion that failed organizationally to live up to the standards it demanded of it's own in parishioners. Again, I related, recalling the bitter tears I shed over my own church. But it s in the details of our differences that I was swept up. Teens surviving on their own, the RPF, LRH's policies, and backstage with Kevin James. It's a beautiful tale of a beautiful life that is still unfolding, in many ways, quite publicly. Keep making trouble, Leah Remini! The world is better for it.

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Insightful

Revisado: 09-03-17

Zipped through this listen. Some of the language was very rough and the boys are not fans of organized religion so there was a bit of mockery that was hard to listen to for me but this was well worth the listen anyway, and then some. It's not as funny as it is in insightful into what makes the South, rural white America, and social conservatives the beautiful and simultaneously broken culture that it is. Never fear, liberals don't get off easy either. (Take a few deep yoga breaths, Tristan.) I'm a Carolina native from a town you've never heard of and this book hit home so hard I could've written it myself. It hits boys. Give it a listen.

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Science Mike and the Crisis of Faith

Revisado: 12-15-16

Mike's story is captivating amd easy to relate to. For anyone who found God after a dark night of the soul, this is a must listen.

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Touching, terrifying, true.

Revisado: 10-29-16

This memoir speaks to elements of my own life story. From hiding underwater and sending my representative into the world, to living defensively and withdrawing from love and its companion, pain.Like Glennon, I found God away from organisations and administrators as soon as I discovered grace. Highly recommend this book for anyone who has found grace and love in the wreckage of an old life.

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A Solid Keller

Revisado: 02-09-12

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Generous Justice addresses God's injunction to care for the poor and oppressed by showing ties between those mandates and the Biblical concept of justice. If you are already familiar with Keller's work, you will recognize the theme and appreciate the references that flesh out his ideas as they are presented in this work. As to performance, I prefer when Keller presents his own material. This reading was lackluster and I found myself distracted often while listening. Still, it's a worthy listen.

What other book might you compare Generous Justice to and why?

This book lacks the earth shattering power of The Prodigal God but in its own quiet way, it addresses pure religion and redefines the meaning of what it is to be just.

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