{"product_id":"9780061768286","title":"Still : Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lauren F. Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing up her highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eGirl Meets God\u003c\/em\u003e, author Lauren F. Winner has written an engrossing reflection of literary grace and spiritual wisdom with S\u003cem\u003etill: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she lives through a failed marriage and the loss of her mother, Winner finds her Christian faith slipping away. Through reading religious works and tomes and being counseled by leaders of the church, she learns she must find the courage to trust in God in order to to find His presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly written and profound, \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e offers reflections on how murky and gray the spiritual life can be while, at the same time, shows us how to see the light we do encounter more clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Anyone committed to truly examining the shape of personal faith, unfolding over the years in a broken world, should sense a fruitful opportunity, if not a solemn obligation, to expound at length…[Winner] probes these depths as deftly and eloquently as anyone writing today… An instant spiritual classic.”\u003cbr\u003e“In present-tense, lyrical essays . . . [Winner] explores her emotional landscape as she struggles to move beyond the depression that plagues her following her mother’s death and her own divorce. Examining feelings of grief, failure, and doubt . . . Winner brings poetic nuances to her exquisitely crafted prose.”\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsively readable, direct yet never indiscreet, Winner’s book shows intelligence and verve as it seriously addresses the spiritual crises around God’s apparent absence or silence, as faced by many. A must-have for Winner’s readers and fans of Anne Lamott.”\u003cbr\u003e“Titles to pick up now... \u003ci\u003eStill: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e: insights on spiritual uncertainty from a devout Christian convert.”\u003cbr\u003e“Elegantly written . . . eminently readable.”\u003cbr\u003e“The book is made to pour over again and again. You’ll fill the pages with underlines, the margins with notes. Each short chapter is loaded with insights that don’t so much build on one another as weave a rich tapestry of possibilities in the midst of a spiritual desert.”\u003cbr\u003e“[A] provocative memoir . . . an open, honest contemplation of a spiritual impasse.”\u003cbr\u003e“Winner writes thoughtfully and eloquently about finding herself in the middle and accepting her place there.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eStill\u003c\/i\u003e grasps for faith in a Middle space and discovers a stranger, bigger and more faithful God than we expected.”\u003cbr\u003e“Soft and vulnerable, yet blunt and veracious . . . If you’re a lover of books like \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Lamott or any other writers who are not afraid to unveil their imperfections in hopes of finding kindred spirits, then take this walk with Winner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061768286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41052499050702,"sku":"9780061768286","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061768286.jpg?v=1648177100","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061768286","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}