This work is articulate, coherent, and insightful in its portrayal of the shifting world of the schizophrenic. Prolific author Jonathan Harnisch gives an intimate look at the inner world of a young man tormented by a range of psychiatric... Read More

This welcome addition to cancer literature is an honest, sensitive, and open treatment of an incredibly difficult topic. In I Lost My Child to Cancer, Shelly Dubois traces the trajectory of her daughter’s illness and death, and shares... Read More

This fun, otherworldly work of juvenile fiction celebrates friendship, loyalty, and listening to one’s heart. Melanie Abed’s "Anni Moon and the Elemental Artifact", illustrated by Hisham Abed, is a fast-paced, thrilling, otherworldly... Read More

In 1900, most of the world was ruled by powerful Western Christian empires, and it seemed reasonable to assume that the dawning twentieth century would be a Christian century. No one could have foreseen the fall of those empires, and no... Read More

“Don’t worry. Be unhappy. It’s what humans do sometimes,” writes Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson. “Life is generally unfair. Illness and death exist. And there will be no explanation that explains it away.” Blending teachings from... Read More

David Dark admits to being “bummed out” by the way people talk about religion. These days being called “religious” is not likely to be taken as a compliment. But Dark doesn’t limit the word’s meaning to adherence to a creed,... Read More

For centuries, philosophers have predicted that religion is going extinct. It’s been called a “neurotic illusion” by Freud, and proclaimed “doomed” by many who believed it could not stand up to the findings of science.... Read More

“If money, success, and beauty don’t make people happy, what does?” This question, asked by a wealthy, successful, beautiful, but obviously unhappy congregant, led Martin Thielen, a senior pastor at Cookeville United Methodist... Read More