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Tattoos on the Heart
by Gregory Boyle • 2009
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
4.49
31k+
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart 88%
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
by Gregory Boyle 2009
4.49
31k+ ratings
More Beautiful Than Before
by Steve Leder • 2017
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
4.30
1k+
More Beautiful Than Before Summary
More Beautiful Than Before 87%
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
by Steve Leder 2017
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Many Lives of Mama Love
by Lara Love Hardin • 2023
Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.
4.43
133k+
The Many Lives of Mama Love Summary
The Many Lives of Mama Love 87%
Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.
by Lara Love Hardin 2023
4.43
133k+ ratings
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
by Simon Critchley • 2019
Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.
3.89
388
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us Summary
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us 87%
Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.
by Simon Critchley 2019
3.89
388 ratings
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy J. Keller • 2013
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 87%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
Faust
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1808
A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.
3.89
51k+
Faust Summary
Faust 87%
A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808
3.89
51k+ ratings
The Lost Metal
by Brandon Sanderson • 2022
A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.
4.48
123k+
The Lost Metal Summary
The Lost Metal 87%
A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.
by Brandon Sanderson 2022
4.48
123k+ ratings
Prometheus Bound
by Aeschylus • 1990
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
3.94
22k+
Prometheus Bound Summary
Prometheus Bound 87%
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
by Aeschylus 1990
3.94
22k+ ratings
Faust, Part Two
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1832
His soul bargained, Faust chases ideal beauty and builds a kingdom, but paradise demands a cost.
3.65
9k+
Faust, Part Two Summary
Faust, Part Two 87%
His soul bargained, Faust chases ideal beauty and builds a kingdom, but paradise demands a cost.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1832
3.65
9k+ ratings
J.B.
by Archibald MacLeish • 1958
A modern Job in verse: God thunders, but justice is absent. What persists is human.
3.75
2k+
J.B. Summary
J.B. 87%
A modern Job in verse: God thunders, but justice is absent. What persists is human.
by Archibald MacLeish 1958
3.75
2k+ ratings
I Forgot to Die
by Khalil Rafati • 2015
How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.
4.34
3k+
I Forgot to Die Summary
I Forgot to Die 87%
How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.
by Khalil Rafati 2015
4.34
3k+ ratings
Embodied Hope
by Kelly M. Kapic • 2017
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
4.35
568
Embodied Hope Summary
Embodied Hope 87%
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
by Kelly M. Kapic 2017
4.35
568 ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 87%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 87%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
درباره اورستیا
by Simon Goldhill • 1992
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
3.98
63
درباره اورستیا Summary
درباره اورستیا 87%
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
by Simon Goldhill 1992
3.98
63 ratings
La Mort du roi Tsongor
by Laurent Gaudé • 2002
A childhood vow returns on a princess's wedding day, dooming her kingdom to war.
3.93
4k+
La Mort du roi Tsongor Summary
La Mort du roi Tsongor 87%
A childhood vow returns on a princess's wedding day, dooming her kingdom to war.
by Laurent Gaudé 2002
3.93
4k+ ratings
The Gathering Storm
by Robert Jordan • 2009
To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.
4.44
179k+
The Gathering Storm Summary
The Gathering Storm 87%
To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.
by Robert Jordan 2009
4.44
179k+ ratings
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 87%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 ratings
The Book of Forgiving
by Desmond Tutu • 2013
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
4.26
6k+
The Book of Forgiving Summary
The Book of Forgiving 87%
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
by Desmond Tutu 2013
4.26
6k+ ratings
Cash
by Johnny Cash • 1997
He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.
4.01
26k+
Cash Summary
Cash 87%
He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.
by Johnny Cash 1997
4.01
26k+ ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
4.00
53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel 87%
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017
4.00
53 ratings
The Trojan Women
by Euripides • 2006
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
3.89
13k+
The Trojan Women Summary
The Trojan Women 87%
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
by Euripides 2006
3.89
13k+ ratings
The Whole Language
by Gregory Boyle • 2021
A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.
4.54
2k+
The Whole Language Summary
The Whole Language 87%
A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.
by Gregory Boyle 2021
4.54
2k+ ratings
The Birth of Tragedy
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1871
Greek tragedy died of rationalism, a suicide a culture is still paying for.
3.98
22k+
The Birth of Tragedy Summary
The Birth of Tragedy 87%
Greek tragedy died of rationalism, a suicide a culture is still paying for.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1871
3.98
22k+ ratings
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1992
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
3.74
2k+
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women 87%
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992
3.74
2k+ ratings
A través de los ojos del león
by Levi Lusko • 2015
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
4.57
5k+
A través de los ojos del león Summary
A través de los ojos del león 87%
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
by Levi Lusko 2015
4.57
5k+ ratings
The Shack
by William Paul Young • 2007
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
3.84
697k+
The Shack Summary
The Shack 87%
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
by William Paul Young 2007
3.84
697k+ ratings
Where Is God in All the Suffering?
by Amy Orr-Ewing • 2020
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
4.22
218
Where Is God in All the Suffering? Summary
Where Is God in All the Suffering? 87%
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
by Amy Orr-Ewing 2020
4.22
218 ratings
On Midnight Beach
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick • 2020
A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.
3.84
716
On Midnight Beach Summary
On Midnight Beach 87%
A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2020
3.84
716 ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 87%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 86%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
Resurrecting Wounds
by Shelly Rambo • 2017
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
3.94
66
Resurrecting Wounds Summary
Resurrecting Wounds 86%
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
by Shelly Rambo 2017
3.94
66 ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 86%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 86%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
Shakespeare
by Harold Bloom • 1998
Macbeth as a map of the mind: how ambition, guilt, and deception destroy from within.
4.03
4k+
Shakespeare Summary
Shakespeare 86%
Macbeth as a map of the mind: how ambition, guilt, and deception destroy from within.
by Harold Bloom 1998
4.03
4k+ ratings
Colección integral de Sófocles
by Sophocles
When plague strikes Thebes, a brilliant king hunts the killer, unaware he hunts himself.
3.95
17k+
Colección integral de Sófocles Summary
Colección integral de Sófocles 86%
When plague strikes Thebes, a brilliant king hunts the killer, unaware he hunts himself.
by Sophocles
3.95
17k+ ratings
God Does His Best Work with Empty
by Nancy Guthrie • 2020
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
4.48
2k+
God Does His Best Work with Empty Summary
God Does His Best Work with Empty 86%
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
by Nancy Guthrie 2020
4.48
2k+ ratings
Painting With Ashes
by Michael Adam Beck • 2022
Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.
4.55
47
Painting With Ashes Summary
Painting With Ashes 86%
Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.
by Michael Adam Beck 2022
4.55
47 ratings
Suffering is Never for Nothing
by Elisabeth Elliot • 2019
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
4.67
8k+
Suffering is Never for Nothing Summary
Suffering is Never for Nothing 86%
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
by Elisabeth Elliot 2019
4.67
8k+ ratings
Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall • 2006
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
4.20
93k+
Same Kind of Different as Me Summary
Same Kind of Different as Me 86%
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
by Ron Hall 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
The Problem of Pain
by C.S. Lewis • 1940
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
4.13
75k+
The Problem of Pain Summary
The Problem of Pain 86%
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
by C.S. Lewis 1940
4.13
75k+ ratings
An Echo of Things to Come
by James Islington • 2017
The Boundary is failing. Its immortal creator was once the world's greatest villain.
4.2
58k+
An Echo of Things to Come Summary
An Echo of Things to Come 86%
The Boundary is failing. Its immortal creator was once the world's greatest villain.
by James Islington 2017
4.2
58k+ ratings
Poetics
by Aristotle
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
3.83
30k+
Poetics Summary
Poetics 86%
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
by Aristotle
3.83
30k+ ratings
The Quest for God
by Paul Johnson • 1996
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
3.56
124
The Quest for God Summary
The Quest for God 86%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 ratings
Surprised by Suffering
by R.C. Sproul • 1989
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
4.20
699
Surprised by Suffering Summary
Surprised by Suffering 86%
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
by R.C. Sproul 1989
4.20
699 ratings
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman • 2005
A military-school orphan wanders Russia for decades, seeking the peace he was denied at birth.
4.35
4k+
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates 86%
A military-school orphan wanders Russia for decades, seeking the peace he was denied at birth.
by Dan Millman 2005
4.35
4k+ ratings
Prometheus Unbound
by Percy Bysshe Shelley • 1820
A suffering Titan forgives the god who chained him, and the cosmos begins to crack.
3.75
2k+
Prometheus Unbound Summary
Prometheus Unbound 86%
A suffering Titan forgives the god who chained him, and the cosmos begins to crack.
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 1820
3.75
2k+ ratings
Choosing to SEE
by Mary Beth Chapman • 2010
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
4.29
15k+
Choosing to SEE Summary
Choosing to SEE 86%
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
by Mary Beth Chapman 2010
4.29
15k+ ratings
Walking with Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne • 2021
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
4.10
4k+
Walking with Ghosts Summary
Walking with Ghosts 86%
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
by Gabriel Byrne 2021
4.10
4k+ ratings
Before My Heart Stops
by Paul Cardall • 2010
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
3.98
392
Before My Heart Stops Summary
Before My Heart Stops 86%
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
by Paul Cardall 2010
3.98
392 ratings
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