Inspired Lives: Exploring the Role of Faith and Spirituality in the Lives of Extraordinary People

Soul-searching conversations on the importance of spirituality and personal faith with more than forty artists and innovators who have made a real difference in our world will inspire you to discover the spirit of God at work in your own life and work.

Joanna Laufer and Kenneth S. Lewis

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6 x 9, 256 pp | 978-1-893361-33-1

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How faith transforms the lives and work of creative and innovative people we admire—an inspiration to discover the spirit of God in our own life and work.

Faith is the secret foundation of many lives—including, as this book reveals, the lives of many people we admire and look to for inspiration. In this moving book, soul-searching conversations unearth the importance of spirituality and personal faith for more than forty artists and innovators who have made a real difference in our world through their work. Seeing the ways that these lives have been strongly—even miraculously—affected by faith will serve as an inspiration to discover the spirit of God at work in your own life and work.

Contributors include:
Dr. Herbert Benson • Paulo Coelho • Andre Dubus • Diana L. Eck • Ang Lee • Madeleine L'Engle • Wynton Marsalis • Thomas Moore • Kathleen Norris • Hakeem Olajuwon • Christopher Parkening • and many others

“More than forty prominent people who have been motivated, encouraged, consoled and healed by their faith....[the] list of notables is awe-inspiring by itself.”

New York Times

“Exquisite...an inspired look into the lives of great people who are able to face life with courage and faith.”

Karyn D. Kedar, author of God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart

 

 

 

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