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Include books by the same authorThe Fire Next Time
James Baldwin · 120 pages
**From Amazon.com:** A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, *The Fire Next Time* galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of
Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali · 353 pages
"Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright little girl evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, Alex Haley · 484 pages
A Black Theology of Liberation
James H. Cone · 254 pages
With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most theological voices in North America. These books, which offered a searing indictment of white theology and society, introduced a radical reappraisal of the Christian message for our time. Joining the spirit of Malcolm X and Martin Luther
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. · 400 pages
A professor of history and the noted author and editor of several books on the civil rights struggle, Dr. Clayborne Carson was selected by the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to edit and publish Dr. King's papers. Drawing upon an unprecedented archive of King's own words--including unpublished letters and diaries, as well as video footage and recordings--Dr. Carson creates an unforgettable
Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Anne Lamott · 320 pages
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah · 297 pages
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often ab
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
Mahatma Gandhi · 420 pages
Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to God
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Jim Wallis · 255 pages
America's problem with race has deep roots, with the country's foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of another. Racism is truly our nation's original sin. "It's time we right this unacceptable wrong," says bestselling author and leading Christian activist Jim Wallis. Fifty years ago, Wallis was driven away from his faith by a white church that conside
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
Sidney Poitier · 272 pages
"In this memoir, a true American icon looks back on his life and career. Sidney Poitier here explores elements of character and personal values to take his own measure - as a man, as a husband and father, and as an actor.". "Poitier was uncompromising as he pursued a personal and public life that would honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his parents. Just a few years after his intro
Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
Kristin Kobes Du Mez · 352 pages
Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line
Abby Johnson · 288 pages
Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, not long after assisting in an actual abortion procedure for the first time, crossed the line to join the Coalition for Life. What happened in that clinic to cause this Planned Parenthood leader and Employee of the Year to take such drastic
Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent · 240 pages
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
Gerald L. Sittser · 207 pages
Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America
Jeff Chu · 353 pages
A writer for Time magazine, after coming out to his parents as a gay man, documents his personal journey, from Brooklyn to California, to discover the God forbidden to him because of his sexuality and understand what the diverse followers of Christ believe about homosexuality. An intellectual, emotional, and spiritual pilgrimage that reveals a nation in crisis.
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris · 348 pages
A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip se
Surprised By Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic
Paul Thigpen, Marcus Grodi, Jimmy Akin, Steve Wood, Robert A. Sungenis, Julie Swenson, Rick Conason, T.L. Frazier, Tim Staples, Dave Armstrong, Al Kresta · 270 pages
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
John Henry Newman · 395 pages
An influential Church of England vicar, John Henry Newman stunned the Anglican community in 1843, when he joined the Roman Catholic Church. Protestant clergyman Charles Kingsley launched the most scathing attacks against Newman and this was Newman's brilliant response. A spiritual autobiography, Apologia Pro Vita Sua explores the very depths and nature of Christianity.
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Cornel West, David Ritz · 281 pages
"'Brother West' is like its author: brillant, unapologetic, full of passion, yet cool. This poignant memoir traces West's transformation from a schoolyard Robin Hood into a progressive cultural icon. From his youthful investigation of the "death shudder" to why em embraced his calling of teaching over preaching, from his three marriages and his two precious children to his near-fatal bout with pro
The Greatest: My Own Story
Richard Durham, Muhammad Ali · 424 pages
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama · 384 pages
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power
Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession
Anne Rice · 256 pages
In 2005, Anne Rice startled her readers with her novel ***Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt***, and by revealing that, after years as an atheist, she had returned to her Catholic faith. ***Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana*** followed. And now, in her powerful and haunting memoir, Rice tells the story of the spiritual transformation that produced a complete change in her literary goals. She b