Summary & Analysis of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved: A Guide to the Book by Kate Bowler (Unabridged‪)‬

Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible. 

Kate Bowler gives a moving yet insightful look into her battle against cancer. As she shares her intimate secrets of life, love, and religion, she manages to infuse humor and wit into her personal testimony. Click "Buy Now" to own your copy today! 

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Synopsis of the original book
Chapter-by-chapter summaries
An in-depth look at death and religion
The author's personal struggles with her own faith
Key takeaways from each chapter
Editorial review
Background on the author


About the original book: In Everything Happens for a Reason, Kate Bowler asks some serious questions regarding some of the statements people make whenever someone is going through a tragedy. She opens up about how her regular life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She pulls no punches as she tries to figure out why, at the age of 35, she is dying and leaving behind her beloved family, yet she has always had faith in God. 

Kate seeks out answers by examining the prosperity gospel, a topic she has studied extensively and about which she had even written a book. She provides an insightful yet witty look at how followers of the prosperity gospel try to explain the tragedies of life. At the end of it all, Kate realizes there are no certainties in life and there are some things of which you must simply learn to let go.

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