Have a Little Faith
A True Story
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4.5 • 211 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, an insightful memoir that begs the question: what if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together?
In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds—two men, two faiths, two communities—beginning with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.
Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor—a reformed drug dealer and convict—who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.
Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, Black and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.
Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Albom delivers a command audio performance. He brings his two clergymen-protagonists-an elderly rabbi from Albom's home synagogue and an African-American pastor leading a ministry to Detroit's homeless population-to vivid life and conveys their messages of faith with sensitivity and respect. The audio's most memorable moments feature the humility-and eccentricity-of the two spiritual leaders who, despite their deep religious commitment, refuse to be placed on a pedestal. From the ail-ing Jewish leader breaking out into whimsical songs in the middle of his grueling medical treatments and his Christian counterpart savoring the joys of barbecuing, Albom's characterizations brim with humor and compassion. A Hyperion hardcover.
Customer Reviews
I love his stories.
Mitch Album’s stories are always told with an almost omnipotent humility that speaks to his understanding of humanity, while expressing his reverence and curiosity about his subjects.
Have a Little Faith
This is a timeless and inspirational book. It's deep meaning is states in simple terms. It is a story of what is truly important in life which includes God, family, faith and redemption. This book is life changing.
Another good one
Albom has written another good book. He used a lot of insightful stories to illustrate his points and sort of drew them into the plot. Although I like everything Albom writes, it was not a "5" like Tuesday's With Morrie.