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Marilyn Sewell

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Marilyn Sewell has 10 books in print, including the ground-breaking anthology of women's spiritual poetry, "Cries of the Spirit." Marilyn writes for the spirituality section of Huffington Post. She on the adjunct faculty at Attic Institute, a resource center for writers in Portland, OR, and also teaches at Maitripa, a Buddhist college in Portland. She is the subject of a prize-winning documentary film, "Raw Faith." Her newest book is a memoir, "Raw Faith: Following the Thread," which gives the back story to the film. Marilyn is the Minister Emerita of the First Unitarian Church of Portland, OR, where she served for 17 years as Senior Minister. She lives on the Willamette River with her husband and her cat Molly. ...more

Average rating: 4.16 · 800 ratings · 86 reviews · 29 distinct worksSimilar authors
Cries of The Spirit

4.35 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions
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Claiming the Spirit Within:...

4.30 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Breaking Free: Women of Spi...

3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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Raw Faith: Following the Th...

4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Resurrecting Grace

3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001
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Resurrecting Grace: Remembe...

3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Wanting Wholeness, Being Br...

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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In Time's Shadow: Stories A...

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A Little Book on Forgiveness

4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings2 editions
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Threatened With Resurrectio...

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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“I always felt awkward and unfinished, unworthy of love, suspicious of affection offered. My mother's absence became a great presence in my life.”
Marilyn Sewell, Raw Faith: Following the Thread

“I always felt awkward and unfinished, unworthy of love, suspicious of affection offered. My mother's absence became a great presence in my life.”
Marilyn Sewell, Raw Faith: Following the Thread

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