Life Lines: Holding On

by Forrest Church

In this eloquent, personal, hopeful book, writer and minister Forrest Church explores the lifelines that can sustain us in times of trouble: deeper connections to neighbor and stranger, a better understanding of human limits, and a larger view of our place in the universe.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction

190 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 1997

About the author

Rev. Forrest Church served for almost three decades as senior minister and was minister of public theology at All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. He wrote or edited twenty-five books, including Love & Death.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn't an earth shattering spiritual book, but there are a lot of ideas that are valuable and many chapters that I liked. There were also many chapters that left me wanting more. I really like Church's writing, and I'll definitely be reading more of his work.

[A.S. Peal-Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking, it will change the way you think of life and religion.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the past I have enjoyed other books by Forrest Church, for some reason this one did not grab me as much as some of the others. It will be interesting to see if when I reread the ones I have enjoyed in the past if they still speak to me or if my relationship with faith has changed since I read them before.

[Christian W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Forrest Church a little to Christian for me.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitively not my favorite Forrest Church book. The first half was OK. But the rest was extremely dense. Either that, or I was being extremely dense when I was reading it.