Where does courage come from when we need it most?
Across faith traditions, people have long turned to stories of unexpected courage in moments of adversity and despair.
In the Quran, Asiya confronted the Pharaoh. Siddhartha Gautama left the palace for a life of asceticism. In the Hebrew Bible, Esther stood against Haman to save Persia’s Jews.
These stories continue to raise a powerful question: What gives us the courage to act when circumstances seem overwhelming?
Spiritual teachers, historians and storytellers explore the roots of courage within their traditions and consider how faith can anchor us amid the challenges of our own time.
Book signing immediately following with Paul Knitter, Shannen Dee Williams, and Lewis Brogdon.
The thing is to stalk your calling in a certain skilled and supple way, to locate the most tender and live spot and plug into that pulse. This is yielding, not fighting.
– Annie Dillard
