Kate Bowler is an assistant professor at Duke Divinity School. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and Duke University, Bowler is the author of Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and son.
“A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on
letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when
we’re terrified. And it happens to be hilarious. Above all, though,
this is a love letter to life, and it’s gorgeous.”—Lucy Kalanithi,
MD, FACP, clinical assistant professor of medicine, Stanford
University School of Medicine
“[A] wonderful new memoir . . . Everything Happens belongs on the
shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject,
like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s
Being Mortal. . . . It’s inspiring to see this thoughtful woman
face such weighty topics with honesty and humor.”—Bill Gates
“I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked,
elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left
Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a
lot less alone. And what else is art for? Everything Happens for a
Reason is art in its highest form, and Kate Bowler is a true
artist—with the pen, and with her life.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together
Rising
“[Bowler’s] dry humor and raw, personal accounts help make thinking
about our common fate bearable.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Bowler’s lovely prose and sharp wit capture her struggle to find
continued joy after her [stage IV cancer] diagnosis. This poignant
look at the unpredictable promises of faith will amaze
readers.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A page-turner of lasting force . . . Bowler wields a sharp pen,
one that flows seamlessly through comic terrain, pausing for
laugh-out-loud one-liners . . . as it probes death and dying young
with aching poignancy.”—Chicago Tribune
“This is a beautifully written, intelligent, soulful book,
necessary reading for all of us who long to walk faithfully and
honestly through the darkest and most desolate of seasons.”—Shauna
Niequist, New York Times bestselling author of Present Over
Perfect
“The Kate Bowler you will come to know in this book is 100 percent
real: honest, brave, holy, ridiculous, profane, hilarious,
human—her fierce and beautiful words will make you ugly-cry and
laugh out loud inappropriately in public places, and they will make
you long for the courage to tell the truth about your life.”—Amy K.
Butler, senior minister, The Riverside Church
“[Bowler] delivers raw emotion, realistic description, and candid
assessments . . . An inspiring story of finding faith—in God, in
family, and in oneself—while walking close to the Valley of the
Shadow of Death.”—Kirkus Reviews
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