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Title details for How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde - Available

How We Learn to Be Brave

Decisive Moments in Life and Faith

by Mariann Edgar Budde
Mariann Edgar Budde
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
How We Learn to Be Brave is an inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.

On January 21, 2025, many Americans were introduced to Bishop Mariann Budde thanks to what The New York Times called “an extraordinary act of public resistance.” During her prayer service for Donald J. Trump’s second inauguration, Bishop Budde addressed the president directly, imploring him “to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” from those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community to immigrants and refugees.
But for Bishop Budde, this moment was the culmination of a lifetime spent thinking about those pivot points when we’re called on to push past our fears and act with strength. With How We Learn to Be Brave, she teaches us that being brave is not a singular occurrence; it’s a journey that we can choose to undertake every day.
Here, Bishop Budde explores the full range of decisive moments, from the most visible and dramatic (the decision to go), to the internal and personal (the decision to stay), to brave choices made with an eye toward the future (the decision to start), those born of suffering (the decision to accept that which we did not choose), and those that come unexpectedly (the decision to step up to the plate). Drawing on examples ranging from Harry Potter to the Gospel According to Luke, she seamlessly weaves together personal experiences with stories from scripture, history, and pop culture to underscore both the universality of these moments and the particular call each one of us must heed when they arrive.
With Bishop Budde’s wisdom, readers will learn to live and to respond according to their true beliefs and in ways that align with their best selves. How We Learn to Be Brave will provide much-needed fortitude and insight to anyone searching for answers in uncertain times.

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  • Release date

    May 23, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593739815
      • File size: 197127 KB
      • Duration: 06:50:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde narrates in a calm, well-modulated voice with a deliberate, sometimes halting cadence, evoking her delivery from the pulpit. The bishop explores six practices generating effective responses to "the decisive moments when we are called to act with courage." Using examples from her own life, as well as from luminaries including Justice Thurgood Marshall, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and activist Pauli Murray, Bishop Budde tells stories from scripture and also quotes well-known writers such as Bren Brown and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Outside of the Episcopal Church, the bishop may be best known for two run-ins with Donald Trump, the first of which she mentions here, but her compelling faith-filled text and sincere, understated inflection take center stage in this audiobook. S.G. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine

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