HOW WE LEARN TO BE BRAVE Decisive Moments in Life and Faith

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 Brené 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 [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]