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“Daughters of Nantucket” is set against
“SOUL BOOM: WHY WE NEED
the backdrop of the Great Fire of 1846
A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION”
in Nantucket. In the book we meet three
BY RAINN WILSON
remarkable women: Eliza Macy, the wife
of a sea captain whose mysteriously
prolonged voyage left her nearly penniless
Recommended by: Kevin Cysyk,
Messiah Lifeways Chief Experience Officer
and trying to keep up appearances; Meg
Who might be interested in this book:
Wright, a free Black woman whose efforts
Anyone interested in purpose-driven
to expand a small business are met with
leadership, cultural transformation,
prejudice and aggression; and Maria
or a fresh take on personal growth.
Mitchell, a highly educated member of a
prominent family whose expectations for
their daughter are the opposite of the life
she wants for herself.
Several years ago, I saw that Rainn Wilson
was coming to town. As a longtime fan
of “The Office,” I ordered tickets. As it
turned out, he was promoting his latest
The paths of these women cross, recross,
book, “Soul Boom.” Though he included
and finally converge as the inferno and
moments of humor, the performance went
its aftermath bring both upheaval and the
much deeper.
possibility of a new life.
In “Soul Boom,” Wilson invites readers
What impressed me most—and stayed with
to reimagine spirituality—not as dogma,
me—was Gerstenblatt’s understanding of
but as a framework for compassion,
the universal challenges and crises that
connection, and collective growth.
confront the human soul, as much today
as in the mid-nineteenth century.
He makes a compelling case for a
“spiritual revolution” that’s inclusive,
hopeful, and urgently needed. He
doesn’t preach; he reflects. He doesn’t
offer all the answers; he asks the
right questions.
Whether you’re spiritual, skeptical, or
somewhere in between, “Soul Boom”
is a thoughtful, accessible read that
encourages us to think bigger about what
it means to live meaningfully—and how
we might build a better world together.
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