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Kate Bowler is a Canadian academic and writer, known for her work on the history of the prosperity gospel and her memoirs about faith and illness. She is an associate professor at Duke Divinity School and the author of several bestselling books on theology and resilience.
Known for: No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
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No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
In this deeply personal memoir, Kate Bowler reflects on her experience living with stage IV cancer and the search for meaning in a culture obsessed with positivity and control. With honesty and humor, she explores the limits of certainty, the beauty of imperfection, and the grace found in accepting life as it is.
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Facing Diagnosis: The Collapse of Control
When the diagnosis came, it was abrupt and merciless. Stage IV colon cancer. There was no time to prepare, no way to reason with biology, no bargain to make. For years, I had lived as someone who studied how human beings build frameworks of certainty—religious systems that link faith to success. My ...
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The Limits of Positivity and the Meaning of Suffering
American culture adores the bright side. We are urged to smile through pain, to find silver linings, to rewrite tragedy as personal growth. I had believed some version of that too, professionally and personally. But facing mortality changed the texture of those platitudes. There were days I couldn’t...
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About Kate Bowler
Kate Bowler is a Canadian academic and writer, known for her work on the history of the prosperity gospel and her memoirs about faith and illness. She is an associate professor at Duke Divinity School and the author of several bestselling books on theology and resilience.
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