On late-night TV and bestseller lists, new books on prayer resonating with readers
After a tumultuous year, several new books about prayer from popular Christian authors seem to be speaking to the moment.
Stephen Colbert, left, interviews the Rev. James Martin, Feb. 3, 2021, on “A Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on CBS. Video screengrab via CBS
February 26, 2021
(RNS) — Maybe the past year of pandemic and a reckoning over racial injustice have readers turning to lament. Maybe polarizing politics have them feeling imprecatory. But several new books about prayer from popular Christian authors have landed on bookshelves in the past month — and they seem to be resonating with readers.