Rod Dreher
American conservative author, journalist, and editor known for works such as The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies; long-time writer and former senior editor at The American Conservative.
Books
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1. Living In Wonder
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3. How Dante Can Save Your Life
The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem
A reflective travel memoir that follows a contemporary man's forty-day pilgrimage through Italy guided by Dante's Divine Comedy, using the poem's structure to confront grief, family, faith, and the moral challenges of middle age. Blending literary analysis, personal confession, spiritual seeking, and encounters with scholars and places connected to Dante, it argues that great art can function as a moral and spiritual map for living, offering practical lessons about repentance, courage, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.
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4. The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming
Living the Daily Good
A tender memoir that traces the life of Ruthie Leming, a warm, charismatic Southern woman who lived with muscular dystrophy and became the moral center of her family; through vivid memories of childhood, caregiving, and small-town community, the book explores themes of love, suffering, faith, and the quiet, ordinary ways grace is made visible in everyday life.
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