Kate Bowler — A Blessing for the Life You Didn't Choose

<p>This blessing is featured in Kate’s conversation with Krista, “<a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/kate-bowler-on-being-in-a-body" target="_blank">On Being in a Body</a>.” It's published in her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lives-we-actually-have-100-blessings-for-imperfect-days-kate-bowler/18517063?gclid=CjwKCAjwwb6lBhBJEiwAbuVUShL6y2lwhZO2ZsA9-EUj5VAn-B_3ALP-5AhAavZcUEnKXW_v-MBMMBoCfUIQAvD_BwE" target="_blank"><i>The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days</i></a>. </p><p>Kate Bowler's beloved books include <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/everything-happens-for-a-reason-and-other-lies-i-ve-loved-kate-bowler/11377507?aid=24198&ean=9780399592089&listref=my-books-c4210dfd-4ea9-4de8-b1e4-26f30a3c499b" target="_blank"><i>Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)</i></a><i> </i>and most recently, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lives-we-actually-have-100-blessings-for-imperfect-days-kate-bowler/18517063?gclid=CjwKCAjwwb6lBhBJEiwAbuVUShL6y2lwhZO2ZsA9-EUj5VAn-B_3ALP-5AhAavZcUEnKXW_v-MBMMBoCfUIQAvD_BwE" target="_blank"><i>The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days</i></a><i>. </i>She is an associate professor at Duke Divinity School, and made an early name in her field of American religious history with her 2013 book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/blessed-a-history-of-the-american-prosperity-gospel-kate-bowler/11691448?aid=24198&ean=9780190876739&listref=my-books-c4210dfd-4ea9-4de8-b1e4-26f30a3c499b" target="_blank"><i>Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel</i></a>. She also hosts the podcast <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/" target="_blank"><i>Everything Happens</i></a>.</p>