Books like Have a little faith by Mitch Albom

In *Have a Little Faith*, Mitch Albom recounts an eight‑year pilgrimage across two faith traditions and two communities. An elderly rabbi from Albom’s hometown entrusts him with delivering his eulogy, prompting the author to revisit the spirituality he had set aside. In parallel, Albom becomes involved with a reformed drug dealer turned Dallas Presbyterian pastor who shelters the poor in an aging church. Moving between the rabbi’s suburban world and the pastor’s inner‑city ministry, Albom observes how faith fuels endurance, forgiveness, and hope in very different settings. The book examines questions that resonate in contemporary America—enduring hardship, the nature of heaven, interfaith harmony—and culminates in the author finally delivering the rabbi’s eulogy and recognizing the shared comfort found in believing in something greater. All profits fund charitable work, including the Hole In The Roof Foundation, which refurbishes places of worship serving the homeless.

First publish date: 2009