Mary Lane Potter

"Evil, Sin, and the Violation of the Vulnerable"

Selected Work

Novel

A Woman of Salt

A gripping and lyrical story of a woman struggling with God, her mother, her body, and her self.

Story Collection

Strangers and Sojourners: Stories from the Lowcountry

A rich gathering of distinctive southern voices, each revealing a depth of spirit and longing.

An inspirational spiritual autobiography that weaves together dramatic family history, healing from trauma, the anatomy of conversion (from Christian to Jew and from believer to mystic), vocational struggle, spiritual experience, and mystic stories and poems from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

Lift Every Voice: Constructing Christian Theologies from the Underside

Classic liberation theology textbook incorporating voices from around the world and creative understandings of Christian doctrines.

Quick Links

Seeking God and Losing the Way: A Story of Love and Conversions

A story of a woman's spiritual struggling in an age of what Peter Berger calls "The Heretical Imperative."

Seeking God and Losing the Way: Toward Revolution of the Heart

Follow Mary Lane Potter's blog on God and spirituality, with reflections on the intersections of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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