Have a Little Faith: A True Story

Mitch Albom

Jun 2011 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

From the bestselling author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, an insightful memoir that begs the question: what if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together?

In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds—two men, two faiths, two communities—beginning with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.

Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor—a reformed drug dealer and convict—who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.

Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, Black and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.

Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.

Ratings and reviews

I always thought I hated non-fiction, until I read one of Mitch Albom's book. As with all his other books I have read, this one does not disappoint. It is beautifully written and makes you reflect on your own choices without reading like a self-help book. Two stories are intertwined and flow like a rehearsed dance. I highly, highly recommend this book.

Whether you are religious or not, you will find this book inspirational. Another well written work of Mr.Albom

"Have a little Faith" is by far one of the best books I've ever read!! I'm hoping he does a number two!!

About the author

Mitch Albom is an author, playwright, and screenwriter who has written seven books, including the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time. His first novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, was an instant number one New York Times bestseller that has since sold more than six million copies worldwide. Both books were made into acclaimed TV films. Mitch also works as a columnist and a broadcaster, and serves on numerous charitable boards. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.