Karen’s first book, Vintage Saints and Sinners, challenges our understanding of the word “saint,” which conjures up images of superstar Christians revered for their spectacular acts and otherworldly piety. But when we take a closer look at the lives of these spiritual heavyweights, we learn that they also experienced struggle, doubt, and heartache. In fact, we learn that in many ways they’re not all that different from you and me. 

Narrating her own winding pilgrimage through faith, Karen Marsh reveals surprising lessons in everyday spirituality from these "saints"―folks who lived and breathed, and failed and followed God.

Told with humor and vulnerability, Vintage Saints and Sinners introduces us afresh to twenty-five brothers and sisters who challenge and inspire us with their honest faith.

Join Karen on her journey with the likes of Augustine, Brother Lawrence, and Saint Francis, as well as Amanda Berry Smith, Søren Kierkegaard, Dorothy Day, Howard Thurman, Flannery O’Connor, and many more. Let their lives and their wisdom be an invitation to authentic life in Christ.

 
 
 
 

The Podcast

Who's a saint? Who's a sinner? Who decides? Through storytelling and conversation, host Karen Wright Marsh traces the tales of the broken, beautiful people we sometimes call "saints” but who were sinners, as well. Each episode features a special guest, who joins Karen to explore the ancient Christian wisdom that illuminates today’s complex world.

 
 

Karen Wright Marsh

Karen Wright Marsh is the executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a ministry that supports Christians & seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought & life. She holds degrees in philosophy from Wheaton College & linguistics from the University of Virginia. Karen lives with Charles Marsh, a UVa professor, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Theological Horizons / The Bonhoeffer House

 

EXTRAS

Conversation Starters & Vintage Saints and Sinner Sessions
So what are you thinking? Grab a friend and your copy of Vintage Saints and Sinners and start talking.

Read a Sample Chapter
Here's your sneak peek. "Take the Little Way" with Thérèse of Lisieux, the feisty French girl who knew what she wanted.

Things I Love
The books on my shelf, the websites where I read (and sometimes write), that double chocolate pie recipe and other random recommendations.