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Sacred Curiosity

Wondering Our Way Toward Wholeness

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Pub Date Feb 17 2026 | Archive Date Not set


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Description

Curiosity slows us down, tunes us in for transformation, pushes past shame, activates awe, and rewrites with hope.

What if our most accessible resource for healing and transformation is ready and waiting to be harnessed? When everything feels gray and hopeless, curiosity emerges as an unexpected path back to color and life. Sacred Curiosity explores how the simple practice of remaining open to wonder can become a powerful force for personal and communal renewal.

Through personal stories, spiritual reflection, and practical ideas, Britney Winn Lee reveals how curiosity slows us down when life feels overwhelming, builds bridges across our deepest divisions, pushes past shame toward liberation, and rewilds our domesticated spirits. Neither a theological treatise nor a scientific study, and yet somehow a wonder-filled blend of the two, this book offers a heartfelt exploration of curiosity as both grace and practice. Lee writes as a fellow pilgrim who has experienced curiosity's transformative power firsthand--hating and fearing less through its freeing and connective guidance.

With reflection questions for individuals or groups, the book invites us to experience curiosity not as a luxury or personality trait, but as an indispensable value for navigating our complex world. It's an invitation to follow breadcrumbs of wonder toward a more generous, hopeful way of being. For anyone seeking renewal amid exhaustion or connection across difference, this book suggests that God--and healing, wholeness, and resurrection--might be found not only in being correct, but in being curious.

Curiosity slows us down, tunes us in for transformation, pushes past shame, activates awe, and rewrites with hope.

What if our most accessible resource for healing and transformation is ready and...


Advance Praise

“I love this book. I love that its author is a creative, insightful, and honest person. I love that it emerged from a tough time in the author’s life. I love its tone (friendly, gentle, inviting) and its depth (intelligent, well-researched, yet accessible to all). And I love its subject, because curiosity (rather than certainty or control) is the key to so many of the best things in life, including spiritual growth and personal freedom, as you will discover in Sacred Curiosity.”
Brian McLaren, author of Faith After Doubt and The Last Voyage 

“Wow, what a powerful invitation to wonder and wander our way through the beautiful chaos of life and the world. Curiosity has always been one of my favorite lenses of faith, but Lee has given it new flesh, depth, and texture for my journey going forth—and I have no doubt will do the same for you.”
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, activist and author of In Defense of Kindness and Everything Good about God Is True 

“With wonder, awe, and a bit of holy mischief, Britney Winn Lee begs the reader to pull up a seat on the banks of the bayou and embrace the grace of curiosity. A fellow sojourner, she shows the rest of us how to ask questions, hunker down in the glory of the everyday, and embrace a necessary, soulful rewilding. Sacred Curiosity is for the storytellers, the history-makers, the prophets, the troublemakers, and all who stoke holy fires of marvel along the way. 
Cara Meredith, author of Church Camp 

“I love this book. I love that its author is a creative, insightful, and honest person. I love that it emerged from a tough time in the author’s life. I love its tone (friendly, gentle, inviting) and...


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ISBN 9798889834694
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
PAGES 185

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Accessible and friendly, SACRED CURIOSITY is a warm invitation to consider the wonders of the world around us and their potential for healing. The author shares her own personal stories along with spiritual guidance and practical wisdom.

I think this book will appeal to a wide variety of readers.

While short, it has just the right amount of depth. I'm glad the author did not feel the need to pad the word count.I especially admired the reflection questions.

I'm now convinced -- curiosity has the power to transform. Curiosity can be the answer to spiritual growth and personal transformation.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-galley; all opinions in my review are 100% my own.

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