The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself

Now with God's help I shall become myself. These words from Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard resonate deeply with Marlena Graves a Puerto Rican writer professor and activist.

In these pages she describes the process of emptying herself that allows her to move upward toward God and become the true self that God calls her to.

Drawing on the rich traditions of Eastern and Western Christian saints she shares stories and insights that have enlivened her transformation.