Second-Hand Saints: Illustrated Stories of Christian Spirituality

by Kevin S Reimer, Ellen V Rahner (Illustrator)

Overview

This book shares the life stories of ordinary, contemporary Christians who are examples of extraordinary faith. These remarkable people are unassuming, often vulnerable, and surprisingly like us. Nominated by Christian leaders and clergy, their stories are filled with spiritual growth. Finding and interviewing these people took more than a decade. Second-Hand Saints is an illustrated work of spiritual inspiration. Speakers tell stories of suffering, beauty, and grace. Each story is complemented by original black-and-white drawings celebrating the reconciliation and healing of persons in Jesus Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798385228393
Publisher:	Resource Publications (CA)
Publication date:	05/08/2025
Pages:	86
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

Kevin S. Reimer (BA, University of California, Davis; MDiv, Regent College; PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of British Columbia (developmental psychology) and the University of Oxford (religion). A developmental psychologist, Reimer manages a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. The grant supports a collaboration known as the Child Health and Wellness Partnership, addressing deficits in social determinants of health for underserved children in Diocesan schools.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Through heartfelt storytelling and holy imagination, Kevin Reimer sheds light on a tapestry of lives being stirred by the beauty and brokenness of faith and spirituality. Second-Hand Saints reminds us that sacredness often appears unexpectedly in everyday people and places, and when we learn to pay attention, we too can receive blessed assurance during times of struggle. I recommend this wonderful text to anyone seeking to find God in all they do.”

—Brian E. Konkol, Vice President and Dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University



“It is with great pleasure that I endorse this book, Second-Hand Saints. The stories of each of twelve persons illustrate that saints come in a variety of forms and in a variety of circumstances. The stories told of each of the saints is done in a sympathetic and identifiable way. Each story touches the heart and effectively challenges each of us to better reflect Jesus’s love of others in a variety of situations. I strongly recommend this book to all Christians as they seek to reflect Christ’s love with others.”

—Jack Balswick, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Family Development, Fuller Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

lives being stirred by the beauty and brokenness of faith and spirituality. Second-Hand Saints reminds us that sacredness often appears unexpectedly in everyday people and places, and when we learn to pay attention, we too can receive blessed assurance during times of struggle. I recommend this wonderful text to anyone seeking to find God in all they do.”

—Brian E. Konkol, Vice President and Dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University



“It is with great pleasure that I endorse this book, Second-Hand Saints. The stories of each of twelve persons illustrate that saints come in a variety of forms and in a variety of circumstances. The stories told of each of the saints is done in a sympathetic and identifiable way. Each story touches the heart and effectively challenges each of us to better reflect Jesus’s love of others in a variety of situations. I strongly recommend this book to all Christians as they seek to reflect Christ’s love with others.”

—Jack Balswick, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Family Development, Fuller Theological Seminary



“Second-Hand Saints offers a first-rate foray into the depths of being and becoming human. In all his wisdom, wit, and creativity, Reimer draws us into the brokenness and the beauty of the moral lives of these saints. No one can read these stories and not be shaken awake to the fullness of life we find in grace and love of God and neighbor. In his novel approach to offering rigorous scholarship through story, Reimer offers a primer on moral development and formation—an all too often overlooked domain of human thriving.”

—Pam King, Executive Director, Thrive Center, Fuller Theological Seminary

From the Publisher