A Thousand Resurrections

An Urban Spiritual Journey

A Thousand Resurrections is one woman’s story of a return to a city that many have fled. It is about the challenges, heartbreaks, lessons, and joys of a woman participating in the transformation of the city while being transformed herself.

In her book, Maria shows us what it truly means to practice Christianity with its sleeves rolled up. This is not so much a story about urban ministry; it's about reflecting Christ ... You hold in your hands a book which is not only insightful, but powerfully encouraging!

-- Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends

Grip your chair. This mind-boggling account of a family’s naive-yet-determined move to one of America’s challenging urban neighborhoods will lay its hand on you. Maria Garriott’s descriptions pull you in, her characters insist you stay. The narrative pays its rent up to the last page, which arrives all too quickly. I envy those about to read this story for the first time.

—Steven Estes, co-author of When God Weeps