Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the beginning... -- Spring -- The great tradition of running away -- Meet the reb -- A little history -- Life of Henry -- The file on God -- The house of peace -- The daily grind of faith -- Ritual -- The end of spring -- Summer -- The things we lose -- Community -- A little more history -- The greatest question of all -- Why war? -- Happiness -- The end of summer -- Autumn -- Church -- What is rich? -- Church -- Old -- Church -- A good marriage -- Your faith, my faith -- The things we find -- Thanksgiving -- The end of autumn -- Winter -- Winter solstice -- Good and evil -- Life of Cass -- Saying sorry -- The moment of truth -- Heaven -- Church -- Goodbye -- The eulogy -- ...The things we leave behind.

When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.