Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith - Rilegato

Taylor, Barbara Brown

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ISBN 10: 0060771747 ISBN 13: 9780060771744

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2006

Riassunto

A leading female preacher chronicles her personal odyssey of faith and the tensions of her religious life, a conflict that leads her to leave the church in order to maintain her relationship with God and that takes her on an unexpected path of belief. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“I cannot overstate how liberating and transforming I have found Leaving Church to be.” (Frederick Buechner, author of Beyond Words)

“This memoir [...] is full of surprises[...] In her renewal is our own.” (Peter J. Gomes, Harvard University)

“Taylor describes doubt, faith and vocation, their limits, and how the church both blesses and muddies the waters.” (Nora Gallagher, author of Practicing Resurrection)

“A fiercely honest and gracious book about our primary vocation to be human.” (Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, and author of Reimagining Christianity)

“Leaving Church is a canticle of praise to creator and creation.” (Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking and Booking Passage)

“A finely crafted memoir . . . a rich evocation of her lifelong love affair with God.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Told with insight, humor and compassion.” (The Columbus Post Dispatch)

“A beautifully crafted memoir . . . . There is a refreshing honesty . . . a slice of courage in a world that too often refuses to admit its vulnerability. . . . Leaving Church does not bash the church. It is a love story about letting go and learning to live with the mystery of what may happen next.” (San Diego Tribune)

“...Taylor at her best, writing about congregational moments with such artistic grace and wit that we see them afresh” (Christian Century)

“Even without the collar, Barbara Brown Taylor is one of our most important spiritual writers today.” (ExploreFaith)

L'autore:

Barbara Brown Taylor is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World and Leaving Church, which received an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association. Taylor is the Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College, where she has taught since 1998. She lives on a working farm in rural northeast Georgia with her husband, Ed.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060771747
• ISBN 13: 9780060771744
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 234