Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
of Kathleen Norris
Description
Struggling with her return to the Christian church after many years away, Kathleen Norris found it was the language of Christianity that most distanced her from faith. Words like "judgment," "faith," "dogma," "salvation," "sinner"âeven "Christ"âformed what she called her "scary vocabulary," words that had become so codified or abstract that their meanings were all but impenetrable. She found she had to wrestle with them and make them her own before they could confer their blessings and their grace. Blending history, theology, storytelling, etymology, and memoir, Norris uses these words as a starting point for reflection, and offers a moving account of her own gradual conversion. She evokes a rich spirituality rooted firmly in the chaos of everyday lifeâand offers believers and doubters alike an illuminating perspective on how we can embrace ancient traditions and find faith in the contemporary world.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 384 pages
- Publisher Riverhead Books
- Publication Date April 1st 1999
- First Publication January 1st 1998
- Language English
- ISBN 9781573227216
- Edition Not informed
- Category Non-Fiction
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