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Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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A compassionate, humorous story of faith, betrayal, and coming of age on the sawdust trail She was just three years old when her mother signed on as the organist of tent revivalist David Terrell, and before long, Donna Johnson was part of the hugely popular evangelical preacher's inner circle. At seventeen, she left the ministry for good, with a trove of stranger-than-fiction memories. A homecoming like no other, Holy Ghost Girl brings to life miracles,...
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Language
English
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No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings—especially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the century’s bestselling book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. But when pushed into the ministry, the charismatic Beecher found international fame by shedding his father Lyman's Old Testament–style...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A devoted Unitarian-Universalist family woman recounts the wrenching loss of her first husband and her joyful years of raising a blended family before confronting fears surrounding her son's decision to enlist in the military." --
14) Now and then
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Spiritual and autobiographical reflections on the author's seminary days, early ministry, and writing career.
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Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The Classic Story of a Family's Pilgrimage into the Orthodox Church. Veiled in the smoke of incense, the Eastern Orthodox Church has long been an enigma to the Western world. Yet, as Frederica Mathewes-Green discovered, it is a vital, living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast in integrity. Utilizing the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church, eloquently illustrating...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The 1950s was a boom time for the Catholic Church in America, with large families of devout members providing at least one son or daughter for a life of religious service. Boston was at the epicenter of this explosion, and Bill Manseau and Mary Doherty - two eager young parishioners from different towns - became part of a new breed of clergy, eschewing the comforts of homey parishes and choosing instead to minister to the inner-city poor. Peter Manseau's...
20) Standing in the whirlwind: the riveting story of a priest and the congregations that tormented her
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Publisher
Pilgrim Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English