US: Penguin Group (USA), 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp clean hardcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-lib book: From Kathleen Norris, the author who "writes about religion with the imagination of a poet" (Chicago Tribune), comes this unusual, accessible, and profound investigation of Christian faith. Taking as her starting point the "scary words" that can intimidate and distance us from our religious heritage -- words like judgment, faith, dogma, salvation and sinner, Norris blends history, theology, storytelling, etymology and memoir to help us reflect on their meanings. Always entertaining, and thought provoking, Norris awakens us to the possibility of belief. Through this exhilarating journey, readers will come to know more about the gradual conversion and the daily struggle for faith that Norris described in her bestseller The Cloister Walk. Amazing Grace will grant an illuminating perspective on how we can embrace ancient traditions and find faith in the contemporary, everyday world.

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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"even "Christ"formed 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 lifeand 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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Seller: Infinity Books Japan (JP)
Seller's Inventory #: RWARE0000023952
Title: Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
Author: Norris, Kathleen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine/Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 1573220787
ISBN 13: 9781573220781
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 1998

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