{"product_id":"a-calling-in-question-peter-walther-9781475956832","title":"A Calling in Question: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment of his birth in 1937, author Peter Walther was absorbed into the culture of the Catholic Church. Later, as an elevenyear-old boy, he believed he was called by God to be a missionary priest. Seventeen years later, he found himself-an ordained Catholic priest-journeying to a mission station in Sabah, North Borneo. A Calling in Question tells Walther's story of his struggle to free himself from the tangled web of a Catholic upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis memoir presents a collage of several stories, weaving in and out like patterns in a fabric. It is the story of a small boy, growing up in the midst of a world war. It is the story of a family caught in the disintegration of the British class system. It is the story of a Catholic Church, toying with the challenge of change and failing to accept that challenge. It is the story of his experiences deep in the Borneo rain forest, where he initiates a project to teach desperately needed vocational skills. It is a story of his burgeoning relationship with a local health worker that forces Walther to finally confront his ambivalence about being a priest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost of all, however, \u003ci\u003eA Calling in Question\u003c\/i\u003e narrates the story of a young man struggling to be authentic while breaking from the embrace of a Catholic culture that had become a substitute for family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Walther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475956835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475956832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Peter Walther","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935537987839,"sku":"9781475956832","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_64a1040b-4814-41b4-a3f7-5fdc9bcd3e1c.jpg?v=1681420377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-calling-in-question-peter-walther-9781475956832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}