Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781573227216)

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk, a book about Christianity, spirituality, and rediscovered faith.

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 life--and offers believers and doubters alike an illuminating perspective on how we can embrace ancient traditions and find faith in the contemporary world.

Author: Kathleen Norris
ISBN-10: 1573227218
ISBN-13: 9781573227216
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1999
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.49w x 1.02d
Award: Christianity Today Book Award - Winner
Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/25/1999 pg. 32