{"product_id":"saved-by-grace-liberal-in-mike-cowan-9798385008544","title":"Saved by Grace, Liberal in Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In proud tradition of the Southern storyteller, author Mike Cowan shares stories from his life that have molded him into the rarest of creatures, a White, evangelical Christian and a bleeding-heart, liberal Democrat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From conversion as a child through spiritual formation as an adult, Cowan recounts the struggles he has faced in a church that was founded in defense of the evil of slavery and the consequent vestiges of systemic racism, in a church that has increasingly dallied with the chauvinism of Christian nationalism, and in a church that is currently in a season of reckoning about congregant sexual abuse by clergy and the disgrace of deception by executive denominational leadership. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through it all, from the enduring influence of parents and grandparents, yellow-dog Democrats all, Cowan details his commitment of the next season of his life in support of voting rights, public education, gun control and the science of climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The longer we live, the more we understand life is a delicate balance of competing forces. In Saved by Grace, Liberal in Mercy, Cowan navigates one of our greatest cultural divides and lives to celebrate it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385008544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Mike Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250646012159,"sku":"9798385008544","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28352a59-f26c-4ad9-8657-b950a80dfb19.jpg?v=1729600970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saved-by-grace-liberal-in-mike-cowan-9798385008544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}