ISBN: 0807027227
Godina izdanja: 1996
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Protestantizam
Autor: Strani

Forrest Church - Life Lines: Holding on (and Letting Go)
Beacon Press, 1996
171 str.
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In this eloquent, personal, hopeful book, writer and minister Forrest Church explores the lifelines that can sustain us in times of trouble: deeper connections to neighbor and stranger, a better understanding of human limits, and a larger view of our place in the universe.

`Excellent, truly excellent!` -M. Scott Peck

`The minister of a famous Unitarian church, himself the son of a notable patriot and lawmaker, demonstrates, with frequent and grateful reference to Scripture, spiritual strength based on experience and reason, and especially in times of sorrow.` -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

`With wisdom from Ecclesiastes guiding the contemporary wisdom of one of our nation`s leading pastors, Life Lines offers good counsel, comfort, and insight for today`s dilemmas. Forrest Church takes on the toughest issues-love, death, guilt, and forgiveness-and comes up with practical, usable advice.` -Dan Wakefield, author of Creating from the Spirit

`A wise and wonderful book. With great courage and compassion, Forrest Church helps us face the core issues of human existence: being alive and having to die.` -Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of When the Bough Breaks: The Cost of Neglecting Our Children

Forrest Church, son of the late Senator Frank Church of Idaho, is the senior minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City and the author of many other books.
`Wise and wonderful. With great courage and compassion, Forrest Church helps us face the core issues of human existence: being alive and having to die.` -Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of When the Bough Breaks: The Cost of Neglecting Our Children

`With wisdom from Ecclesiastes guiding the contemporary wisdom of one of our nation`s leading pastors, Life Lines offers good counsel, comfort, and insight for today`s dilemmas. Forrest Church takes on the toughest issues--love, death, guilt, and forgiveness--and comes up with practical, usable advice.`-Dan Wakefield, author of Expect a Miracle

`At once insightful, provocative and comforting.` -Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Politics of Meaning

Nonfiction, Religion