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A Simplicity of Faith

A Simplicity of Faith

A Simplicity of Faith Paperback - 2005

by Stringfellow, William

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Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2005. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title A Simplicity of Faith
  • Author Stringfellow, William
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 150
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • Publication date 2005
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1597523232I3N00
  • ISBN 9781597523233 / 1597523232
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 6.08 x 0.34 in (21.69 x 15.44 x 0.86 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Religion - Christian Life
  • Dewey Decimal Code 248
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

In 1980, lawyer/theologian William Stringfellow experienced the loss of his close friend and companion, poet Anthony Towne. Totally unexpected, Towne's death brought Stringfellow face-to-face with his most personal encounter with grief. These pages eloquently record his year of mourning, thus becoming both a tribute to Towne and a way of celebrating life--past and future. Five of Towne's poems appear here, brilliantly capturing the mood and tone of Stringfellow's text. Through the course of Stringfellow's dialogue with grief, he teaches us that bereavement can be a special source of inner peace. We discover that to know life in its fullest is to know and face death. 'A Simplicity of Faith' is a spiritual odyssey of rare intensity. It is a convincing argument that biography, reflected upon, becomes theology. Though in many aspects focused on death, it is a powerful statement of what it means to be totally alive.

About the author

William Stringfellow was a practicing attorney and a prominent Episcopalian layman who frequently contributed to legal and theological journals. After his graduation from Harvard Law School, he practiced some years in the East Harlem neighborhood in New York City. He was a visiting lecturer at several law schools and lectured at theological seminaries across the country. Stringfellow authored more than a dozen books, including 'A Private and Public Faith, ' 'My People is the Enemy, ' 'Count It All Joy, ' and 'Instead of Deat

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