{"product_id":"amazing-grace-isbn-9781573227216","title":"Amazing Grace","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cloister Walk\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about Christianity, spirituality, and rediscovered faith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStruggling 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.Amazing GracePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEschatology\u003cbr\u003eAntichrist\u003cbr\u003eSilence\u003cbr\u003eSalvation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInheritance: Blessing and Curse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncarnation\u003cbr\u003eDetachment\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: The Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExorcism\u003cbr\u003ePerfection\u003cbr\u003ePrayer\u003cbr\u003eBelief, Doubt, and Sacred Ambiguity\u003cbr\u003eRepentance\u003cbr\u003eAnnunciation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInheritance: What Religion Were You Raised in, and WhatAre You Now?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommandments\u003cbr\u003eIdolatry\u003cbr\u003eBible\u003cbr\u003eRighteous\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: The Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGod\u003cbr\u003eBlood\u003cbr\u003eVirgin Mary, Mother of God\u003cbr\u003eAnger\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: The Feminist Impasse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChosen\u003cbr\u003eFear\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: One More  Boom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrace\u003cbr\u003eIntolerance\/Forbearance\u003cbr\u003eChrist\u003cbr\u003eSinner, Wretch, and Reprobate\u003cbr\u003eFaith\u003cbr\u003eGood and Evil\u003cbr\u003ePreaching\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bible: Illiteracies and Ironies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeresy\/Apostasy\u003cbr\u003eCreeds\u003cbr\u003eOrthodoxy\u003cbr\u003eGod-Talk\u003cbr\u003eInquisition\u003cbr\u003eOppression\u003cbr\u003eHerod\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: The Wild West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEcstasy\u003cbr\u003eMedieval\u003cbr\u003eChristian\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible Study\u003cbr\u003eWorship\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: My Ebenezer\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible: Give Me a Word\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Organized\" Religion\u003cbr\u003eHospitality\u003cbr\u003eChurch\u003cbr\u003eLectio Divina\u003cbr\u003eMystic\u003cbr\u003eTrinity\u003cbr\u003eSeeking\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversion: The Scary Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvangelism\u003cbr\u003eImagination (\u003ci\u003eOr, How Many Christians Does It Take to Balance N. Scott Momaday?\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eUnchurched\u003cbr\u003eHell\u003cbr\u003eJudgment\u003cbr\u003eApocalypse\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrayer as Remembrance: The Expert Marksman's Medal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDogma\u003cbr\u003eAngels\u003cbr\u003eWickedness\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpretation: \"I Know Not\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevelation\u003cbr\u003ePentecostal\u003cbr\u003ePrayer as Mystery\u003cbr\u003eNeighbor\u003cbr\u003eTheology\u003cbr\u003eAsceticism\u003cbr\u003eHeaven\u003cbr\u003eInfallibility\u003cbr\u003eTruth\u003cbr\u003eThe New Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\"An engaging meditation on the language of faith.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's hard to imagine less off-putting or pious writing about religion than this sublimely commonsensical lexicon of words and concepts that, as Kathleen Norris explains them, have rarely sounded less frightening—or quite so simple to understand.\"—\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Definitely worthwhile reading... She combines an impressive understanding of theology with personal experience, making her essays read like letters from a highly literate friend.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A unique and glorious voice.\"—\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Kathleen Norris] writes about religion with the imagination of a poet.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most eloquent yet earthbound spiritual writers of our time...frequently irreverent and funny... She makes us converts to her simple faith of warmth.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Norris\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Cloister Walk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDakota: A Spiritual Geography, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, in various anthologies, and in her own three volumes of poetry. She divides her time between South Dakota and Hawaii.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303604048101,"sku":"NP9781573227216","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781573227216.jpg?v=1767721377","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/amazing-grace-isbn-9781573227216","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}