{"product_id":"amazing-grace-a-vocabulary-of-faith-paperback","title":"Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Norris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.25 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity Today Book Award (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award (2000)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370629578930,"sku":"9781573227216","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/838d8b5146bab800ee97c6942f21a81c.webp?v=1777620310","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/amazing-grace-a-vocabulary-of-faith-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}