My Grandfather's House: A Genealogy of Doubt and Faith
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Book Overview
Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography In the tradition of Augustine's Confessions , Robert Clark tells the story of his return to the Catholic Church through the prism of the religious history of his ancestors. Intertwining their experiences as Catholics in late-medieval England, as Puritan settlers in 17th Century New England, and as 19th Century New England transcendentalists with his childhood in an Episcopalian boarding school and later conversion to Roman Catholicism, Clark presents not only a memoir but a testament of faith.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312243146
ISBN13:9780312243142
Release Date:October 2000
Publisher:Picador USA
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Beauty and Story and God
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Perhaps one of the most original and reflective conversion stories in print. Clark creates a self-portrait from the reflection he finds of himself in the 500-something years of his family's history. Amazingly researched, beautifully written. Probably has a special appeal to people of English ancestry and, of course, to those who contemplate theological mysteries.Unlike the other two reviewers, I had no problem with his discussion of Protestantism. Rather, I felt that he had a firm understanding of the content of his book.
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