Dec. 6 – Carol Howard Merritt – Healing … [Advent Calendar]

The Englewood Review of Books
Best Books of 2017
Advent Calendar
December 6

 

[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”250″ identifier=”0062392271″ locale=”US” src=”https://englewoodreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/51pUEylQSpL.jpg” tag=”douloschristo-20″ width=”162″]Healing Spiritual Wounds:
Reconnecting with a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church
Carol Howard Merritt

 
Hardback: Harper One, 2017
Buy Now: [ [easyazon_link identifier=”0062392271″ locale=”US” tag=”douloschristo-20″]Amazon[/easyazon_link] ]  [ [easyazon_link identifier=”B019C3NSSQ” locale=”US” tag=”douloschristo-20″]Kindle[/easyazon_link] ]
 
 
 

Merritt has written a book for a general audience that pastors can readily give to those who have been hurt by damaging voices operating in the name of Christianity and the church, and are in dire need of a fresh understanding, and experience, of the sacred. Her book couldn’t be more timely, especially in light of the increased authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, xenophobia, and heteronormativity that dominant religious and cultural voices are all too frequently associating with the church in the United States.

As an adolescent, I thought the sole purpose of being a Christian was in order to find life after death. But Merritt shows that the gospel is every bit as interested in life before death. And if “being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence,” as Paul Tillich once described, then Merritt’s responses offer an entry point into a religion that I will gladly follow. I’m just waiting for the altar call.

 

READ an excerpt of this book
via Google Books

 

<<<<<<< PREVIOUS DAY’S BOOK

 

[ Return to the Advent Calendar ]

 







 
RFTCG
FREE EBOOK!
Reading for the Common Good
From ERB Editor Christopher Smith

"This book will inspire, motivate and challenge anyone who cares a whit about the written word, the world of ideas, the shape of our communities and the life of the church."
-Karen Swallow Prior

Enter your email below to sign up for our weekly newsletter & download your FREE copy of this ebook!
We respect your email privacy


In the News...
Christian Nationalism Understanding Christian Nationalism [A Reading Guide]
Most AnticipatedMost Anticipated Books of the Fall for Christian Readers!
Funny Bible ReviewsHilarious One-Star Customer Reviews of Bibles


Related Posts: