Pew

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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374720134
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Pew by : Catherine Lacey

Download or read book Pew written by Catherine Lacey and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER of the 2021 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award. Finalist for the 2021 Dylan Thomas Prize. Longlisted for the 2021 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. One of Publishers Weekly's Best Fiction Books of 2020. One of Amazon's 100 Best Books of 2020. “The people of this community are stifling, and generous, cruel, earnest, needy, overconfident, fragile and repressive, which is to say that they are brilliantly rendered by their wise maker, Catherine Lacey.” --Rachel Kushner, author of The Flamethrowers A figure with no discernible identity appears in a small, religious town, throwing its inhabitants into a frenzy In a small, unnamed town in the American South, a church congregation arrives for a service and finds a figure asleep on a pew. The person is genderless and racially ambiguous and refuses to speak. One family takes in the strange visitor and nicknames them Pew. As the town spends the week preparing for a mysterious Forgiveness Festival, Pew is shuttled from one household to the next. The earnest and seemingly well-meaning townspeople see conflicting identities in Pew, and many confess their fears and secrets to them in one-sided conversations. Pew listens and observes while experiencing brief flashes of past lives or clues about their origin. As days pass, the void around Pew’s presence begins to unnerve the community, whose generosity erodes into menace and suspicion. Yet by the time Pew’s story reaches a shattering and unsettling climax at the Forgiveness Festival, the secret of who they really are—a devil or an angel or something else entirely—is dwarfed by even larger truths. Pew, Catherine Lacey’s third novel, is a foreboding, provocative, and amorphous fable about the world today: its contradictions, its flimsy morality, and the limits of judging others based on their appearance. With precision and restraint, one of our most beloved and boundary-pushing writers holds up a mirror to her characters’ true selves, revealing something about forgiveness, perception, and the faulty tools society uses to categorize human complexity.

Parenting in the Pew

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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830866477
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Parenting in the Pew by : Robbie F. Castleman

Download or read book Parenting in the Pew written by Robbie F. Castleman and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-11-14 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this upbeat book Robbie Castleman shows parents how to guide their toddlers and teenagers to participate more fully in the worship of the church. This significantly revised and updated edition includes a new preface and new appendices with ideas for children's sermons and intergenerational community.

Sittin' in the Front Pew

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Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 0375757058
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Book Synopsis Sittin' in the Front Pew by : Parry Ann Brown

Download or read book Sittin' in the Front Pew written by Parry Ann Brown and published by Villard. This book was released on 2002 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning to Baltimore from Los Angeles to bury her late father, Glynda Naylor and her three sisters celebrate their father's life and search for answers about who the real Edward Naylor, who had raised them after their mother's death, was. Original. 35,000 first printing.

The Devil in Pew Number Seven

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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414338295
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Book Synopsis The Devil in Pew Number Seven by : Rebecca Nichols Alonzo

Download or read book The Devil in Pew Number Seven written by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Retailers Choice Award winner! Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him—with one exception. Glaring at him from pew number seven was a man obsessed with controlling the church. Determined to get rid of anyone who stood in his way, he unleashed a plan of terror that was more devastating and violent than the Nichols family could have ever imagined. Refusing to be driven away by acts of intimidation, Rebecca’s father stood his ground until one night when an armed man walked into the family’s kitchen . . . And Rebecca’s life was shattered. If anyone had a reason to harbor hatred and seek personal revenge, it would be Rebecca. Yet The Devil in Pew Number Seven tells a different story. It is the amazing true saga of relentless persecution, one family’s faith and courage in the face of it, and a daughter whose parents taught her the power of forgiveness.

Preaching from the Pew

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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664500191
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Preaching from the Pew by : Patricia G. Brown

Download or read book Preaching from the Pew written by Patricia G. Brown and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this deeply spiritual and prophetic collection of sermons, meditations, and prayers, Pat Brown takes the reader on a personal journey into and out of some of the most critical challenges facing the church in these turbulent and confusing times. She unveils her story of God's handiwork in shaping her life as a child of the Reformed tradition and as the mother of a special needs son. In a time when the call for justice withers on the vine as the church struggles with itself, this book is required reading for every perplexed servant of Jesus Christ.

My View from the Pew

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663229880
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)

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Book Synopsis My View from the Pew by : Rod Bruner

Download or read book My View from the Pew written by Rod Bruner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ? • Why the world came to be filled with discord? • If God really exists, why doesn’t He fix it? • Is there a penalty we must pay for sinful acts? • Is there a way we can escape this dilemma? • Is the Old Testament important today? • Is prayer important in our belief system? • Is faith important in our relationship with God? • What does it mean to worship in Spirit and Truth? • What does “Born Again” really mean? ********************** I acknowledge that I’m not a member of the clergy, nor am I able to claim an educational degree of any high importance (especially in theology). I do however have many years experience fortified by attending church, Bible study, seeking out the council of the Holy Spirit and learned mentors, and doing some serious praying. The result was this book, “My View from the Pew”, which when translated means...a layman's attempt to simplify and bring to an understandable and workable theology that which otherwise might be (in some cases) unnecessarily complicated.

Jew in the Pew

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ISBN 13 : 9780615811017
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Jew in the Pew by : Jenny Chandler

Download or read book Jew in the Pew written by Jenny Chandler and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jew in the Pew is a memoir of a year of my life as a Jew in a church... When we moved to a quaint little seaside town in Florida, away from the traffic and sinus pressure of Philadelphia, it never occurred to me that in the midst of that subtropical paradise some spiritual genetic time bomb would go off. I was no longer okay with going to church and raising our kids the way we had been. More than ever I missed all the Jewish things with which I had been raised. The white bread, mayonnaise Christian world began to chafe like corduroy on sunburn, which is seriously unfortunate since my husband was Baptist. It was time to face my past, what we were doing in our present and decide who I wanted to be in the future. The only way I knew how to do that was to spend a year writing furiously.

Pew Sisters

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ISBN 13 : 9780758638854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Book Synopsis Pew Sisters by : Katie Schuermann

Download or read book Pew Sisters written by Katie Schuermann and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every woman in the pew has a story of God's faithfulness, and women love nothing better than to revel in one another's experiences and celebrate the sisterhood of believers. Pew Sisters helps get that celebration started. Devotional in both tone and form, this twelve-session study tells what God is doing in the lives of real women today. From depression to grief to cancer, women from all over the Church share their stories here for the consolation and encouragement of their sisters in faith. We are all one in the Body of Christ, so these beautiful women are your pew sisters. Their joys are your joys, and their sorrows are your sorrows. They share the same faith as you, eat at the same table as you, and inherit the same paradise as you. Join them in the pages of this study and in your own small group. Book jacket.

From Politics to the Pews

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022655581X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis From Politics to the Pews by : Michele F. Margolis

Download or read book From Politics to the Pews written by Michele F. Margolis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most substantial divides in American politics is the “God gap.” Religious voters tend to identify with and support the Republican Party, while secular voters generally support the Democratic Party. Conventional wisdom suggests that religious differences between Republicans and Democrats have produced this gap, with voters sorting themselves into the party that best represents their religious views. Michele F. Margolis offers a bold challenge to the conventional wisdom, arguing that the relationship between religion and politics is far from a one-way street that starts in the church and ends at the ballot box. Margolis contends that political identity has a profound effect on social identity, including religion. Whether a person chooses to identify as religious and the extent of their involvement in a religious community are, in part, a response to political surroundings. In today’s climate of political polarization, partisan actors also help reinforce the relationship between religion and politics, as Democratic and Republican elites stake out divergent positions on moral issues and use religious faith to varying degrees when reaching out to voters.

Room with a Pew

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762788801
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Book Synopsis Room with a Pew by : Richard Starks

Download or read book Room with a Pew written by Richard Starks and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An offbeat and entertaining account of a journey through Spain – staying only in ancient monasteries.

Remove the Pews

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Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
ISBN 13 : 0829821112
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis Remove the Pews by : Donna Schaper

Download or read book Remove the Pews written by Donna Schaper and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastor and author Donna Schaper takes the long view of religious institution in an age of rapid change. The question of who the church is today—and how it uses its buildings—is connected to the church’s past identities and its future hopes. Schaper is both concrete and provocative in her examination of how the church might be renewed for the modern age.

The Other Side of the River

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Publisher : The United Church of Canada
ISBN 13 : 1551342537
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)

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Book Synopsis The Other Side of the River by : Alf Dumont

Download or read book The Other Side of the River written by Alf Dumont and published by The United Church of Canada. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alf Dumont’s powerful memoir offers a fresh perspective on identity and belonging in Canada. Alf walks between the two worlds of Indigenous and settler, traditional spirituality and Christianity. Through stories, poetry, and insight, he shares about his life of building bridges between these worlds, encouraging all people “to sit down together again.” Includes foreword by The Very Rev. Dr. Stanley McKay, Former United Church of Canada Moderator. Includes black and white photos throughout.

From Pews to Politics

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108486576
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis From Pews to Politics by : Gwyneth H. McClendon

Download or read book From Pews to Politics written by Gwyneth H. McClendon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Christianity in Africa, this book demonstrates that cultural influences, specifically religious sermons, can impact political participation.

Between Pulpit and Pew

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Publisher : Utah State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874218381
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (183 download)

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Book Synopsis Between Pulpit and Pew by : W. Paul Reeve

Download or read book Between Pulpit and Pew written by W. Paul Reeve and published by Utah State University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cain wanders the frontier as a Bigfoot-like hairy beast and confronts an early Mormon apostle. An evil band of murderers from Mormon scripture, known as the Gadianton robbers, provides an excuse for the failure of a desert town. Stories of children raised from the dead with decayed bodies and damaged minds help draw boundaries between the proper spheres of human and divine action. Mormons who observe UFOs in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries find ways to explain them in relation to the church’s cosmology. The millenarian dimension of that belief system induces church members to invest in the Dream Mine, a hidden treasure that a would-be heir to Joseph Smith wraps in prophecy of the end times. A Utah version of Nessie haunts a large mountain lake. Non-Mormons attempt to discredit Joseph Smith with tales that he had tried and failed to walk on water. Mormons gave distinctive meanings to supernatural legends and events, but their narratives incorporated motifs found in many cultures. Many such historical legends and beliefs found adherents down to the present. This collection employs folklore to illuminate the cultural and religious history of a people.

The Comfortable Pew

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Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Comfortable Pew by : Pierre Berton

Download or read book The Comfortable Pew written by Pierre Berton and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart

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Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0310565855
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by : Ruth Graham

Download or read book In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart written by Ruth Graham and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruth Graham - daughter of beloved evangelist Billy Graham - offers a guide for those who are hurting or those who love them. She illustrates through personal stories and Scripture how nothing can keep you from experiencing the fullness of God's grace. Run with Ruth to the arms of the God you can trust, the Father God who embraces, sustains, and redeems your brokenness. Ruth Graham has discovered through bitter personal experience that God does his great work in the ruins of our lives. As Ruth's life descended through divorce, depression, and shame; as she bore heartrending parental struggles; and as she faltered trying to make wise choices in the wake of bad ones, she discovered the unending embrace of a faithful, forgiving, and grace-filled God. This book surpasses the testimony of her fascinating story as she brings sharp new insight from the Word of God for all who fear their actions may be beyond forgiveness or their broken circumstances may keep them from being used by God ever again. Through the words of Jeremiah - the weeping prophet - Ruth reveals the God who makes wasted places come to life. You'll explore the parable of the Prodigal Son as never before as Ruth discloses her own likeness to each character: The indignant older brother, struggling to understand God’s grace toward her husband's infidelity The prodigal, wading through the deep shame and painful circumstances of her own actions The father, running to embrace her children in the midst of bulimia, drug abuse, and unplanned pregnancy Ruth includes practical steps in every chapter anyone can take to offer care, support, and hope to the broken people they encounter in their lives and in the pews beside them every Sunday.

A Place for You

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ISBN 13 : 9781506447797
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (477 download)

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Book Synopsis A Place for You by : Daniel Erlander

Download or read book A Place for You written by Daniel Erlander and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: