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Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith
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Average Rating:  out of 30 Reviews
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Price: $13.95
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Sale: $5.45
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Manufacturer: Vintage
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780679775492
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Nora Gallagher
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Publisher: Vintage
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Dewey Decimal Number: 200
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Publication Date: 1999-12-07
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: "I came to this church five years ago as a tourist and ended up a pilgrim," writes Nora Gallagher, speaking of her year at Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara. It started with an occasional Sunday visit, a shy toe dip into the Episcopal Church. Eventually she delved into a yearlong journey to discover her faith and a relationship with God, using the Christian calendar as her compass. What Kathleen Norris did for the language of the church in Amazing Grace, Gallagher does for the Christian calendar--finding contemporary meaning in an ancient calendar that is often misunderstood or overshadowed with oppressive dogma. Starting with the chapter titled "Advent," and ending with "Ordinary Time," Gallagher speaks to the biblical and historical themes of the church's calendar, then offers a translation for living in America at the end of the millennium. Most touching is her raw honesty, whether writing about feeding the homeless in the Community Kitchen or the unglamorous job of caring for a friend with AIDS. Indeed, it is Gallagher's humble interpretations of faith that make her seasonal wisdom so trustworthy. "I learned something about faith, its mucky nature, how it lies down in the mud with the pigs and the rabble," she says when writing about the darkness of Advent. "...God is not too good to hang out with jet-lagged women with cat-litter boxes in their dining rooms, or men dying of AIDS, or, for that matter, someone nailed in humiliation to a cross." --Gail Hudson
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: This is what faith is really about! |
Date: 2004-07-01 |
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Details: Gallagher has written a beautiful book, giving us a year-long chronicle of her faith, using the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church as her guide. She shows us that faith encompasses the whole human person--doubt, pain, loss, and joy. She reminds us that God's in it all, for better or worse--"God is not too good to hang out with jet-lagged women with cat-litter boxes in their dining rooms, or men dying of AIDS, or, for that matter, someone nailed in humiliation to a cross." This is real faith--faith that faces life rather than hiding from it. Nora reminds us that prayer is not simply the words we say to God, but what happens when we throw our lives into God's work. For her this involves helping the homeless, working in a soup kitchen, caring for dying friends... Her book has a lot to offer and remind us. So buy a copy and share it with your friends... it's what I've done. ;) ...and as for the reviewer below who states "I'd only recommend this book if you are a feminist or leftist" I ask, Wasn't Jesus both? |
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Review Summary: read and re-read |
Date: 2003-01-03 |
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Details: I read this book when I want to share someone's imperfect faith journey. Nora struggles and grows in her faith over the course of a year. I see myself in her and in her liturgical trip. I found this in the National Cathedral bookstore and didn't realize how it has caught on across the country. I look forward to more of Nora's books in the future. |
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Review Summary: Elegant, eloquent -- a must-read |
Date: 2002-12-24 |
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Details: I read this wonderful book when it was first published and I continue to recommend it to anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of what it means to live a life of faith. Thought-provoking and beautifully written, Gallagher's book is an outstanding exploration of Christianity. By turns probing and funny, poignant and inspiring, Things Seen and Unseen is a book to treasure. Highly recommended. |
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Review Summary: An excellent introduction to Christianity! |
Date: 2002-06-08 |
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Details: I use this book for a course I teach on American religion. Gallagher provides an account of her experience as a seeker, as someone on her own restless quest, in terms that many students can relate to. Her world of uncertainty is one we can all understand. But she points beyond mere "spirituality" to the meaningfulness of Christianity lived within a liturgical cycle, in a community with a tradition and a sense of vocation to serve God and humanity. Highly recommended. |
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Review Summary: An intensely personal affirmation of faith |
Date: 2001-08-11 |
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Details: Nora Gallagher shares with us a year in a faith community without sentimentality or pulled punches. The triumphs and tragedies of the members of her church become as real as those of your friends and family. You will learn more about the power of faith in the 21st century by reading this book than you will by reading any number of treatises by Theologians. I was moved to tears with regularity but emerged heartened by the strength shared by her community. Excellent! |
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