| Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith Contributor(s): Shea, Suzanne Strempek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807072257 ISBN-13: 9780807072257 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Having turned away from the Catholic Church of her childhood, Suzanne Strempek Shea set out on a pilgrimage to visit a different church every Sunday for a year--a journey that took her through the broad spectrum of contemporary Christianity lived in this country, from her New England home to the West Coast, the Deep South, the Midwest, and even to Hawaii. Sundays in America weaves the threads of Christianity in America into a vibrant tapestry, an essential guide for those seeking a new house for their worship, as well as a colorful road trip for the armchair explorer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| LCCN: 2007039110 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: When Pope John Paul II died, Suzanne Strempek Shea, who had not been an active member of a church community for some years, recognized in his mourners a faith-filled passion that she longed to recapture in her own life. So she set out on a pilgrimage to visit a different church every Sunday for one year-a journey that would take her through the broad spectrum of contemporary Protestant Christianity practiced in this country. From a rousing Easter Baptist service in Harlem, to Colorado's Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame for a sing-along at the Cowboy Church; from a roofless Episcopal church in Hawaii, to a storefront African orthodox church where jazz legend John Coltrane is considered a bona fide saint; from the largest church in the country to a small-town church packed for a Sunday school class taught by Jimmy Carter, Shea toured more than thirty states in search of the meaning of Christian faith to the many who practice it. The result, Sundays in America, is an essential guide for those seeking a new house for their worship as well as a colorful road trip for the armchair explorer. |