Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345495799 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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A. Buckley said But only this bread. Caveat: I am only on page 79 -- and I promise to revisit this review if my opinion changes as I read -- but I am struggling with this book. This seems less to me a story about finding faith, than one about finding My Extraordinary Church. Miles' conversion took place "But only this bread" according to A. Buckley. Caveat: I am only on page 79 -- and I promise to revisit this review if my opinion changes as I read -- but I am struggling with this book. This seems less to me a story about finding faith, than one about finding My Extraordinary Church. Miles' conversion took place 20 pages ago, but she doesn't really describe what spiritual change she has had, instead she has spent 20 pages discussing how great her chur. 0 pages ago, but she doesn't really describe what spiritual change she has had, instead she has spent "But only this bread" according to A. Buckley. Caveat: I am only on page 79 -- and I promise to revisit this review if my opinion changes as I read -- but I am struggling with this book. This seems less to me a story about finding faith, than one about finding My Extraordinary Church. Miles' conversion took place 20 pages ago, but she doesn't really describe what spiritual change she has had, instead she has spent 20 pages discussing how great her chur. 0 pages discussing how great her chur. "Must read." according to Jenjele. This book is amazing! If you are new to Christianity it is a must read! If you are skeptical or even downright resentful of Christianity it is worth the read as well. Sara Miles is an exceptional writer and her story of "conversion" is remarkable. I couldn't put it down. She is not a right-wing conservative Christian by any stretch of the imagination. She understands the true message of Christ (in my humbl. A bit hard to digest! Sara is a lovely writer, I know, so perhaps the disconnection are mine, but some " pieces" of this offering were "overcooked"--the connections made over and over again--and sometimes it would have been nice to read more about the larger theology/spirituality that served as the basis for her faith development. More ingredients maybe??
20)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Converted at age 46 when she impulsively walked into a church and received communion for the first time, the former war correspondent suddenly understood her life's mission: to feed the hungry. It was a mystery that I was finally willing to swallow." Grittier than many religious memoirs, Miles's story is a perceptive account of one woman's wholehearted, activist faith. . It wasn't a thesis. (Feb. What her parish needed, she decided, was a food pantry—and within a year (and over opposition from some fellow parishioners) she had started one th
Take This Bread is rich with real-life Dickensian characters–church ladies, millionaires, schizophrenics, bishops, and thieves–all blown into Miles’s life by the relentless force of her newfound calling. Why would any thinking person become a Christian? is one of the questions she addresses, and her answer is also compelling reading.”–Booklist“Powerful This book is a gem and will remain with you forever.”–The Decatur Daily“What Miles learns about faith, about herself and about the gift of giving and receiving graciously are wonderful gifts for the reader.”–National Public Radio“A joyful memoir advocates big-tent Christianity in the truest sense a story of finding sustenance and passing it on.”–National Catholic Reporter“Rigorously honest, Take This Bread demonstrates how hard–and how necessary–it is to welcome everyone to the table, without exception.”–San Francisco Chronicle“Moving, delightful and significant.”–The Christian CenturyDon’t mi