Beautiful and Terrible Things
Faith, Doubt, and Discovering a Way Back to Each Other
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2023
Summary
From one of America’s most prominent ministers comes an inspiring, provocative reflection on the necessity of community, the inevitability of conflict, and the transformative power of radical love.
“I so love and admire the work and witness of Pastor Amy Butler.” - Anne Lamott
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid,” said theologian Frederick Buechner. Pastor Amy Butler, the first woman at the helm of New York’s historic Riverside Church…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399589485 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0399589481 |
| Author: | Amy Butler |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Dial Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 148mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“When I survey the state of institutional religion today, I find so many reasons to despair. But as Amy Butler reminds us, the church is not God. Informed by her deeply personal experiences, Beautiful and Terrible Things casts a vision for a wide-armed faith that is capable of making sense of these fractious and chaotic times. She fearlessly navigates white-hot cultural debates—from abortion to LGBTQ inclusion—with grace and humility, eschewing extremes and forging common ground. If you feel spiritually unmoored or religiously disillusioned, you’ll find more than a mustard seed of hope in the pages of this book. Amen and amen.”—Jonathan Merritt, award-winning author and contributing writer for The Atlantic
About The Author
Amy Butler
Rev. Dr. Amy Butler is the founder of the philanthropic initiative Invested Faith. She previously served as the first woman senior minister of The Riverside Church in New York City, senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church (D.C.), associate pastor at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, and intentional interim minister at National City Christian Church (D.C.). Pastor Amy holds degrees from Baylor University, the International Baptist Theological Seminary, and Wesley Theological Seminary. A mother of three children, she currently lives in Hawaii.
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