God Underneath
Spiritual Memoirs of a Catholic Priest
$28.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2002
Summary
A delightfully different approach to religion and spirituality, this collection of engaging personal tales transcends specific doctrines to reveal the presence of God in everyday life.
Father Edward L. Beck spins tales like a master, presenting with candor and a touch of irreverence incidents and events that will resonate with readers. Exploring such universal themes and concerns as friendship, sexuality, illness, alcoholism, loss, and death, the vignettes and stories in this collecti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385501811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385501811 |
| Author: | Edward L. Beck |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Image |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2002 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 142mm x 211mm |
Critics Review
The very first time I saw Father Edward’s face, I knew I would learn something about ‘men of the cloth’. A little the way you come to realize that your most erudite teachers have nightmares and hurt feelings and stomach aches. I had always been a little too much in awe of Priests, monks and other clergy or theological types. Maybe this is because they have to keep a distance in order to have you (the hopeful believer) believe they are a link to the great unknown. Edward Beck allows us close enough to see the emotions of a man. Because of the flawed humanity revealed, there is more reason to see that link. It will mean something special to the reader to see the courage that enables him to reveal himself so simply and honestly. To identify with him: to empathize, to feel his doubts , and then his overriding desire to go beyond and through them, is what his journey is about.
-Carly Simon
Edward L. Beck
Edward L. Beck, C.P.
Edward L. Beck, C.P., is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Passionist community. A onetime parish priest, director of seminarians, and campus minister, he travels throughout the country preaching and organizing retreats and workshops. He has experience in theater, radio, and television. He lives in New York City.
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