false 129504 3 <p> One of America's most renowned and beloved preachers tells the moving story of how she searched for her own authentic way of keeping faith&#8212;even when it meant giving up her pulpit. </p> 124728 2006 Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith total:313|5:113|4:120|3:66|2:10|1:4| 313 1267 472 87 4 3 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 10:32:44 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 20:49:04 -0800 2007
I have witnessed firsthand the way in which clergy and church leaders can be stretched to the breaking point trying to be all things to all people in the fractious household of God.

It's not an easy task, and in some cas...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 18:54:15 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 19:00:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Jan 02 12:48:13 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 22:33:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 29 07:59:45 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 08:03:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 05:01:53 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 18:05:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 30 19:13:16 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:18:28 -0800 2009 Leaving Church is a beautifully written memoir about the author’s decision to give up her vocation as an Episcopal parish priest for an endowed chair at a small, liberal arts college. The author recounts her own faith journey, explaining how her religious beliefs broadened...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:32:33 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:32:32 -0800 2009
I would have included a stronger critique or anlysis of the structure of the system and the theology itself tha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 03:42:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 00:30:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Aug 18 07:46:54 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:01:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 26 09:14:51 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 09:51:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Oct 25 20:56:03 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 09:11:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 24 05:34:39 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 24 05:34:44 -0700 2007

(About not recognizing depression)"When I shook people's hands on the porch of the church a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 22:33:57 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 22:22:37 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 22:35:01 -0700 2009
It als...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 24 19:08:05 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 19:08:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 22 13:32:53 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 28 07:33:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 16:25:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 16:27:58 -0700 2009 she talks seriously about the need to find what feeds your soul and how even when you
have a full time job for money it is crucial to find the time to do work that involves others in
a crucial way - it's not the same old "follow ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 18 09:16:39 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 09:21:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 11 17:49:32 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:32:32 -0700 2009
She discovered she can't give without limits.

I can relate to that.

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