A Dresser of Sycamore Trees: The Finding of a Ministry (Nonpareil Book, 95) - Softcover

Keizer, Garret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156792154X ISBN 13: 9781567921540

Publisher: Nonpareil Books, 2019

Synopsis

The prophet Amos, a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees, had a parallel, and more challenging, calling as a shepherd of human souls. So too does Garret Keizer, an Episcopalian minister to the community of Island Pond in Vermont's Northeast Kindgdom. This profoundly contemporary book displays not only keizer's knowledge of life's small practicalities (winding the church clock, shopping for groceries), but also his insights about faith and the mysterious ways of God. With an eye attuned to both the pleasures and foibles that make life on earth so rich, he presents a refreshing and often hilarious account of the hands-on work needed to maintain a parish and sustain its spirit. He is a man who believes that God's intentions, if seldom apparent, are inevitably compassionate and compelling. A Nonpareil Book from David R. Godine.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A surprise critical sensation that brings to life the everyday epiphanies of a lay minister in Northern Vermont-"One of the most truly religious books I have ever seen."--Noel Perrin

About the Author:

Garret Keizer is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine and a prolific writer and essayist on other platforms. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Vermont with his family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nonpareil Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 156792154X
• ISBN 13: 9781567921540
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212