Life Lessons: From Alpha to Omega - Softcover

Richard H. Schmidt

 
9781596270121: Life Lessons: From Alpha to Omega
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1596270128 ISBN 13: 9781596270121
Publisher: SEABURY BOOKS, 2001

Synopsis

"Some things can't be taught in schools, they must be learned through experience, trial and error, and hard knocks."

The lessons of the book's title are those Schmidt did not and probably could not have learned in school. They aren't so much facts and concepts as states of mind and acts of will. Most of the lessons contained in the book came to the author through trial and error and reflecting on mistakes and misunderstandings. Some emerged out of a time and pain and disillusionment. It is when a relationship is strained, a project botched, or an idea scorned that creative reflection and growth occur.

Most of the lessons in this book could be called "spiritual" in a general way, and the author's Christian faith, though not always addressed explicitly, is never far from view. Most of Life Lessons however, though situated in a church setting, relate to experiences such as dealing with authority figures, coping with failure and success, and resolving differences and conflicts.

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About the Author

Richard Schmidt has spent most of his career in parish ministry with a brief stint as the editor of The Episcopalian in Philadelphia. After a thirty year parish ministry, he took early retirement and has since taught Anglican spirituality in Nigeria and England and written two books: Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality and Praises, Prayers, and Curses: Conversations with the Psal

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Publisher
SEABURY BOOKS
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1596270128
ISBN 13 
9781596270121
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
200