Hallelujah, Anyhow!: A Memoir - Softcover

Harris, Barbara C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 164065089X ISBN 13: 9781640650893

Publisher: Church Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

- Inspiration from a respected ground-breaker - A role model tells her story--and that of the nation and the church Hallelujah, Anyhow! is the long-awaited memoir of the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion. Edited by Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary and an author and noted theologian in her own right, the book offers previously untold stories and glimpses into Bishop Harris' childhood and young adult years in her native Philadelphia, as well as her experiences as priest and bishop, both active and actively-retired. A participant in Dr. Martin Luther King's march from Selma to Montgomery and crucifer at the ordination of the "Philadelphia 11," Bishop Harris has been eyewitness to national and church history. In the book, she reflects on her experiences with the "racism, sexism, and other 'isms' that pervade the life of the church," while still managing to say, "Hallelujah, Anyhow." Photographs accompany the text and round out this portrait of a pioneer, respected outside as well as inside the church for her fierce, outspoken, and life-long advocacy for peace and justice.

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About the Author

BARBARA C. HARRIS was the first woman elected to the episcopacy within the Anglican Communion. Now actively retired, she lives in Foxboro, Massachusetts. She holds multiple honorary degrees from colleges, universities, and seminaries. KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS is an Episcopal priest and graduate (Master of Divinity degree, doctoral degree) of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where she is now inaugural Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary.

Review

Like many others, I have long waited for this book of Bishop Harris . Her witness, born of deep spiritual roots and soulful joy, is not only a testimony from our past but a testament for a future. Her life and thought is a testimony and testament to the way of love that Jesus of Nazareth teaches, which is the key to genuine justice that is not disguised vengeance and reconciliation nor cowardly retreat but the pathway to the very dream of God. --The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, 27th Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church

Bishop Barbara Harris has been a mentor and guiding light to me for a very long time but whether you ve known her for a couple of decades or a couple of minutes, her authentic self always shines through. Few can tell a story like Bishop Barbara and Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas weaves the narratives together beautifully. Hallelujah indeed! --The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis

In Hallalujah, Anyhow! Barbara Harris shares her story with grace, humility, and self-deprecating humor. Shaping the narrative in movements between memoir and conversation, Kelly Brown Douglas offers us a glimpse of Bishop Harris in ongoing reflection on her remarkable and church-changing life. --Karen Meridith Executive Director, Education for Ministry

About this edition

• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 164065089X
• ISBN 13: 9781640650893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Douglas Kelly Brown