Do You Hear What I Hear? Religious Calling, The Priesthood, And My Father

Minna Proctor

ISBN 10: 067003326X / ISBN 13: 9780670033263

Published by Viking Press, 2005

About this Item

A woman who grew up in a family without ties to organized religion describes how her university professor father unsuccessfully attempted to become an Episcopalian priest in his sixties, in a spiritual analysis of the concept of a religious calling as based on the author's numerous conversations with her father as well as interviews with members of the clergy and religious scholars. 15,000 first printing. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Do You Hear What I Hear? Religious Calling, The Priesthood, And My Father
• Publisher: Viking Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067003326X
• ISBN 13: 9780670033263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

A woman who grew up in a family without ties to organized religion describes how her university professor father unsuccessfully attempted to become an Episcopalian priest in his sixties, in a spiritual analysis of the concept of a religious calling as based on the author's numerous conversations with her father as well as interviews with members of the clergy and religious scholars. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

Minna Proctor is an essayist, magazine editor, and award-winning translator. Her writing has appeared in Bookforum, The Nation, Aperture, and The New York Observer. She is executive editor of Colors magazine. This is her first book.