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Received in Grace: The Search for a Birth Family - Couverture souple

Carson, Norman

 
9780595199730: Received in Grace: The Search for a Birth Family
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595199739 ISBN 13 : 9780595199730
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

"All birth records are sealed and held in perpetuity to ensure that the law of confidentiality is not breached." This response met every request made by Norman Carson as he searched for his birth family.For two years Carson persisted in his search despite being continually rebuffed. An evangelical Christian, he knew that his own adoption might illustrate the fundamental Christian doctrine of adoption in Christ.Received in Grace details Carson's childhood in his adoptive family; his search, begun when he was 62; the dead ends and byways he encountered; and the rich reward that finally became his in the birth family itself.Received in Grace describes in intimate detail his Kansas childhood, the pleasures and difficulties of being a preacher's kid, and finally the fascinating history and rich variety of personalities that he discovered in his birth family.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

"All birth records are sealed and held in perpetuity to ensure that the law of confidentiality is not breached." This response met every request made by Norman Carson as he searched for his birth family.For two years Carson persisted in his search despite being continually rebuffed. An evangelical Christian, he knew that his own adoption might illustrate the fundamental Christian doctrine of adoption in Christ.Received in Grace details Carson's childhood in his adoptive family; his search, begun when he was 62; the dead ends and byways he encountered; and the rich reward that finally became his in the birth family itself.Received in Grace describes in intimate detail his Kansas childhood, the pleasures and difficulties of being a preacher's kid, and finally the fascinating history and rich variety of personalities that he discovered in his birth family.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Norman Carson, Ph.D., retired professor and former chair of the Geneva College Department of English, is managing editor of The Geneva Magazine. He has contributed reviews and articles for a number of Christian journals. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595199739
ISBN 13 
9780595199730
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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