The Close: A Young Woman's First Year at Seminary

Breyer, Chloe

ISBN 10: 0465007147 / ISBN 13: 9780465007141

Edité par Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2000

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New York: Basic Books, 2000. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 256 pp. Author's first book. Previous owner bookplate, else new. Very good in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

N° de réf. du vendeur 017561

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Close: A Young Woman's First Year at Seminary
• Éditeur: Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0465007147
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780465007141
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Religion and Spirituality
  • Biographies and Memoirs

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Synopsis

Set in the context of the Church Year, The Close is an enthralling account of one young woman's spiritual journey. It is both a personal meditation on faith, in the spirit of Kathleen Norris's Cloister Walk, and a fascinating behind-the-scenes story of a graduate student's first year, in the mode of Scott Turow's One L. Raised in a liberal, interfaith home, Breyer, responding to an inner call to a spiritual vocation, began her training at New York's General Theological Seminary in 1997. She describes her intense immersion in daily prayer, the rigors and rewards of the academic program, and the challenging tension between secular and spiritual that marks her training, including working as a chaplain at Bellevue Hospital. She probes the day-to-day meanings of such profound issues as exaltation, enlightenment, and redemption, illuminating the unique experience of a young person of faith preparing to live and hoping to thrive in a secular modern world.