Leaving Alexandria

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Richard Holloway

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"A truly remarkable autobiography"

Review by John on 2nd January, 2014

Purchased on Mighty Ape

This book could be seen by some as yet another in the long list of Christianity vs. atheist polemics. It is NOT. It is a remarkably frank autobiography by an outstanding intellect for whom the “does God exist-” debate was an immediate issue in his professional life as a churchman and parish priest. Full of relevant insights and practical ethical situations, it is a book to be owned and returned to.

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At fourteen, Richard Holloway left his working-class home north of Glasgow and travelled hundreds of miles to an English monastery to be trained for the priesthood. By twenty-five, he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. In 2000 he controversially resigned as Bishop of Edinburgh, having lost heart with the the Church over its condemnation of homosexuality. In his years as a priest Richard touched many lives, but behind his confident public face lay a mind troubled by questions. Why is the Church, which claims to be the instrument of God's love, so prone to cruelty and condemnation? And how can a person live with the tension between public faith and private doubt? With this long-awaited memoir, Richard gives us a wise, poetic and fiercely honest book that recounts a fascinating life - and attempts to answer those questions.

Author Biography:

Richard Holloway is the author of Between the Monster and the Saint: Reflections on the Human, Doubts and Loves: What is Left of Christianity?, Godless Morality, Looking in the Distance, On Forgiveness: How Can We Forgive the Unforgiveable, and Revelations: Personal Responses to the Books of the Bible.

Release date NZ

February 22nd, 2012

Author

Richard Holloway

Collection

Australia

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

408

Dimensions

154x234x29

ISBN-13

9781921922022

Product ID

19399359

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