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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780307455543
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A profoundly personal, deeply felt exploration of the mystery
of faith—having it, losing it, hoping for its return.
The son of an Episcopal priest whose faith is balanced by an
understanding of human nature, Eric Lax develops in his youth a
deep religious attachment and acute moral compass. An acolyte from
age six and as comfortable in church as he is at home, he often
considers becoming a priest himself. Eventually his faith guides
him to resist military service in Vietnam. His principles will not
allow him to kill, and he is willing to go to jail for them. His
faith abides until, in his mid-thirties, he begins to question the
unquestionable: the role of God in his life.
Whatever his doubts, Lax engages with his father, who shaped his
faith and was its anchor, and his college roommate and close friend
George “Skip” Packard, whose youthful faith mirrored his own, and
who chooses military service and mortal combat. Their ongoing and
illuminating dialogues—full of wisdom and insight, probing all the
avenues and aspects of religious conviction—reveal much about three
men who approach God, duty, and war in vastly different ways.
A compelling, powerful, and thought-provoking examination of
faith.
From the Hardcover edition.
of faith—having it, losing it, hoping for its return.
The son of an Episcopal priest whose faith is balanced by an
understanding of human nature, Eric Lax develops in his youth a
deep religious attachment and acute moral compass. An acolyte from
age six and as comfortable in church as he is at home, he often
considers becoming a priest himself. Eventually his faith guides
him to resist military service in Vietnam. His principles will not
allow him to kill, and he is willing to go to jail for them. His
faith abides until, in his mid-thirties, he begins to question the
unquestionable: the role of God in his life.
Whatever his doubts, Lax engages with his father, who shaped his
faith and was its anchor, and his college roommate and close friend
George “Skip” Packard, whose youthful faith mirrored his own, and
who chooses military service and mortal combat. Their ongoing and
illuminating dialogues—full of wisdom and insight, probing all the
avenues and aspects of religious conviction—reveal much about three
men who approach God, duty, and war in vastly different ways.
A compelling, powerful, and thought-provoking examination of
faith.
From the Hardcover edition.
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