Traveling mercies : some thoughts on faith /

Lamott, Anne.

Traveling mercies : some thoughts on faith / Anne Lamott. - 1st Anchor Books ed. - New York : Anchor Books, c2000. - x, 275 p. ; 21 cm.

Overture : lily pads -- Knocking on heaven's door -- Ladders -- Mountain birthday -- Ashes -- Why I make Sam go to church -- Traveling mercies -- Fields -- Forgiveness -- Grace -- Barn raising -- Tummler's dog -- Heartcake -- Gypsies -- The mole -- Thirst -- Hunger -- The aunties -- Mom -- Dad -- Sister -- Baby -- A man who was mean to his dog -- Into thin mud -- Altar.

Combining elements of spiritual study and memoir, the author describes her odyssey of faith, drawing on her own sometimes troubled past to explore the many ways in which faith sustains and guides one's daily life.

9780385496094 $13.00


Lamott, Anne--Religion.


Christian biography--United States.
Faith.
Mothers and sons--United States.
Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

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