A Keeper of the Word: Selected Writings of William Stringfellow

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Summary: This Fellow's Writing is Timeless.
Review: Stringfellow's prose is a joy to read. His thoughts on justice are timeless. Though he died in the mid-eighties, his comments shed light on social issues commonly discussed today. A Harvard educated lawyer going to practice in Harlem in the late forties was absolutely revolutionary at the time.... probably still is. A wonderfully droll sense of humor gives this social activist ornery Episcopalian a great edge. This book also gives one an interesting review of what was happening in the 60's and 70's among theologically aware folks.Hard to put down, it's very much a personal memoir within essays.

Rating:
Summary: This Fellow's Writing is Timeless.
Review: Stringfellow's prose is a joy to read. His thoughts on justice are timeless. Though he died in the mid-eighties, his comments shed light on social issues commonly discussed today. A Harvard educated lawyer going to practice in Harlem in the late forties was absolutely revolutionary at the time.... probably still is. A wonderfully droll sense of humor gives this social activist ornery Episcopalian a great edge. This book also gives one an interesting review of what was happening in the 60's and 70's among theologically aware folks.Hard to put down, it's very much a personal memoir within essays.

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Summary: The Essential Stringfellow
Review: This collection of William Stringfellow's writings serves as a superb introduction to and summary of his provacative and fascinating thought. Stringfellow's work, perhaps more than anyone else's has served to bring the biblical concept of the principalities and powers to the front of contemporary thought. Stringfellow's own experience of and work within the powers of American society and culture as an attorney in Harlem lend particular credibility to his biblical readings of American history and politics.

This book brings together Stringfellows central biblical, political and theological writings in a well-organized volume that no one interested in the relation between Christ, church and politics can afford to ignore. Highly recommended.