Título: Where the Light Fell: A Memoir
Autor: Philip Yancey
Sinopse: In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
“Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason
Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause.
Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral.
Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear.
“I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Where the Light Fell: A Memoir”, de Philip Yancey, publicado pela editora Convergent Books, em 2023 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Convergent Books
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2023-03-14
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0593238524
ISBN13: 9780593238523
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Convergent Books geralmente exploram temas de fé, espiritualidade e transformação pessoal, muitas vezes mesclando narrativas autobiográficas com reflexões profundas sobre justiça social, família e identidade. A experiência de leitura costuma ser marcada por um tom honesto e íntimo, que convida o leitor a acompanhar jornadas de resiliência, questionamento e busca por sentido em contextos tanto pessoais quanto comunitários. O catálogo revela um equilíbrio entre relatos mais narrativos, como memórias e histórias de superação, e obras que adotam um formato mais meditativo ou ensaístico, com linguagem acessível e ritmo que privilegia a reflexão. A diversidade temática inclui desde espiritualidade progressista até debates sobre raça, política e ativismo, sempre com uma abordagem que valoriza a complexidade das relações humanas e a transformação interior.
