{"product_id":"preachers-and-misfits-prophets-and-thieves-the-minister-in-southern-fiction-9780664232245","title":"Preachers and Misfits, Prophets and Thieves: The Minister in Southern Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling book, G. Lee Ramsey Jr.mines the riches of southern fiction and discovers a colorful assortment of ministers who arise out of the religious South. At once mystical and mischievous, these ministers haunt the margins of southern life while preaching a gospel that startles and compels. But their oddness is also their appeal--and part of their gift. For through these colorful portraits of Christian ministry, today's readers are challenged to think about what matters in ministry and to re-imagine ministry in ways that bring new life to the church and community. Throughout, Ramsey shows how ministers such as Roger Hagan in Will Campbell's \u003ci\u003eThe Convention\u003c\/i\u003eand Hazel Motes in Flannery O'Connor's \u003ci\u003eWise Blood\u003c\/i\u003ecan help show us the stumbling blocks to faithful ministry and steer clergy and congregations forward in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Lee Ramsey Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664232245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2009 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2009 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRamsey Jr, G. Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eG. Lee Ramsey Jr.\u003c\/b\u003eis Marlon and Sheila Foster Professor of Pastoral Theology and Homiletics at Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCare-full Preaching: From Sermon to Caring Community\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eListening to Listeners: Homiletical Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43637791719539,"sku":"9.78066E+12","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b9983dab-9296-490b-b881-aded670bc022.jpg?v=1755603208","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/preachers-and-misfits-prophets-and-thieves-the-minister-in-southern-fiction-9780664232245","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}