Sara Miles
Autor de Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
Sobre El Autor
Sara Miles has covered the politics of Silicon Valley for Wired and Wired News. Her work has also appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Out Magazine. She lives in San Francisco. (Bowker Author Biography)
Obras de Sara Miles
The Golden Fish 2 copias
The King Miles 1 copia
The lucky bird 1 copia
Sleeping Beauty 1 copia
The nightingale : Snow White ; The little mermaid ; Aladdin and the magic lamp ; The remarkable rocket (2009) 1 copia
The GoldenFish 1 copia
Animal Tricks 1 copia
Ética biblica 1 copia
The Feast of the Unclean 1 copia
The Monkey’sHeart 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1952
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Ocupaciones
- war journalist
- Organizaciones
- Food Pantry
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church (San Francisco ∙ CA)
Episcopal Church - Agente
- http://saramiles.net/books_and_articl...
- Biografía breve
- http://saramiles.net/
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 35
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 1,049
- Popularidad
- #24,563
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 31
- ISBNs
- 44
- Idiomas
- 2
- Favorito
- 2
What I found fascinating was her deep exploration of what is meant by communion. That it is not something intended for a select few, after baptism (as I was taught), but something for everyone to celebrate in, no matter their faith, because we all share in humanity together and there is holiness in that.
I did feel like the book was too long, but then, there was a definite circulatory to her tale. She began by describing her early adulthood work in the restaurant business and the horrors of working with the public, and comes back around to working with the public in its most, well, dramatic and hurting form, really, as the poor and suffering line up to get food from the church pantry that she runs. She doesn't shy away expressing the racial biases she developed, as certain groups acted certain ways (from my experience working with the public, such sentiments are very realistic, sadly) but she is very open about the fact that she is a work in progress and that she is trying to do better. Note that the book was published in 2006 and some of the language is now outdated.
In all, an interesting book that seeks to provide food for thought (pun very much intended) and succeeds in that.… (más)