Linda Mercadante
Auteur de Bloomfield Avenue: A Jewish-Catholic Jersey Girl's Spiritual Journey
A propos de l'auteur
Linda Mercadante is Professor of Theology in the B. Robert Straker Chair at The Methodist Theological School in Ohio
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- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Newark, NJ
- Lieux de résidence
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Études
- Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD|1986)
Regent College (MCS|Biblical Studies) - Professions
- theologian
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- Œuvres
- 1
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- 1
- Membres
- 18
- Popularité
- #630,789
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 2
In this memoir, Mercadante tells of her quest for religious identity, a real home, good work, and a one-faith family. Born just after World War II to a mixed-religion family, she tries Catholicism, a WASP sorority, atheism, Eastern mysticism, and vegetarianism. She works as an airline stewardess and as a journalist. She earns a doctorate and becomes a seminary professor. Her story holds key lessons for people from “mixed” backgrounds, those who long for the ideal family, and those who shun religion as a dead-end.… (plus d'informations)