Gracious Uncertainty
Faith in the Second Half of Life
by Jane Sigloh
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Pub Date Oct 23 2017 | Archive Date Oct 23 2017
Rowman & Littlefield | Rowman & Littlefield/Trade
Description
Gracious Uncertainty: Faith in the Second Half of Life reflects on issues concerning everyone but which intensify as we grow older: loving more fully, dealing with loss, finding consolation, and having the courage to gaze (even while shaking inwardly) at the nearing reality of death. Jane Sigloh is a guide both witty and wise. She blends personal stories, Scriptural insights, and lessons drawn from years in ministry into insightful reflections on the beauty and challenges of aging. Gracious Uncertainty is an intimate, at times humorous, and often spirit-provoking guide through the unknowns of the later years.
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Advance Praise
Jane Sigloh validates the statement, "God made human beings,
because he loves stories." Her stories and reflections are personal,
but as Carl Rogers says, "that which is most personal is most
universal." Jane's memories and reflections are woven into a practical
theology, and they are a sound basis to finding a footing in life's
second half. In this book, Jane Sigloh extends a certain graciousness to
the reader.
— J. Pittman McGehee, Episcopal priest, Jungian analyst, and author of The Invisible Church: Finding Faith Where You Are
Jane Sigloh is a woman of faith who can turn a phrase into poetry. In Gracious Uncertainty,
she exudes a childlike naiveté in God’s creative embrace. Sigloh rests
comfortably in the divine realm of ambiguity, a place where doubt
strengthens faith. Her belief in the marvels of new physics strengthens
foundational science where discovery lends relevance to scripture.
Sigloh’s theology above all bespeaks an elevated consciousness of awe
and wonder.
— Randall B. Robertson, founding director, GladdeningLight
This book is gracious indeed, and very helpful amid all the
puzzlements of getting older. It will strengthen and delight not only
those of us well into the second half of life, but also the next
generation—perhaps these pages will help them make sense of us!
— Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Episcopal priest, head of The Geranium Farm, and author of The Courage to Grow Old
Jane Sigloh’s Gracious Uncertainty
seems like a sure bet to me. She has the wisdom that comes (if lucky)
“at a certain age,” but a youthful spirit that doesn't settle for
received wisdom or a stock response. She investigates experience across
her own lifetime to share both what she has come to understand and what
remains a mystery. The Bible is her companion throughout but by no means
her only inspiration. Best of all, she makes you want to keep better
track of yourself. God may be beyond knowing, but what are the hints and
guesses that come to us if, like her, we pay attention to our lives?
— Peter S. Hawkins, Yale Divinity School
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781442276253 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
