I am once again captured by potent and subtle "slight of hand" found in Anne Lamott's book title. If one really reads her stories of 'real life faith', it's impossible to ignore how deeply her works are solidly grounded in "good theology". This fine title speaks to the nearly universal God-idea of sychronous "promised abundance"; the idea that all our stories, however steeped in struggle, come to a mystically "rich" end. Grace. In her darkly wry way, she stamps all she writes with a stubborn "meaning making", most of which is only possible with "grace", as she sees it. Lamott "evangelizes" (a word she would never use) for this "making meaning" in the God of "Grace, eventually".
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
Maystar17, January 13, 2007
I am once again captured by potent and subtle "slight of hand" found in Anne Lamott's book title. If one really reads her stories of 'real life faith', it's impossible to ignore how deeply her works are solidly grounded in "good theology". This fine title speaks to the nearly universal God-idea of sychronous "promised abundance"; the idea that all our stories, however steeped in struggle, come to a mystically "rich" end. Grace. In her darkly wry way, she stamps all she writes with a stubborn "meaning making", most of which is only possible with "grace", as she sees it. Lamott "evangelizes" (a word she would never use) for this "making meaning" in the God of "Grace, eventually".(9 of 18 readers found this comment helpful)