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9780881463941

A Miracle of Grace: An Autobiography

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    9780881463941

  • ISBN10:

    0881463949

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-10-31
  • Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr
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Summary

This is the story of Glenn Hinson's life. His life is "a miracle of grace, for I stand with mouth agape as I look back from where I am at age eighty toward where my story began." With degrees from some of the world's most noted schools (Washington University in St Louis, Southern Seminary, Oxford University), he has taught in some of America's most distinguished educational institutions (Southern Seminary, Wake Forest University, Catholic University of America, Notre Dame, Emory University), and has played a modest role in some of the most momentous ecumenical developments in Christian history since the Reformation of the 16th century. Who could have foreseen much less predicted any of those happenings from a glance at his early years growing up in dire poverty in the Missouri Ozarks during the Great Depression? Training in both New Testament and Church History put E. Glenn Hinson in an unusual position to take part in the ecumenical movement as it evolved under the influence of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council. Through participation in the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and in both national and international Catholic/Baptist conversations he was fortunate to take part in some of the most notable developments in modern Christian history such as the framing of Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Taking the first class of students to the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1960, he developed a friendship with Thomas Merton. The question of questions Hinson attempts to answer in this book is how this story could unfold like it did. Years of reflection have led him to think that the answer lies in the mysterious way God works in human lives and the Apostle Paul's and Augustine's understanding of Grace. Read the story and see if you agree.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
A Fractured Familyp. 1
A Long Lonelinessp. 16
Early Intimations of Gracep. 31
"Call No Man on Earth Father"p. 48
Runswell and A&Pp. 63
A Sense of Presencep. 77
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminaryp. 90
Marthap. 102
No Super Highwayp. 116
Climbing a Mountainp. 131
Oxfordp. 143
A Calling within a Callingp. 157
Rome and Jerusalemp. 171
Brazil and Beyondp. 186
"That All May Be One"p. 202
Baptist/Catholic Conversationsp. 217
A Gathering Gloomp. 228
Wake Forest Universityp. 243
Back to the Baptist Holy Warp. 255
Soul Supportp. 271
Rüschlikonp. 284
Oxford and the Rubiconp. 301
Richmondp. 316
Church Historian Plusp. 331
Sunset and Evening Starp. 342
No Moaning at the Barp. 360
Conclusion: Top Ten Things My Life Has Taught Mep. 374
Responses to Academic Personnel Committeep. 383
Engagements 1985-92p. 389
Engagements 1992-99p. 397
Engagements 1999-Presentp. 408
Personal Writings Arranged Chronologically within Types of Publicationsp. 415
Indexesp. 431
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