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Informationen zum Autor Samuel T. Lloyd III is a priest of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the ninth Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, having been installed there on April 23, 2005, and serving until September 18, 2011. Before his tenure as Dean, Samuel Lloyd previously served as rector of historic Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the largest Episcopal congregations in the United States. He returned to Trinity after leaving the National Cathedral. Lloyd has taught in seminaries and has frequently spoken at conferences and conventions. He has preached on the "Protestant Hour" on radio and offered courses in the area of Christianity and literature, including Flannery O'Connor, Dante, contemporary fiction, C. S. Lewis, and the parables. He served as a regent of the University of the South. His writing and reviews have been published by the Sewanee Theological Review, Forward Movement, Anglican Digest, and Journal of Religion, among others. Klappentext In Sermons from the National Cathedral, Dean Lloyd provides a compelling vision of an intellectually alive, publicly engaged Christian faith, a vision of the Christian life rooted in ancient teaching. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordPrefaceIntroductionBook One - Reflections on FaithGod We Can TrustFollow MeThe Calling of HolinessCostly DiscipleshipWill You Dance?Commanded to LoveWhen God Throws a BrickFollowing an Elusive LordHaggling PrayerDoes God Care?The Silence of GodGod, Science, and the Life of FaithThe Night VisitorThe Miracle of ForgivenessHoly LaughterTrusting Against the EvidenceGraceBook Two - Events and IssuesCathedral Life A Voice, A Place, A People An Unfinished CathedralPresidential Inauguration A New CommunityAnniversary of 9/11 Doubts and LovesPlace of Reconciliation The Far Side of RevengeReligious Diversity The Spirit of Understanding A Big Enough HouseRace and Poverty In Thanksgiving for Dorothy Height An Extremist for Love Black and White on the Road to Emmaus Mind the GapEarth Day To Save This Fragile EarthIndependence day A Humble Patriotism Thanksgiving A Thankful Heart Giving Thanks in All ThingsBook Three - Church YearAdvent Waiting Making Room for God Mary Said YesChristmas God Comes In The Birth of the Messiah The PlungeEpiphany The Magi and Us BelovedLent The Truth of Ash Wednesday The Joy of Ash Wednesday Going for BrokePalm Sunday Love So Amazing Strange Fruit Good Friday What A Way to Run A Universe Staring Into the DarkEaster Death Be Not Proud NeverthelessAscension Christ Has Gone Up Pentecost The Spirit of LifeOrdinary Time The Trinity and the Nearness of God Who Do You Say That I Am?All Saints The Real Thing The Communion of Saints...
