Brokenness and Blessing: Towards a Biblical Spirituality

by Frances M. Young

It is profoundly difficult, says Frances Young, "to live with our vulnerability and mortality--how we question and rebel, as we are overwhelmed by grief and distress." Offering both a realistic view of the human condition and the wonderful gift of grace that brings hope of transformation, Young challenges the culture that believers have assimilated. Drawing upon her personal experiences and her knowledge of Scripture, ancient Christianity, and the great hymns of faith, Young offers this academic yet deeply pastoral guide for thinking and living as a Christian. Students of early Christianity, seminarians, pastors, and serious readers will appreciate this insightful look at how acceptance of disability can bring blessing in the lives of believers.

Genres: Spirituality, Theology, Disability, Religion

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frances Young is a patristic scholar, a mother of an adult child who is profoundly disabled and a Methodist preacher. In this book she draws together these three different horizons as she locates her own experience of brokenness, locating it within the framework of the Biblical story in conversation with the Fathers of the early Church. I appreciate her honesty as she shares her own journey and her struggles with her own brokenness and the ways she draws on the wisdom of the Christian tradition (though not-uncritically). Well worth reading.