Heaping Coals: From Media Firebrand to Anglican Priest

by Michael Coren

From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren charts his encounters with people of faith, fame, and fortune.Michael Coren writes of his life leading up to entering the seminary and being ordained. Growing up in a working-class mixed-religion family, then entering a career in media, Coren was, and in some ways still is, the consummate outsider. He records his encounters and work with Oscar-winning writers, celebrities, and authors, and his early successes as a journalist.After marrying and settling in Canada, Coren became a darling of the Christian right, with his TV and radio shows and syndicated column. He describes his shift to more progressive Christianity and politics, and what happened personally and professionally when this occurred.Not just a humble admission of fault, but an articulate and convincing account of a spiritual awakening.

216 pages, Paperback

Published November 12, 2024

About the author

Michael Coren is an English-Canadian columnist, author, public speaker, radio host and television talk show host. He has been the host of the television series The Michael Coren Show for six years. He has also been a long-time radio personality, particularly on CFRB radio.

He has writen more than ten books, including biographies of H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and C. S. Lewis. His latest book, Why Catholics are Right, will be published in 2011.

Reviews

[Andrew G. Chisholm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael Coren’s engaging writing style made this book a real page turner. Michael gives us a moving biography of his life and all of the twists and turns that brought him to where he is today. It is heartbreaking to see the hate and vitriol he has endured by choosing compassion and grace, and what that cost him. It is heartwarming to read how his journey lead him to be a priest in the Anglican Church, a journey where people he had previously demonized, forgave and welcomed him home. God’s hand has been on Michael Coren for a long time. This book is a testimony to love winning the day.

[Nada Loughead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting to see the influences behind the "big mouth" of Conservative apologist and Catholic. Lost me a little during the name dropping of his British experience as I'm not familiar with most of the people/places. Wish he had spent more time on the backlash of his transformative experience. https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/...

[Enid Wray]

I'm not the reader for this title.

Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for granting me access to an early digital review copy.

DNF

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic memoir of an impressive journey from London to Toronto taking in journalism book writing religion and even Spurs