Standing In The Whirlwind: The Riveting Story Of A Priest And The Congregations That Tormented Her

by Nancy Carol James, Nancy C. James

This spiritual autobiography focuses on Nancy C. James's tumultuous tenure as rector of two rural Episcopal parishes in Virginia. When she begins inviting homeless, inner-city African Americans to join church picnics, parishioners begin to kill her pets, damage her property, and even attempt to arrange for her accidental death.

184 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2005

Reviews

[G Inotowok · Rating 2 out of 5]

The spiritual narcissism, the humble bragging about working with actual black people, and the sudden abandonment of her congregation was too much. I ended up beginning to doubt her stories of harassment. She reveled in it too much.