For Sinners Only: A Gospel of Grace for Ragamuffins

by Brennan Manning, Winn Collier

For Sinners Only is an adaptation of Brennan Manning's classic work, Ragamuffin Gospel. Students will be drawn into the poetic, powerful language of grace as they define themselves as ones loved by Christ.

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2006

About the author

Richard Francis Xavier Manning, known as Brennan Manning (April 27, 1934 – April 12, 2013) was an American author, friar, priest, contemplative and speaker.Born and raised in Depression-era New York City, Manning finished high school, enlisted in the US Marine Corps, and fought in the Korean War. After returning to the United States, he enrolled at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation from the seminary in 1963, Manning was ordained a Franciscan priest.[2]

In the late 1960s, Manning joined the Little Brothers of Jesus of Charles de Foucauld, a religious institute committed to an uncloistered, contemplative life among the poor. Manning transported water via donkey, worked as a mason's assistant and a dishwasher in France, was imprisoned (by choice) in Switzerland, and spent six months in a remote cave somewhere in the Zaragoza desert. In the 1970s, Manning returned to the United States and began writing after confronting his alcoholism.

Reviews

[Beth Renwick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring. I've wanted to read this for a long time, and when I really needed it, it came into my life. I usually read books quickly, but this one has taken weeks of careful study and devouring, and meditation. So grateful.