| Author | Lewis, Larry |
| Place | Maryknoll, NY |
| Publisher | Orbis Books |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Reading Room, Dir. Office Gallery |
| Call Number | BX4705.L6172 A3 1997 |
| Description | xi, 187 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note | by Larry Lewis. "Set against the tumultous backdrop of contemporary China, Larry Lewis's autobiographical The Misfit tells a story of how God breaks through the aridity of human hearts, and how healing occurs in the midst of the everyday. Father Lewis, a Maryknoll missioner, was estranged from himself, his church, and his Maryknoll colleagues when he accepted an assignment to teach English to Chinese students in the interior Chinese city of Wuhan. It was a year before the now-infamous massacre in Tiananmen Square. The Misfit tells how the young Chinese Lewis taught saved him from his alienation and revealed that an important dimension in the growth of all human beings lies in accepting their "misfitness" for the unidimensional life that contemporary culture seeks to impose. With the political turmoil of 1980's China always in the background, Lewis and his Chinese students discover eternal truths through the American literature they study and the growing bonds of friendship they share. Reading John Garnder's "Redemption," Emily Dickinson's poetry, and Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," Lewis and his students discover that they live in "a world without a roof," and the missioner finds himself rescued from estrangement by the humanity all around him."--p.[4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187). |
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| ISBN | 1570751226 |
| LCCN | 96-51865 |
| Author | Donovan, John F. |
| Place | New York |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Collection | Ricci Institute [AEC] |
| Edition | |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Admin. Office |
| Call Number | BX4705.F633 D6 1967 |
| Description | xxvii, 223 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Note | The pagoda and the cross : the life of Bishop Ford of Maryknoll / [by] John F. Donovan. Includes index. Also held by USF Gleeson Library. |
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| LCCN | 67017295 |
