Founder's Praise [Hardcover]

Joanne Greenberg (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co; First Edition edition (October 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030153913
• ISBN-13: 978-0030153914
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,578,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel According to Joanne Greenberg, January 22, 2009

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Daniel Mackler (on the road) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Founder's Praise (Paperback)

In this three-generation saga about life in a Colorado farm town, Joanne Greenberg retells the story of Jesus and the founding of the Christian church - through a brilliant metaphor of a fictionalized religious sect. She explores the meaning of God, Life, destiny, and good versus evil - and weaves this all together into a rich, gripping, and masterful tale. I've been on a mission to read all the works of Joanne Greenberg, and one after another they deliver. This one is no exception.

In "Founder's Praise" a highly verbally and emotionally shut-down man starts getting visions and hearing "the voice of God" - insights into truth, life, and philosophy. As the story progresses others become his followers - which he doesn't want or like - and twist his visions to their own purposes...with devastating and very realistic results. In this way Greenberg shows how far a church can stray from the truth of its founder...