In "The Magic Word", Bishop Fred Borsch weaves the many strands of his multi-textured interests and responsibilities into a highly readable text. Racially, linguistically, geographically, and economically, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and its administration prompt reflection for the future for other cities and churches in the nation. Borsch's archive-memoir forms a gorgeous tapestry of political and social commentary, prayerful reflections on highly contentious areas of Los Angeles life, musings, meditations, and memories of acute self-awareness. Borsch brilliantly uses the narrative form of the essay, poetry, and historical research in this manifold description of the life of a bishop. He manages to give a sense of the dailiness, of routine, as well as the problematics of an enormous, complex diocese. The richness of this bishop's tenure is rendered in writing that is profound, informative, sometimes comic, often wrenching. Borsch has given both Episcopalians and others who ponder the theology of daily life much to reflect upon and enjoy.
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A retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Rev. Borsch is presently Professor of Anglican Studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Educated at Princeton, Oxford and the General Theological Seminary, his Ph.D. degree is from the University of Birmingham in England. Rev. Borsch is also Adjunct Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California. Contributor of essays, articles and poetry to a number of journals and newspapers, he is the author or editor of 17 books, and has been a conference leader and given university and seminary lectures at a number of institutions in this country and abroad.
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