"All birth records are sealed and held in perpetuity to ensure that the law of confidentiality is not breached." This response met every request made by Norman Carson as he searched for his birth family.For two years Carson persisted in his search despite being continually rebuffed. An evangelical Christian, he knew that his own adoption might illustrate the fundamental Christian doctrine of adoption in Christ.Received in Grace details Carson's childhood in his adoptive family; his search, begun when he was 62; the dead ends and byways he encountered; and the rich reward that finally became his in the birth family itself.Received in Grace describes in intimate detail his Kansas childhood, the pleasures and difficulties of being a preacher's kid, and finally the fascinating history and rich variety of personalities that he discovered in his birth family.
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Dr. Norman Carson, Ph.D., retired professor and former chair of the Geneva College Department of English, is managing editor of The Geneva Magazine. He has contributed reviews and articles for a number of Christian journals. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America.
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Norman Carson's saga is beautifully written; I would expect no less from a college English professor. His being, in addition, a Presbyterian minister did not prevent him from manipulating the beauracracy of officialdom in order to pursue the quest for his biologic family. The book has universal appeal but will touch the hearts especially of families with adopted children and the heads of budding genealogists.
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New Mexico, Las Vegas, Aunt Carroll, Aunt Nellie, Uncle Bill, Colorado Springs, Aunt Louise, Jack Walsh, William Walsh, Geneva College, Civil War, Harry Wells, Aunt Addie, United States, Parker Wells, Harry Walsh, Aunt Grace, Joseph Walsh, Roman Catholic, Elizabeth Hurt, Margaret Franke, San Juan Pueblo, Beaver Falls, American Southwest, Lena Henrietta Hess Browse Sample Pages:
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New Mexico, Las Vegas, Aunt Carroll, Aunt Nellie, Uncle Bill, Colorado Springs, Aunt Louise, Jack Walsh, William Walsh, Geneva College, Civil War, Harry Wells, Aunt Addie, United States, Parker Wells, Harry Walsh, Aunt Grace, Joseph Walsh, Roman Catholic, Elizabeth Hurt, Margaret Franke, San Juan Pueblo, Beaver Falls, American Southwest, Lena Henrietta Hess Browse Sample Pages:
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