{"product_id":"life-in-gospel-space-a-testimony-paperback","title":"Life in Gospel-Space: A Testimony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Gwyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA minister and writer in Quaker history and theology looks back at the Christian faith that has sustained his ministry among Friends for over forty years. Gwyn writes of \"gospel-space\" as that realm where he finds his story in the gospel story and the gospel story in his own. This is not a linear memoir but a series of reflections on different aspects of his journey in faith. Each chapter includes the lyric from one of his songs from over the years, highlighting the ironic and often humorous experience of God's grace. The arc of the chapters covers not only personal experience but a reading of the past half-century of American history, detecting resonances with the social history around the ancient gospel narratives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn \"Itinerary\" at the end summarizes the various geographical and theological terrains of \"gospel-space\" this seeker-found has traversed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA related essay is included in this volume: \"Tomb with a View: The History of the World as Told to Me by Mary Magdalene.\" It is a \"chiastic\" overview of history, with its turning-point at the empty tomb of Jesus. God's covenantal purposes interact with social history in surprising ways. A \"Background\" piece at the end explains how this project began in 1988 and eventually found its present form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife in Gospel-Space also \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces the concept of the common(s), which Gwyn explores further in subsequent books, \u003ci\u003eInto the Common \u003c\/i\u003e(2022) and \u003ci\u003eFurther into the Common\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749772095795,"sku":"9781656730701","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N3Z3NnBvVzQxWXJwTmxTT3hxQjc3dz09.webp?v=1764270206","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/life-in-gospel-space-a-testimony-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}