Book Description
First published in 1984, and now newly updated and revised, Ragman and Other Cries of Faith helped to establish Wangerins reputation as one of the most cutting-edge Christian writers on the market. For this new edition, the author has provided eleven new pieces, making this an all-new, updated definitive edition.


From the Publisher
A treasure trove of twenty-six eloquent and deeply moving stories by the award-winning author whose works Toni Morrison has proclaimed as "stunning . . . subtly, magically wonderful and complex."


From the Back Cover
An all new updated, definitive edition of this Christian classic Ragman and Other Cries of Faith helped establish Wangerin’s reputation as one of the most cutting-edge Christian writers on the market. This edition adds eleven new pieces written in a variety of styles ranging from gently reflective to incantatory.


About the Author
Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Among his books are The Book of God; Paul: A Novel; Whole Prayer; Reliving the Passion; Preparing for Jesus; Mary’s First Christmas; Peter’s First Easter; Ragman and Other Cries of Faith; Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace; Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? Mourning Into Dancing; The Book of Sorrows; A Miniature Cathedral; The Orphean Passages; and Crying for a Vision. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is writer-in-residence at Valparaiso University and holds the Jochum Chair.

ANNOTATION

"This diverse, polished collection is welded into a whole by Wangerin's outstanding pastoral sensitivity ..." -- Christianity Today

FROM THE PUBLISHER

An all new updated, definitive edition of this Christian classic

Ragman and Other Cries of Faith helped establish Wangerin's reputation as one of the most cutting-edge Christian writers on the market. This edition adds eleven new pieces written in a variety of styles ranging from gently reflective to incantatory.