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A contemplative encounter with mortality, grief, memory, love, artistry, and sacred imagination.
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Death: The Epithet of Excellence
A contemplative encounter with mortality, grief, memory, love, artistry, and sacred imagination.
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The Body in Narrative
A practical guide for writers on using physical sensations, bodily responses, and human anatomy to create believable emotion and stronger characterization.
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Shards of Longing
A poetic autobiography tracing longing, identity, loss, cultural dissonance, desire, faith, and the difficult work of living with what remains unresolved.
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Read the reflection: Shuck. Press. Purchase.A cider press, a corn festival, and an old joke about politicians and money: a Christian reflection on political framing, Judith Butler, and evidence.
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Franklyn James
Author, minister, public theologian
I am an author, minister, and public theologian. I also work as an educator, spiritual director, coach, and Marriage Commissioner. My work brings writing, faith, education, and careful listening into conversation with the questions people carry about identity, grief, belonging, vocation, relationships, and change.
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