Description: Some Far and Distant Place : Muslim-Christian Encounters Through the Eyes of a Child, Paperback by Addleton, Jonathan S., ISBN 0820324582, ISBN-13 9780820324586, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US <p>Born in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. <i>Some Far and Distant Place</i> combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life.<br><br>Whether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the <i>Anglican Book of Common Prayer</i>. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control.<br><br>This clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.</p>
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Original Language: English
Book Title: Some Far and Distant Place
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Topic: Christian Ministry / Missions, Islamic Studies, Religious, Personal Memoirs, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2002
Illustrator: Yes
Features: Reprint
Genre: Travel, Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 11.5 Oz
Author: Jonathan S. Addleton
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
