Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession - Hardcover

Rice, Anne

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9780307397591: Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession

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ISBN 10: 0307397599 ISBN 13: 9780307397591

Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd, 2008

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An intimate memoir of Anne Rice’s Catholic girlhood, her unmaking as a devout believer, and her return to the Church – what she calls a decision of the heart.

Moving from her New Orleans childhood in the 1940s and ‘50s, with all its religious devotions, through how she slowly lost her belief in God, Called Out of Darkness also recounts Anne’s years in radical Berkeley, where she wrote Interview with the Vampire (a lament for her lost faith) and where she came to admire the principles of secular humanists. She writes about loss and alienation (her mother’s drinking, the deaths of her young daughter and later, her husband); about the birth of her son, Christopher; and about how, after 38 years as an atheist, she once again came to believe in Christ. Anne Rice makes a spiritual confession that is a celebration: a brilliant, subtle exploration of the journey through life that allows one to answer the call out of darkness.

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[A] very affecting story of a well-known prodigal s return. . . . Called Out of Darkness is the vivid, engaging tale of the journey of a soul into light. "Chicago Sun-Times"
Rice couples her writing talents with the zeal of a recent convert. "Christianity Today"
Rice could rival C.S. Lewis as a popular apologist for the faith. "Time"
Rice s memoir shows what true belief really involves. It exacts a price. James Agee had a lovely term for this. He called it cruel radiance. "Los Angeles Times"
Anne Rice is not a convert but a revert. . . . A loving reconstruction of the pre Vatican II Church of the 1940s and 1950s. . . . [After] twenty-five years and twenty-one books . . . Rice entrusts both herself and the people she loves to God. "First Things"
Called Out of Darkness" "is rich in both poetic simplicity and liberating confessionals. This memoir is not to be missed. "East Bay Literary Examiner"
I am not a Christian and I normally don t read what I would call Christian books. They don t appeal to me, they don t interest me and I normally pass them by in the bookstore. . . . [But] I picked up [Called Out of Darkness] up this afternoon and it s beyond wonderful. Jamieson Wolf
As a long-time reader of Anne Rice s, the impetus she presents here makes me want to re-read many of her prior works. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks the inspiration and motivation behind the bestselling novels they ve read. BookReporter.com
Nothing short of magnificent. . . . What a real blessing, what a vulnerable sharing. Flos Carmeli
A lovely, intelligent book. PopMatters
Even if you don t consider yourself to be a religious person even if you are not a Christian read this book. Anyone can appreciate the message contained in "Called Out of Darkness." . . . It is a thinking person s approach to faith. "Edge" (Provincetown, MA)"

"[A] very affecting story of a well-known prodigal's return. . . . Called Out of Darkness is the vivid, engaging tale of the journey of a soul into light." --Chicago Sun-Times
"Rice couples her writing talents with the zeal of a recent convert." --Christianity Today
"Rice could rival C.S. Lewis as a popular apologist for the faith." --Time
"Rice's memoir shows what true belief really involves. It exacts a price. James Agee had a lovely term for this. He called it 'cruel radiance.'" --Los Angeles Times
"Anne Rice is not a convert but a revert. . . . A loving reconstruction of the pre-Vatican II Church of the 1940s and 1950s. . . . [After] twenty-five years and twenty-one books . . . Rice entrusts both herself and the people she loves to God." --First Things
"Called Out of Darkness is rich in both poetic simplicity and liberating confessionals. This memoir is not to be missed." --East Bay Literary Examiner
"I am not a Christian and I normally don't read what I would call Christian books. They don't appeal to me, they don't interest me and I normally pass them by in the bookstore. . . . [But] I picked up [Called Out of Darkness] up this afternoon and it's beyond wonderful." --Jamieson Wolf
"As a long-time reader of Anne Rice's, the impetus she presents here makes me want to re-read many of her prior works. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks the inspiration and motivation behind the bestselling novels they've read."--BookReporter.com
"Nothing short of magnificent. . . . What a real blessing, what a vulnerable sharing." --Flos Carmeli
"A lovely, intelligent book." --PopMatters
"Even if you don't consider yourself to be a religious person--even if you are not a Christian--read this book. Anyone can appreciate the message contained in Called Out of Darkness. . . . It is a thinking person's approach to faith." --Edge (Provincetown, MA)

-[A] very affecting story of a well-known prodigal's return. . . . Called Out of Darkness is the vivid, engaging tale of the journey of a soul into light.- --Chicago Sun-Times
-Rice couples her writing talents with the zeal of a recent convert.- --Christianity Today
-Rice could rival C.S. Lewis as a popular apologist for the faith.- --Time
-Rice's memoir shows what true belief really involves. It exacts a price. James Agee had a lovely term for this. He called it 'cruel radiance.'- --Los Angeles Times
-Anne Rice is not a convert but a revert. . . . A loving reconstruction of the pre-Vatican II Church of the 1940s and 1950s. . . . [After] twenty-five years and twenty-one books . . . Rice entrusts both herself and the people she loves to God.- --First Things
-Called Out of Darkness is rich in both poetic simplicity and liberating confessionals. This memoir is not to be missed.- --East Bay Literary Examiner
-I am not a Christian and I normally don't read what I would call Christian books. They don't appeal to me, they don't interest me and I normally pass them by in the bookstore. . . . [But] I picked up [Called Out of Darkness] up this afternoon and it's beyond wonderful.- --Jamieson Wolf
-As a long-time reader of Anne Rice's, the impetus she presents here makes me want to re-read many of her prior works. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks the inspiration and motivation behind the bestselling novels they've read.---BookReporter.com
-Nothing short of magnificent. . . . What a real blessing, what a vulnerable sharing.- --Flos Carmeli
-A lovely, intelligent book.- --PopMatters
-Even if you don't consider yourself to be a religious person--even if you are not a Christian--read this book. Anyone can appreciate the message contained in Called Out of Darkness. . . . It is a thinking person's approach to faith.- --Edge (Provincetown, MA)

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Anne Rice's intimate memoir of her Catholic girlhood, her unmaking as a devout believer and the path back to her faith.

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