Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Author . Harper San Francisco $24.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-000087-5
Inspired by the New Testament vignette about the woman at the well, first-time novelist Hendricks imagines the life story of a Samaritan woman who spreads the word of God after an encounter with Jesus Christ. Growing up, Maryam is viewed with...
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Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Author Doubleday $26 (384p) ISBN 978-0-385-51664-8
Thundering like a biblical prophet against social and economic injustice, racism and political deceit ("Jesus did not establish a bureaucratic institution, weekly social gatherings, or houses of religious entertainment"), Hendricks,...
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The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bible, the Church and the Body Politic
Obery M. Hendricks Jr. Orbis, $20 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-57075-940-6
Reading any book-length work centered around one man’s reflections on the Bible’s abhorrence of poverty might be a tedious undertaking, no matter who authored such a tome. But the disorganization of this book by Hendricks, professor at New York’s...
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