The Flight of Peter Fromm is a novel of ideas disguised as the biography of a young man from a Pentecostal fundamentalist background in Oklahoma, who loses his faith while a student at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His spiritual odyssey is narrated by his mentor, a professor at the divinity school - who is actually a humanist who believes neither in God nor in an afterlife. Although Peter never abandons his theism or his admiration for Jesus, he reaches a point where he feels it would be hypocritical to remain ...
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The Flight of Peter Fromm is a novel of ideas disguised as the biography of a young man from a Pentecostal fundamentalist background in Oklahoma, who loses his faith while a student at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His spiritual odyssey is narrated by his mentor, a professor at the divinity school - who is actually a humanist who believes neither in God nor in an afterlife. Although Peter never abandons his theism or his admiration for Jesus, he reaches a point where he feels it would be hypocritical to remain within the church and to become the evangelist he had hoped to be.The counterpoint between Peter and the narrator reflects the eternal conflict between theism and atheism. In following the changes of Peter's beliefs, almost every aspect of Protestant theology and ethics is explored. The evolution of Peter's faith parallels the evolution of Christian theology, from the day of Pentecost to contemporary liberal theology.
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Add this copy of The Flight of Peter Fromm to cart. $22.00, good condition, Sold by Friends ofOmaha Public Library rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Omaha, NE, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by W. Kaufmann.
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hard cover, 1973. Text is excellent--compete and undamaged. Book has tight binding and one small scratch on back. There is no DJ so book is somewhat faded. Previous owner's sticker inside front cover. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library.
Add this copy of The Flight of Peter Fromm, a Novel to cart. $32.00, good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by William Kaufmann, Inc.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed-Association Copy First Edition. SIGNED INSIDE FRONT BOARD BY PAUL MAGRIEL (X-22), POKER AND BACKGAMMON CHAMPION. 272 pp. Dustjacket edgeworn. In protective mylar cover. Authenticity of signature guaranteed.
