"Other Sheep I Have": The Autobiography of Father Paul M. WashingtonAn inner-city Episcopal priest shares a lifetime of fighting for civil and women's rights in a heartfelt, moving autobiography. Father Washington's story is a window of insight into the struggles for justice and dignity in the latter half of the 20th century--an insightful, historically accurate personal memory of seven decades trying to make the world a better place for everyone. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictFrom 1962 to 1987, Washington, an Episcopal priest, served as rector of the Church of the Advocate in the north Philadelphia neighborhood known as "the Jungle.'' Acting as prophet and healer, he ... Read full review
Contents
Offered to God | 1 |
From Liberia to Eastwick | 16 |
Arrival at the Advocate | 25 |
Into the Streets | 32 |
Black Unity 1966 | 40 |
Survival of the Parish | 49 |
A Divided City | 62 |
The Black Power Conference 1968 | 70 |
The Power of Women | 135 |
A Castle to Keep Me Safe | 143 |
A Pivotal Year 1971 | 153 |
Neither Male nor Female | 161 |
MOVE | 174 |
Honors and Dishonor | 191 |
Church Repairs and Church Renewal | 207 |
Afterword by Barbara Harris | 231 |
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"Other Sheep I Have": The Autobiography of Father Paul M. Washington Paul M. Washington,David McI. Gracie No preview available - 1994 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | "Other Sheep I Have": The Autobiography of Father Paul M. Washington |
| Authors | Paul M. Washington, David McI. Gracie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Temple University Press, 1994 |
| ISBN | 1566391784, 9781566391788 |
| Length | 248 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General |
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