"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. |
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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