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The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American PilgrimageThe story of four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for God In the mid twentieth century four American Catholics came to believe that the best way to explore the questions of religious faith was to write about them in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us. Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk in
The story of four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for God
In the mid-twentieth century four American Catholics came to believe that the best way to explore the questions of religious faith was to write about them-in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story-a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us. Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk in Kentucky; Dorothy Day the founder of the Catholic Worker in New York; Flannery O'Connor a Christ-haunted literary prodigy in Georgia; Walker Percy a doctor in New Orleans who quit medicine to write fiction and philosophy. A friend came up with a name for them-the School of the Holy Ghost-and for three decades they exchanged letters, ardently read one another's books, and grappled with what one of them called a predicament shared in common. A pilgrimage is a journey taken in light of a story; and in The Life You Save May Be Your Own Paul Elie tells these writers' story as a pilgrimage from the God-obsessed literary past of Dante and Dostoevsky out into the thrilling chaos of postwar American life. It is a story of how the Catholic faith, in their vision of things, took on forms the faithful could not have anticipated. And it is a story about the ways we look to great books and writers to help us make sense of our experience, about the power of literature to change-to save-our lives.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 03/10/2004
ISBN: 9780374529215
Pages: 592
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.60d
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Be aware, questionable quality
Color: Natural, Size: 36 Inch
Great idea, but overall a huge pain. Had to order and return multiple times to get a shelf that didn't have crumbling edges, jagged wood filler, or giant cracks.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Look fabulous….
Color: Natural, Size: 72 Inch, Color: Natural, Size: 72 Inch
Medium heavy shelf, Easy to install, looks great, perfect for this utility room. Less expensive than others, A++.
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★★★★★ 3
Metal Parts are Flimsy
Color: Natural, Size: 72 Inch
The wood shelf part is very nice, but the hardware is lacking for this length of shelf. The bracket that mounts to the wall is very thin metal, and mine was warped so that I had to bend it a bit to mount it straight. It also allows the shelf to bounce at the slightest touch, even though it is attached at the studs. I had to use a couple of chair brackets on the bottom of the shelf to keep it steady, which kind of defeats the "floating shelf" look. That said, with the brackets it is now quite sturdy and doesn't look bad at all.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2025
★★★★★ 5
STUNNING!
Color: Natural, Size: 55 Inch, Color: Natural, Size: 55 Inch
Absolute perfection! Beautiful NATURAL, solid wood. These are not your straight manufactured shelves. These shelves are beautiful with all of their beautiful characteristics. No two shelves are a like and nor should they! I highly recommend the live edge boards for an upscale look.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2025
★★★★★ 5
The quality and design are incredible
Color: Natural, Size: 72 Inch
Amazing 🙏🏻❤️
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2025