Call It Grace

Finding Meaning in a Fractured World

By: Serene Jones

Narrated by: Serene Jones

"Theology is a place and a story. Theology is the place and story you think of when you ask yourself about the meaning of your life, of the world, and the possibility of God."

So begins Serene Jones's epic work of raw truth, fierce love, and spiritual teaching as muscular as the fractured soul of this century demands. From her abiding Oklahoma roots to her historic leadership of a legendary New York seminary, her story illuminates the deep fault lines of this age--and points beyond them. With a voice that is at once frank and poetic, humble and prophetic, intimate and practical, Jones makes complex teachings around hatred, forgiveness, mercy, justice, death, sin, and grace understandable and immediately applicable for modern people. Excavating the wisdom of great theological voices--Soren Kierkegaard, Reinhold Niebuhr, John Calvin, James Baldwin, James Cone, Luce Irigaray, Saint Teresa of Avila--she brings them to life with an intimacy and vividness that illumines our lives and our culture now. At the same time, and with great beauty, Call It Grace reveals Serene Jones as a towering voice of a new, and urgently necessary, public theology for this century.

wonderful book for all who struggle with God.

loved this book, life story mixed with love, family, tragedy and theology. must read today.

Wow!

Dr. Jones puts it all out there. It’s so inspiring to hear about her life, beliefs in God, and determination in numerous challenges. Life includes the good, the bad, and the ugly just like a Clint Eastwood movie and Dr. Jones addresses it all in her own way. As an Oklahoman, I appreciated her stories of home. And the story about 4/19 brought tears to my eyes. I remember it all too well. This book is really helping me process life events like 4/19 based on common beliefs (yes, I’m Presby). Thank you for a thoughtful and meaningful book.

Powerful!

This book was amazing! Dr. Jones is a masterful storyteller. She tells the story of hurt, individual and societal sin, pain, betrayal, and also forgiveness, mercy, and reconciliation. She tells it so well that these aspects of God’s nature jumped off the pages for me. All of the high-minded theories of the great Christian thinkers and theologians (Barth, Kierkegaard, Calvin, etc.) came to life through Jones’ deeply personal telling of her own lived experiences, and it is incredibly moving. It held my attention and I couldn’t stop listening. Every Christian should read this!