Because the Angels (Paperback)

Name: Because the Angels (Paperback)
Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Author: Kathleen R. Kern
ISBN: 9781463597931

Kathleen R. Kern

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Editorial: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

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Paperback. Please note: This novel contains adult themes arising from situations of war and human rights abuses as well as from clashes between secular and religious cultures. It is not suitable for young children. Spike Darbyfield emotionally invests in only two things: her younger sister, Margie, and higher-end Japanese anime series. From others in her family, and from her colleagues, clientele, and most of humanity, Spike maintains an ironic or contemptuous detachment. When an Iraqi militant group kidnaps her sister while Margie is working for a human rights organization in Iraq, the crisis creates openings in the armor Spike built around her psyche over the years, allowing those who care about her to begin relating to her, and her to them, in different ways. The author's organization Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), weathered its own hostage crisis between November 26, 2005 and March 23, 2006, when four of her colleagues were kidnapped in Baghdad and one, Tom Fox, was murdered. Some of the novel, Because the Angels, reflects CPT's desperate, blind attempts to keep these colleagues alive, but it also reflects the affirmation and solidarity CPT received from unexpected quarters and the grim humor that arose from dealing with absurd situations. (Incidentally, right after the kidnapping, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh referred to CPT's work in Iraq as "Cutting edge." Because the Angels, in the tradition of Marilynne Robinson's Gilead and Chaim Potok's Davita's Harp treats faith, and the interactions of secular and religious cultures, compassionately and analytically. Both Spike and her estranged father Otto, the secondary viewpoint character, undergo significant spiritual transformations in the narrative. Spike emerges from a shell constructed of her fictional passions and smug, twisted sense of humor and begins developing the ability to empathize with people other than Margie. Otto struggles with issues that arise from loving his children more than the rigid religious doctrines that have given his life meaning. In end, he lets grace win (mostly.) 20% of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Christian Peacemaker Teams(cpt.org) This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

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Título: Because the Angels (Paperback)
Autor: Kathleen R. Kern
Editorial: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Año de publicación: 2011
Estado: new
Encuadernación: Paperback
Idioma: inglés
ISBN 10: 1463597932
ISBN 13: 9781463597931

Please note: This novel contains adult themes arising from situations of war and human rights abuses as well as from clashes between secular and religious cultures. It is not suitable for young children.

Spike Darbyfield emotionally invests in only two things: her younger sister, Margie, and higher-end Japanese anime series. From others in her family, and from her colleagues, clientele, and most of humanity, Spike maintains an ironic or contemptuous detachment. When an Iraqi militant group kidnaps her sister while Margie is working for a human rights organization in Iraq, the crisis creates openings in the armor Spike built around her psyche over the years, allowing those who care about her to begin relating to her, and her to them, in different ways.

The author's organization Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), weathered its own hostage crisis between November 26, 2005 and March 23, 2006, when four of her colleagues were kidnapped in Baghdad and one, Tom Fox, was murdered. Some of the novel, Because the Angels, reflects CPT's desperate, blind attempts to keep these colleagues alive, but it also reflects the affirmation and solidarity CPT received from unexpected quarters and the grim humor that arose from dealing with absurd situations. (Incidentally, right after the kidnapping, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh referred to CPT's work in Iraq as "Cutting edge":
http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/30/video_broadcast_of_kidnapped_members_of)

Because the Angels, in the tradition of Marilynne Robinsons Gilead and Chaim Potoks Davitas Harp treats faith, and the interactions of secular and religious cultures, compassionately and analytically. Both Spike and her estranged father Otto, the secondary viewpoint character, undergo significant spiritual transformations in the narrative. Spike emerges from a shell constructed of her fictional passions and smug, twisted sense of humor and begins developing the ability to empathize with people other than Margie. Otto struggles with issues that arise from loving his children more than the rigid religious doctrines that have given his life meaning. In end, he lets grace win (mostly.)

20% of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Christian Peacemaker Teams(cpt.org)

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Kathleen Kern has worked with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) since 1993, serving on assignments in Haiti, Washington, DC, the West Bank, Chiapas, MX, South Dakota, Colombia, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Her first novel manuscript, Where Such Unmaking Reigns, was selected as a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether prize and garnered her a fellowship to workshop the manuscript with Lee K. Abbott at the Chenango Valley Writer's conference. In 2007, her chapter on mineral exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, "The Human Cost of Cheap Cell Phones" appeared in A Game as Old As Empire-a follow-up to John Perkins's bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Kern works from home most of the year in Rochester, NY, editing releases that come from CPT's projects in Northern Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Colombia, and North American Indigenous communities. She also continues to serve in the field. Since 1998, she has written a monthly column, "World Neighbors," for Mennonite Weekly Review, which explores peace and human rights issues across the globe in ways that the U.S. media does not. She has written a general history of her organization (In Harm's Way: A History of Christian Peacemaker Teams) and a history of CPT's work in the West Bank (As Resident Aliens). During the 2005-06 CPT hostage crisis, upon which some of Because the Angels is based, she spent most of her time monitoring coverage of the kidnappings, crafting responses to inaccurate comments in the media and among the pundit class, and, like all CPTers and the hostages' loved ones, just waiting. Tangential anecdote: After watching Season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the author wrote to its creator, Joss Whedon, saying that becoming engrossed in the episodes had been therapeutic after a particularly difficult stint in the field with Christian Peacemaker Teams. She also noted that the humorous interplay between the main characters in Buffy was similar to the interactions she had had with her colleagues in the field. He wrote back, saying that he had wanted to do a show about human rights workers, but the networks weren't interested until he added vampires. Many years passed before the author realized he was joking.

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