The Mitford Years
''The Mitford Years'' is a series of fourteen novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. The novels are Christian-themed, and center on the life of the rector, Father Tim. Novels * '' At Home in Mitford'' (1994) * '' A Light in the Window'' (1995) * ''These High, Green Hills'' (1996) * ''Out to Canaan ''Out to Canaan'' is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is the fourth book of ''The Mitford Years ''The Mitford Years'' is a series of fourteen novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carol ...'' (1997) * ''A New Song'' (1999) * ''A Common Life: The Wedding Story'' (2001) * ''In This Mountain'' (2002) * ''Shepherds Abiding'' (2003) * ''Light from Heaven'' (2005) * ''Home to Holly Springs'' (2007) * ''In the Company of Others'' (2010) * ''Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good'' (2014) * ''Come Rain or Come Shine'' (2015) * ''To Be Where You Are'' (2017) References {{Reflist Novel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jan Karon
Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the ''New York Times''-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. Her most recent Mitford novel, ''To Be Where You Are'', was released in September 2017. She has been designated a lay Canon for the Arts in the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy (Illinois) by Keith Ackerman, Episcopal Bishop of Quincy,Jan Karon Infosite site and in May 2000 she was awarded the Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa by Nashotah House, a theological seminary in Nashotah Wisconsin. In 2015, she was awarded the Library of Virginia's Literary Lifetime Achievement Award. Early life Jan Karon was born on March 14, 1937, in the Blue Ridge foothills town of[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rector (ecclesiastical)
A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also a cleric but functions as an assistant and representative of an administrative leader. Ancient usage In ancient times bishops, as rulers of cities and provinces, especially in the Papal States, were called rectors, as were administrators of the patrimony of the Church (e.g. '). The Latin term ' was used by Pope Gregory I in ''Regula Pastoralis'' as equivalent to the Latin term ' (shepherd). Roman Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a rector is a person who holds the ''office'' of presiding over an ecclesiastical institution. The institution may be a particular building—such as a church (called his rectory church) or shrine—or it may be an organization, such as a parish, a mission or quasi-parish, a seminary or house of studies, a university, a hospital, or a community of clerics or religious. If a r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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At Home In Mitford
''At Home in Mitford'' is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is book one of ''The Mitford Years'' series. The first edition () was published in hardcover format by Doubleday in 1994. Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.television film airing on the Hallmark Channel. List of characters * Father Tim * Cynthia Coppersmith * Miss Sadie Baxter * Barnabas * Dooley Barlowe * Hoppy Harper * Miss Rose * Uncle Billy * Emma Garrett ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Light In The Window (novel)
''A Light in the Window'' is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is book two of ''The Mitford Years ''The Mitford Years'' is a series of fourteen novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. The novels are Christian-themed, and center on the life of the rector, Father Tim. Novels * '' At Home in Mit ...'' series. The first edition () was published in hardcover format by Doubleday in 1994. List of characters * Father Tim * Cynthia Coppersmith * Edith Mallory * Dooley Barlowe External links *The Mitford Years official website 1995 American novels Novels by Jan Karon Doubleday (publisher) books Novels set in North Carolina {{1990s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Out To Canaan
''Out to Canaan'' is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is the fourth book of ''The Mitford Years ''The Mitford Years'' is a series of fourteen novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. The novels are Christian-themed, and center on the life of the rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vess ...'' series. List of characters * Father Tim * Cynthia * Barnabas * Dooley Barlowe * Lace Plot As the story of Father Tim's Episcopalian Mitford parish continues, he finds himself in the very thick of things. Far from the bachelor life he knew for 62 years, he now finds himself opening his home to a myriad of friends, neighbors, and other lost souls, each giving new meaning to his God-centered life. 1999 American novels Novels by Jan Karon Novels set in North Carolina {{1990s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |