Theologies of Terrain
Conroy, Tim / Madden, Ed
Tim Conroy is a theologian of the best kind, a theologian of the ordinary. He knows, as we learn from the rough father in the first poem, that there are no assurances in this life-and there probably isn't another. We face crushing loss and daily difficulties. We have to learn to live the best we can here, now. For Conroy, truth won't be found in the pews. It will be found in the small blessings of daily coffee in a familiar cafe, or the carefu...