{"product_id":"a-way-out-of-no-way-a-memoir-of-truth-transformation-and-the-new-american-story-hardcover","title":"A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaphael G. Warnock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the heels of his historic election to the United States Senate, Raphael G. Warnock shares his remarkable spiritual and personal journey. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sparkling... a narrative of an extraordinary life, from impoverished beginnings in Savannah to his arrival on Capitol Hill. Along the way, he reflects with considerable candor and insight on the meaning and importance of faith, truth-telling and political and social redemption.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling, insightful memoir that details an extraordinary journey.\" --\u003cb\u003eBryan Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock occupies a singular place in American life. As senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, and now as a senator from Georgia, he is the rare voice who can call out the uncomfortable truths that shape contemporary American life and, at a time of division\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e summon us all to a higher moral ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSenator Warnock grew up in the Kayton Homes housing projects in Savannah, the eleventh of twelve children. His dad was a World War II veteran, and as a teenager his mom picked tobacco and cotton in rural Georgia. Both were Pentecostal preachers. After graduating from Morehouse College, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s alma mater, Senator Warnock studied for a decade at Union Theological Seminary while serving at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church. At thirty-five, he became the senior pastor at Ebenezer, where Dr. King had preached and served. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn January 2021, Senator Warnock won a runoff election that flipped control of the Senate at one of the most pivotal moments in recent American history. He is the first Black senator from Georgia, only the eleventh Black senator in American history, and just the second Black senator from the South since Reconstruction. As he said in his maiden speech from the well of the senate, Senator Warnock's improbable journey reflects the ongoing toggle between the pain and promise of the American story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful preacher and a leading voice for voting rights and democracy, Senator Warnock has a once-in-a-generation gift to inspire and lead us forward. \u003ci\u003eA Way Out of No Way\u003c\/i\u003e tells his remarkable story for the first time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSenator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock\u003c\/b\u003e serves as the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta. He also has served at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of Birmingham, the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem, and the Douglas Memorial Community Church of Baltimore. Senator Warnock holds degrees from Morehouse College and Union Theological Seminary. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a lifetime member of the NAACP, and the former chairman of the board of the New Georgia Project. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divided Mind of the Black Church \u003c\/i\u003eand the picture book \u003ci\u003ePut Your Shoes On \u0026amp; Get Ready!, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Temika Grooms. In January 2021, Warnock became Georgia's first Black senator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.13 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766624911648,"sku":"9780593491546","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c43b28d84b958c270f61685e0734d4e.webp?v=1780295742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-way-out-of-no-way-a-memoir-of-truth-transformation-and-the-new-american-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}