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The God of Life Lives: A Memoir
Topics like abortion and assisted suicide are among the most controversial issues of our time. What's it like to be a leader in the movement advocating the sacredness of every human life? The God of Life Lives tells the story of how one of the most unlikely individuals became a leader in the Canadian pro-life cause over more than four decades. Plagued since childhood with shyness and the inability to express himself, Peter Ryan nevertheless found the pro-life cause to be a continuing encounter with the Divine. He experienced grace calling, enabling and encouraging his full-time involvement in the cause even as he provided for a large family. In this book he seeks to bear witness to the Author of life, and to confirm the faith of those who believe in Him. The God of Life Lives is full of anecdotes of grace overcoming obstacles, prayers being answered, setbacks allayed by timely consolation. It provides an abundance of evidence that, in the struggle for righteousness and justice, we are not alone.
394 pages, Paperback
Published April 16, 2020
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August 18, 2020
"The God of Life Lives" is the autobiography of Peter Ryan, renowned for his lifetime involvement in Canada's pro-life movement. His activist career necessarily makes his autobiography an indispensable resource on the pro-life movement in Canada, and this book does not disappoint in content.
Though Peter Ryan's book is very complete, it suffers from a dryness of delivery that makes the book difficult to read. This is exacerbated by the numerous editing errors - missing words, confusing sentence structure, odd or improper punctuation - that distract the reader from the quality content.
The only other grievance I have with this book is that the author rambles and rants at times, which I believe can be forgiven considering the nature of the book (i.e., an autobiography). Most of the book's problems could be solved by a skilled editor/proofreader.
Though the book may be difficult to read at times, I believe it is an invaluable primary source on the pro-life movement in Canada and the abortion issue as a whole.
Though Peter Ryan's book is very complete, it suffers from a dryness of delivery that makes the book difficult to read. This is exacerbated by the numerous editing errors - missing words, confusing sentence structure, odd or improper punctuation - that distract the reader from the quality content.
The only other grievance I have with this book is that the author rambles and rants at times, which I believe can be forgiven considering the nature of the book (i.e., an autobiography). Most of the book's problems could be solved by a skilled editor/proofreader.
Though the book may be difficult to read at times, I believe it is an invaluable primary source on the pro-life movement in Canada and the abortion issue as a whole.
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