Orthodox Book Discussion
January 24, 2017 7:00 P.M. Church
Parlor
Losing Susan --Author Presentation
The Annunciation Library Book Discussion
Group is pleased to announce that it is
hosting author Rev. Victor Lee Austin for a
presentation and book signing for his memoir, Losing Susan.
From the bookseller:
The Story of Brain Disease and the Priest's Wife
This is the story of Susan--a wife, mother, Christian believer, lover of children, writer of stories, and woman of extraordinary intellect. Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her late thirties. Although it was successfully treated, the process led to her slow, unending decline.
This is the story of Susan--a wife, mother, Christian believer, lover of children, writer of stories, and woman of extraordinary intellect. Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her late thirties. Although it was successfully treated, the process led to her slow, unending decline.
In this personal story of love and loss, Rev. Victor
Lee Austin shares how caring for his wife during her painful struggle with
brain cancer and its aftereffects brought him face-to-face with his God and
with his faith in unsettling ways. God gave Rev. Austin what his heart most
desired--marriage to Susan--then God took away what he had given. Yet God never
withdrew his presence. Weaving together autobiographical details and profound
theological insights, this powerful narrative shows that we are called to turn
to God in the face of suffering.
The Rev. Dr. Victor Austin is serving
the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas as Theologian-in-Residence. Rev. Austin is a
priest-scholar with background in both the parish ministry and the academic
world. As a priest in the diocese of New York, Austin has served since
2005 as Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Prior to
that, from 1989 to 2003 he was rector of the Church of the Resurrection,
Hopewell Junction; and before that, he was curate of Zion Church in Wappingers
Falls--all in New York. He is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, and the General Theological Seminary, New York City, and he earned his
Ph.D. in theology from Fordham University in 2002.
In the academic world, Austin
was assistant professor of religious studies, philosophy, and theology at Mount
Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. He has also taught on the adjunct
faculty of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York; Mount St. Mary College in
Newburgh, New York; and Fordham University and the General Theological
Seminary.
His theological interests
are wide-ranging, but his particular focus is in Christian ethics.
Losing Susan is now available in the church bookstore and library.
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