Stories of Bearing

Stories of Bearing

G. C. Smith

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Editorial:
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Año de edición:
2026
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9798385277841
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What does it mean to live with integrity when no choice is clean?Stories of Bearing: People Under Moral Weight is a collection of interwoven narratives about ordinary people navigating moral injury in everyday life. These are not stories of dramatic failure or heroic triumph, but of quiet endurance--of people who care deeply and discover that care itself can become costly.Across these stories, pastors, professionals, caregivers, public servants, and neighbors face situations where responsibility exceeds agency, where loyalty demands silence, and where participation exacts a price that cannot be easily named. The weight they bear is not always visible, but it shapes their relationships, their sense of self, and their ability to remain human over time.Written with restraint and moral seriousness, Stories of Bearing does not offer easy resolutions or moral lessons. Instead, it bears witness to what it costs to stay present, honest, and intact in systems that rarely acknowledge the harm they produce.This is a book for readers who recognize that the hardest burdens are often carried quietly--and that integrity, when it matters most, is rarely without consequence.

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