Thyra Ferré Bjorn, who has given us such successful nonfiction parsonage stories as Papa's Wife, Papa's Daughter and Mama's Way, has written a contemporary novel about the generation gap and the problems of the minister in today's nonreligious, sophisticated world.
Mark Cartling, full of enthusiasm for the possibilities offered by the church to which he has been called in a small New England community, is quickly disillusioned. The same problems that beset his fellow-clergy in larger cities are his in abundance in Robendale-by-the-Sea. Not only must he face the elements of dissension in dealing with his congregation, but they become an overwhelming part of his family life. Even his children are losing their faith and show little interest in the old religion. Is the strife at home and in his congregation his fault? Has he been a true shepherd—a man who has listened to the voice of God and brought His Word to his people?
With her usual simplicity, charm, warmth and concern for the spiritual, Mrs. Bjorn brings her novel to a most satisfactory conclusion. She has written Then There Grew Up a Generation in response to the demands of her many fans and clergy of all denominations for a novel that would raise the questions asked by youth in today's world. Many of her readers will be led to question their own way of life.
Thyra Ferré Bjorn was one of eight children born to a clergyman and his wife in Swedish Lapland. It was this parsonage background that enriched her best-selling books which have sold over a quarter of a million copies. Mrs. Bjorn has two daughters and six grandchildren, and she and her husband make their home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Through her frequent lecture tours she has become well known throughout the country.
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—from the dust jacket
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