Prodigal

1983

First Published

2.20

Average Rating

190

Number of Pages

5H48M

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In many respects, the Stuarts were a typical American family - Mom, Dad, two kids, two cars, a house in the suburbs, a vacation every year. In short, they were living "the good life." But that was on the surface. Beneath, it was festering discontent. Eventually, the facade of this "warm, close-knit family" was torn away. The Prodigal is about despair and hope, selfishness and sacrifice, doubt and faith, hurt and healing, losing and winning. This is a dramatic account of how one family faced the ultimate test, and found new understanding about themselves and each other. It is a story you won't soon forget.

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Author

Philip Edgcumbe Hughes

Author · 4 books

Philip Edgcumbe Hughes (Sydney, Australia, 1915 – Rydal, PA, USA, 1990) was an Anglican clergyman and New Testament scholar whose life spanned four continents: Australia, where he was born; South Africa; England, where he was ordained; and the USA, where he died in 1990, aged 75. Dr. Hughes was born in Australia and received his B.A., M.A., and D.L.H. from the University of Cape Town, B.D. from the University of London, and Th.D. from the Australian College of Theology. From 1947 to 1953 Hughes taught at Tyndale Hall in England. From 1953 to 1956 he was Secretary of Church Society; and from 1959 to 1967 editor of Church Society’s journal, The Churchman. From 1964 to 1968 he taught at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. From 1964 he moved to the United States to teach at American seminaries, including Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA, and Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA.