Grace in a Wintry Season traces attorney Ed Steinmann’s journey from a “none” to a “mystic” as he examines fourteen dreams occurring over thirty years and one extraordinary inner vision (“mystical experience”). Their creator, experienced by Steinmann as his Creator, imaged “hirself” by turns as masculine, feminine, a divine light, and otherwise. In this moving memoir, he shows how paying attention to the nurturing, dream/vision-creating Mystery in the depths of his soul remedied his postmodern disenchantment.
Synopsis: "Grace in a Wintry Season: Feeling Our Creator's Love in a World Grown Distant and Cold - and Loving in Return" is a spiritual memoir by Edwin Steinmann, a retired lawyer whose career included being a public defender, a prosecutor, an assistant attorney general, and other positions within the state of Missouri. "Grace in a Wintry Season" focuses on fourteen dreams that Steinmann had over a number of years, and also on one extraordinary inner vision ("mystical experience"). They persuaded him that what our predecessors experienced as God is still with us, and that he, she, or it is self-revealing, loving and healing. "Grace in a Wintry Season" is Steinmann's effort to help others discern his, her, or its presence in themselves, in order to feel God's love and to love God in return.
Critique: Impressive and exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Grace in a Wintry Season: Feeling Our Creator's Love in a World Grown Distant and Cold - and Loving in Return" is a compelling and absorbing read that is as thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is inspired and inspiring. Very highly recommended to the attention of the non-specialist general reader with an interest in spirituality and metaphysics, "Grace in a Wintry Season" is highly recommended for community library Religion/Spirituality collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that "Grace in a Wintry Season" is also available in a Kindle edition ($3.99).
