Sophia Lyon Fahs (1876–1978)

Book is of historical significance for UUA.

Dnf. Some of the Librivox narrators weren’t to my taste.

"Reginald D. Manwell is well fitted for writing this comprehensive book from a scientific and religious point of view. His professional activities have given his religious writing a scientific foundation. . ." "Sophia Lyon Fahs is a widely known author on the education of children, a former lecturer at Union Theological Seminary. . .Mrs. Fahs' experimental work in religious education has won renown. She is the author of many magazine articles and of such outstanding books as 'The Old Story show more of Salvation,' [and many more]. . ." Dr. John Haynes Holmes said of this work, "I have gone through 'The Church Across the Street' with some care and am enthusiastic about it. It is a fascinating piece of writing. . ." Source: The book's dust jacket. show less

Sophia Lyon Fahs is the author of multiple books. Fahs, who holds degrees from the College of Wooster, Columbia University, and Union Theological Seminary, taught at Union for seventeen years. . . .[S]he served the American Unitarian Association as [a] part-time editor of children's materials; she is now Curriculum Consultant in the Department of Education of the Unitarian Universalist Association. In the book's foreword the author wrote, "Through your own study of history you have by now show more learned enough about hunting for facts to realize that when one tries to find out about someone who lived a long while ago it is difficult to discover the exact truth.. .Not half of what you wish to know will be told. But you piece together every precious bit of information you can find. . .All these varied pieces of information you gather into some kind of order. . . [Finally] he comes to life as a person." show less