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Diary of a low-born cleric : a year in the priesthood / Michael Coren.
Writer and priest Reverend Michael Coren shares the everyday journey of a cleric. He offers personal insight into his life as an Anglican priest, including reflections on pain, loss, poverty, crime, joy, faith, and his role in public life. He also explores religious beliefs, spiritual experiences, and social issues, using his voice to advocate for compassion and truth.
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- ISBN: 9781459755949 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 229 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
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| Subject: | Coren, Michael > Diaries. Anglican Church of Canada > Clergy > Biography. Clergy > Biography. Priests > Diaries. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Diaries. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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Writer and priest the Reverend Michael Coren shares the joyful, heart-rending, and thought-provoking moments that fill his life.
Michael Coren is a very rare figure: heâs an ordained priest of the Anglican Church of Canada working in a parish but also an internationally known columnist and bestselling author. But just as importantly, he was born into a secular family based in the rural east of England.
In Diary of a Low-Born Cleric, Coren takes us through a year in his life, a diary of the everyday journey of a cleric, who also deals with public controversy and profile as a writer. He chronicles pain, loss, joy, doubt, abuse, poverty, crime, and many other aspects of what a priest sees every day. But he also offers historical examples, arguments for and against various beliefs, and acute observations of life around him. In his spiritual role, these personal and religious ruminations spread like gentle ripples spread outward into the community he serves.
Praise for Michael Corenâs Writing:
âThis godless heathen was enchanted, amused, and wholly engaged by Michael Coren's delightful book. He could almost make me a believer ⦠he certainly makes me believe that humanity, honour, diligence, insight and sweetness of nature are not wholly absent from his Church.â â Stephen Fry
âFearless. Unpredictable. Funny. Never boring. There's nobody and nothing like Michael Coren in journalism anywhere.â â David Frum
