The NY Daily News [ 3M , IW ] ISBN : 0-8222-1724-4 * A QUESTION OF MERCY by David Rabe . The Obie Award - winning playwright ... “ There are many devastating ironies in Mr. Rabe's beautifully considered , piercingly clear - eyed work .
Homer Smith, a Black ex-GI, encounters Mother Maria Marthe, the leader of a group of German-speaking nuns, and is soon playing a pivotal role in helping them realize their dream of building an adobe chapel in the desert
While traveling West after the war, Homer Smith becomes involved in helping four German nuns build a church and adjust to American life
A young black man, Homer Smith, helps a group of German nuns to achieve their dream.
Excellent book for a ladies Bible class, both young and old. This book deals with issues pertaining to young women, married women, and the woman's responsibility in the church. It also discusses her duty to the civil government.