Here is the latest anthology from Christopher Howse - a sequel to his hugely successful books Best Sermons Ever and Best Spiritual Reading Ever. The book contains over eighty extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual writers of a Christian...
Out of Stock
Available to OrderYou May Also Like
Here is the latest anthology from Christopher Howse - a sequel to his hugely successful books Best Sermons Ever and Best Spiritual Reading Ever. The book contains over eighty extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual writers of a Christian background in the English language tradition. By this is meant British and American authors or classical authors whose writing were adopted by that tradition. The extracts are varied with shorter prayers and poems, as in Christopher Howse's previous books.Elizabeth Goudge published the most celebrated book of comfort to date, but since then thirty years have passed. It is an area in which women writers have been particularly strong, and in this new book women writers feature prominently. Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, Teresa of Avila, and Catherine of Sienna to mention a few.Comfort is a rich concept and should not be taken as a simple thing. It is not all baa-lambs and daffodils and is sometimes at its most stirring when the outlook is black.Mr. Howse opens his inspiring new collection with a brilliant introduction in which he shows the origin of the word comfort and how its true meaning has been traduced in common usage. Here is a bracing book for a generation that thinks that Prozac is the panacea for most ills.
-Publisher
PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 230215
- Product Code 0826476414
- EANÂ 9780826476418
- Pages 240
- Department General Books
- Category Inspirational
- Sub-Category Poetry & Prose
- Publisher Bloomsbury Continuum Publishing Group
- Publication Date May 2005
- Dimensions 216 x 138 x 17mm
- Weight 0.304kg
Christopher Howse (Ed)
Howse is Comment Editor of the "Daily Telegraph". He contributes a weekly column on religion in the modern world.
- 1. Comfort Against Adversity (c.s.lewis, Emily Dickinson, Samuel Johnson, P.j. Kavanagh); 2. Comfort Against Fear (john Donne, Teresa Of Avila, Francis Of Assisi); 3. Comfort In Wellbeing (chesterton, Newman, Francis De Sales, Aeldred Of Rievaux); 4. Comfort In Weakness (rowan Williams, John Of The Cross, Bede, The Book Of Job); 5. Comfort As Hope (walter Hylton, Harry Williams, George Herbert, Julian Of Norwich)