Our Hearts Are Restless : The Art of Spiritual Memoir
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0197649041
ISBN-13
9780197649046
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 30th, 2023
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
732 grams
Dimensions
16.60 x 24.40 x 3.60 cms
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In Our Hearts Are Restless, Richard Lischer takes readers on a guided tour of spiritual autobiography, examining the life writings of twenty-one figures from the obvious (Thomas Merton) to the surprising (James Baldwin); and from the ancient (Augustine) to the contemporary (Anne Lamott). Readers will come away with new insights into these figures'' lives but also a new appreciation of the art and craft of spiritual writing.
A guided tour of spiritual autobiography that grants readers new insights and appreciation of the genreThe genre of spiritual autobiography has flourished ever since Augustine essentially invented it in the fourth century. In Our Hearts Are Restless, Richard Lischer--himself the author of two spiritual memoirs--takes readers on a guided tour of the genre, examining the life writings of twenty-one figures from the expected (Thomas Merton) to the surprising (James Baldwin); from the sublime Julian of Norwich and Emily Dickinson to the outrageous Anne Lamott.Lischer is a perceptive reader and an engaging guide in the art and craft of spiritual writing. Our Hearts Are Restless shows readers how history''s most brilliant spiritual writers have sought and found a pattern of meaning in the face of tragedy, conflict, and the responsibilities of daily life.
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