Overview
What a delight to find so extraordinary a collection meant for use in ordinary time! Any book that includes passages from The Wind in the Willows and Moby Dick, as well as poems by George Herbert and Christina Rossetti, is all right with me. Especially because each of the works chosen is meant to awaken me to the movement of the spirit in daily life. -Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota and Cloister Walk With a title inspired by T. S. Eliot, this literary prayer book is for every Christian who has ever felt led to pray while reading a novel or a poem. These great writers know the things of God but speak in metaphor. They tell the truth, as Emily Dickinson put it, but they tell it slant. In not stating out loud what they know, they have left much to our imaginations-which is a way of saying they have trusted the Holy Spirit. Let those who have ears, hear. Sarah Arthur's anthology of liturgically arranged devotional, literary readings is a creme-de-la-creme book. The passages lovingly collected and arranged are the best available. There is something here for every reader. This book is both a literary treasure store and a devotional feast. - Leland Ryken, professor of English, Wheaton College; author of Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective and many other books
Full Product Details
Author: Sarah Arthur
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Imprint: Paraclete Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.240kg
ISBN: 9781557257857
ISBN 10: 155725785
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 May 2011
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
As we look toward Lent and Easter, I am happy to recommend a new book by Sarah Arthur, At the Still Point. In this lovely book, the author has compiled selections from Holy Scripture, along with works from 20th century writers to give her reader something new each day. When you are taken unawares in your meditations by a line of poetry from Christina Rosetti or a scene set in a novel by John Irving, Arthur offers new language in various contexts to provoke and to nudge readers toward a quiet moment with God. As we look forward to Jesus rising from his ultimate sacrifice to let us follow him on the road home, we can find a poet, a novelist, an essayist, or a musician to light the path. Enjoy this generous new book in the spirit of love, joy, and thanksgiving. --Novice Mary Cathryne Vanek, St. Placid Priory
<p>What a delight, to find so extraordinary a collection meant for use in ordinary time. Any book that includes passages from The Wind in the Willows and Moby Dick , as well as poems by George Herbert and Christina Rossetti, is all right with me. Especially because each of the works chosen is meant to awaken me to the movement of the spirit in daily life. - Kathleen Norris, author of The Cloister Walk and Acedia & Me
Author Information
Sarah Arthur is a graduate of Wheaton College and Duke Divinity School. She is the author of several popular books including Walking with Frodo, Dating Mr. Darcy, and The God-Hungry Imagination. Sarah is married, the proud new mother of a baby boy, and a consultant for the C. S. Lewis Festival Board. She lives in Michigan.
