Only Wonder Comprehends

John Garvey in Commonweal

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

For over forty years, John Garvey was the “ballast” of Commonweal magazine. His award-winning essays and consistently notable columns revealed not only his acuity and alacrity, but his uncommon spiritual insight. These in turn provided momentum and substance for whatever followed in an issue of the magazine because Garvey never hesitated to wrestle with some of the most challenging and intractable topics of the day, and did so with a rich pastoral sensitivity, and a refreshing and rare intelligence.Only Wonder Comprehends gleans from John Garvey’s many contributions to Commonweal that reflect his spiritual depth and deep appreciation of history, politics, theology, and culture. Steeped in the Christian tradition, Garvey loved to write and, in return, his readers relished what he wrote. It is hoped that this collection of his writings from Commonweal will inspire readers to cultivate a similar sense of attentiveness and commitment, for as the author himself observed, “Religious traditions are meant to transform us, not to affirm us as we are.”

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-26
Mått:137 x 210 x 6 mm
Vikt:170 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780814644645

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
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Mer om författaren

Patrick Jordan (1944 – 2025) served as the former managing editor of The Catholic Worker. He and his wife Kathleen were associated with Dorothy Day from 1968 until her death in 1980. From 1984 to 2012, Jordan was an editor at Commonweal magazine. He is the author of Hold Nothing Back: Writings by Dorothy Day, and Dorothy Day: Love in Action; and served as editor of Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal, and Only Wonder Comprehends: John Garvey in Commonweal, published by Liturgical Press. He served on the advisory board of the Dorothy Day Guild.

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John's columns are gems of the plain style: conversational, first-person, direct, without elaborate metaphors or clever categories. He introduced people from his pastoral experience or from the rest of his everyday life: `I once knew a man who..' Or, `A woman who sat next to me on a four-hour bus ride..' Where many columnists dwell on the world's wholesale miseries, John went retail: the loss of a loved one, or of love, or of faith, or of purpose.Peter Steinfels

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsForewordGroundingsClimbing TreesConfidence v. CertaintyA Tree Full of MonkeysAdmitting IgnoranceTelling the Christian StoryThe New AtheistsPortalsThe Fiction of Philip K. DickChristo’s Gates Not a Wasted WordPhilip Roth’s Everyman Myths, Fables & ParablesIncarnation, Death, Resurrection, LoveFound, Not MadeAn Unimaginable IntimacyFlesh WoundsWhat Is the Point of Suffering?Outrageous or Meaningless?Resurrection or Resignation?More than SentimentA Priest of and for His TimesThe Splendor of Orthodox SpiritualityWhat a Priest DoesPriests Should Be MarriedGender & Religious SymbolsWhen Church & State MarryWhen Christians KillWhy People Leave the ChurchDoxologiesSing OutThe Decline of FriendshipOnly Wonder ComprehendsThe Beginning of WisdomBooks by John GarveyIndex