The Poet, the Warrior, the Prophet

The Poet, the Warrior, the Prophet
ISBN-10
0334028965
ISBN-13
9780334028963
Category
Religion
Pages
162
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
SCM Press
Author
Rubem A. Alves

Description

Rainer Maria Rilke, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Emily Dickinson, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and the Tao Te Ching are just some of the influences evident in this book which brings poetry to bear on theology. An atmosphere of wonder and vision is created - as when, for example, through the magic of Isak Dinesen's Babette's Feast, Alves evokes a picture of `words which are good to be eaten' - which in turn leads to a meditation on politics, prophecy and the theme of resurrection.

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