Hell and Other Destinations: A Novelist's Reflections on this World and the Next
- ISBN-10
- 1586171615
- ISBN-13
- 9781586171612
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 247
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ignatius Press
- Author
- Piers Paul Read
Description
The famous British novelist and playwright Piers Paul Read presents his lively, thought-provoking reflections on wide ranging spiritual topics with his usual brilliance and insight. When this best-selling writer turns his attention to a subject he holds most dear, his Catholic faith, as well as to religious and cultural issues of our times, he provokes delight and inspiration, as well as some fury and controversy. This illuminating volume presents a selection of Read's most elegant and memorable writings on subjects ranging from Christians and Jews, liberation theology, and The Da Vinci Code to sexual desire, saints and Pope Benedict XVI. Book jacket.
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