Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594732469 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is coeditor of Summer; Autumn; and Winter, volumes in the Spiritual Biography of the Season series (all SkyLight Paths). Felch teaches literature at Calvin College. He is also author of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, a Newbery Honor book; Mara's Stories: Glimmers in the Darkness, a Fanfare 2002 Horn Book honor list book; Straw Into Gold and, with Lawrence Kushner, In God's Hands.Susan M. She also edited The Collected Works of Anne
From Publishers Weekly The author of Ecclesiastes once said, "To every thing there is a season." Now, thanks to Schmidt and Felch, to every season there is a fine spiritual portrait: this anthology concludes the exemplary seasonal series, ending on hope's high note. Sidestepping the obvious, the volume often opts for a more oblique reality. Through poetry, prose, hymns and essays, this collection joyfully celebrates the glories of the season. Organized into "Stirrings," "Awakenings," "Growth," "Pilgrimage" and "Dance," some of the finest musings are in the section introductions, alongside entries from Annie Dillard, Isak Dinesen, Barbara Kingsolver, Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Kenyon, Gerard Manley Hopkins and many more. . Sophisticated, accessible, and thoughtful, it understands t
Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season Morgayne This is a good reference to have when the world comes alive in the spring. Lots of things to think about during a time of wonder.
As winter's austere power begins to fade, we notice the first signs of vigor and life returning to the world: delicate crocuses pushing through the damp earth; frogs croaking in the barely thawed ponds; the year's first warm breeze on our faces. These first sure signs of spring bolster our spirits and remind us of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, and also--more poignantly--of the steady march of time and our own advancing years. These thoughtfully chosen writings, poems and meditations--from Robert Frost, Lisa Couturier, William Blake and Lady Sarashina to the eighth-century Chinese poet Tu Fu and many others--both celebrate spring's re-emergence of life and evoke the season's delicate balance of growth and decay, youth and maturi