Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death - Couverture souple

Holloway, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1786890240 ISBN 13 : 9781786890245

Editeur : Canongate Books, 2019

Synopsis

Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. A positive and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn, this is also a stirring plea to reacquaint ourselves with death. Doing so gives us the chance to think about the meaning of life itself; and can mean the difference between ordinary sorrow and unbearable regret at the end.

Radical, joyful and moving, Waiting for the Last Bus is an invitation to reconsider life's greatest mystery by one of the most important and beloved religious leaders of our time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard Holloway was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A former Gresham Professor of Divinity and Chairman of the Joint Board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His books include On Forgiveness, Looking in the Distance, The Heart of Things, Stories We Tell Ourselves, Waiting for the Last Bus and Leaving Alexandria, which won the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2013 and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013. Richard Holloway has written for many newspapers in Britain, including The Times, Guardian, Observer, Herald and the Scotsman. He has also presented many series for BBC television and radio.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1786890240
• ISBN 13: 9781786890245
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Canongate Books (Edinburgh); info@canongate.co.uk; ; 14 High Street; Edinburgh; EH1 1TE; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: BGC Sustainability & Compliance; gpsr@baldwinglobalconsulting.com; ; Wells 75-76; London; W1T 3QT; Royaume-Uni