Between The Monster And The Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition - Couverture rigide

Holloway, Richard

 
9781847672537: Between The Monster And The Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition
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ISBN 10 : 1847672531 ISBN 13 : 9781847672537
Editeur : Canongate Books, 2008

Synopsis

Provocative, wide-ranging and full of wisdom, Between the Monster and the Saint is a brilliant book about our place in the world. Being human isn't easy. We might think that consciousness and freewill give us control over our lives but our minds are dangerous and unpredictable places. We are susceptible to forces we don't understand. We are capable of inflicting immense cruelty on one another - violence, torture and rape - and yet we also have the capacity to be tender, to empathise, to feel. In his thought-provoking new book Richard Holloway holds a mirror up to the human condition. The reflection isn't always pretty. But by drawing on a colourful and eclectic selection of writings from history, philosophy, science, poetry, theology and literature, Holloway shows us how we can stand up to the seductive power of the monster and draw closer to the fierce challenge of the saint.

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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, Godless Morality, Doubts and Loves, Between the Monster and the Saint 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.

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Éditeur
Canongate Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1847672531
ISBN 13 
9781847672537
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781847672544: Between the Monster and the Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  184767254X ISBN 13 :  9781847672544
Editeur : Canongate Books, 2009
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