The Heart of Things by Richard Holloway
A moving and personal anthology from the Sunday Times bestseller, encompassing melancholy, morality, mortality and more
Open-hearted and wide-minded. . Holloway's commentary and anthology will indubitably bring a crumb of comfort to many readers * * Scotsman * *
This is a marvellous book: refreshing, wise, sincere and sophisticated . . . a sustained work of spiritual autobiography . . . beautifully written . . . The Heart of Things is a moving book, and it does indeed ask the reader to reflect on last things * * Tablet * *
A deeply personal collection of poems, images, and quotations . . . an anthology that will speak tenderly and sometimes searingly into lives that have more past than future, more memory than promise . . . This is an immensely readable book . . . beautiful and generous * * Church Times * *
Praise for Stories We Tell Ourselves: An engaging, erudite explanation of how he came to be where he now stands and is a warning against the cruel righteousness of many belief systems * * Sunday Times * *
If every priest and imam, every MP and CEO, every person like you and me read this, then the world would be a better place. It is devastatingly humane. It blends science, philosophy and religion and admits the art (and artifice) in these avowedly objective forms. Erudition and empathy; I wept -- DAMIAN BARR
Engaging and uplifting. . . . this personal, scientific and philosophical journey to explore what might be the answers to the world's biggest questions is both playful and inspiring . . . The richness of this book challenged the short space of a review * * Daily Mail * *
Thought-provoking [and] stimulating . . . a sane guide through the turbulence of the modern world, one written with humour and self-deprecating pessimism * * Independent * *
There is much in this book to make you think, much to provoke argument for and against * * Scotsman * *
This may be the book I've been searching for, desperately, throughout most of my life . . . it represents a first step toward a new form of spiritual thought . . . What Holloway does most powerfully is dismiss certainty in all its forms, political as well as religious . . . Holloway brings a message of spiritual hope for all * * Herald * *
Wise, witty and provocative . . . This is an important book, for all of us who want to understand the world and each other. You put it down refreshed * * The Tablet * *
This is a marvellous book: refreshing, wise, sincere and sophisticated . . . a sustained work of spiritual autobiography . . . beautifully written . . . The Heart of Things is a moving book, and it does indeed ask the reader to reflect on last things * * Tablet * *
A deeply personal collection of poems, images, and quotations . . . an anthology that will speak tenderly and sometimes searingly into lives that have more past than future, more memory than promise . . . This is an immensely readable book . . . beautiful and generous * * Church Times * *
Praise for Stories We Tell Ourselves: An engaging, erudite explanation of how he came to be where he now stands and is a warning against the cruel righteousness of many belief systems * * Sunday Times * *
If every priest and imam, every MP and CEO, every person like you and me read this, then the world would be a better place. It is devastatingly humane. It blends science, philosophy and religion and admits the art (and artifice) in these avowedly objective forms. Erudition and empathy; I wept -- DAMIAN BARR
Engaging and uplifting. . . . this personal, scientific and philosophical journey to explore what might be the answers to the world's biggest questions is both playful and inspiring . . . The richness of this book challenged the short space of a review * * Daily Mail * *
Thought-provoking [and] stimulating . . . a sane guide through the turbulence of the modern world, one written with humour and self-deprecating pessimism * * Independent * *
There is much in this book to make you think, much to provoke argument for and against * * Scotsman * *
This may be the book I've been searching for, desperately, throughout most of my life . . . it represents a first step toward a new form of spiritual thought . . . What Holloway does most powerfully is dismiss certainty in all its forms, political as well as religious . . . Holloway brings a message of spiritual hope for all * * Herald * *
Wise, witty and provocative . . . This is an important book, for all of us who want to understand the world and each other. You put it down refreshed * * The Tablet * *
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. Leaving Alexandria won the PEN/Ackerley Prize and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. It was a Sunday Times bestseller, together with Waiting for the Last Bus.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838854959 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838854959 |
| Title | The Heart of Things |
| Author | Richard Holloway |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2021-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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