The Sunrise Liturgy by Mia Anderson
Committing theology to poetry is not new, but it's not wildly common. The Sunrise Liturgy aims to do just that. It is a sequence, like liturgy, with a start and a procession and a finish. The sun does the processing, and the play on sun and Son is never far from sight. Sunrise gives the cantus firmus to this theological theme and variations, where the going is by turns easy, by turns thickly polyphonic--take a deep breath The cantus firmus shifts from voice to voice, disappearing, towards year's end, beyond the audible range of human mortals. But there are other mortals in this procession of the year, acolytes of the Holy Impotence, and under and beside and through it all flows the St. Lawrence River, le fleuve, winding across the page, a tidal presence at once natural and mystical. As are the snow geese. As is the heron. There is an attempt to wrestle with a credible theodicy, especially environmental. There is a profound penchant for the eremitic, with nods to The Cloud of Unknowing and Gregory of Nyssa. And always there is the priestly sense of performance, enactment, and Eucharist, for this is a priest speaking.
Anderson, Mia: - Mia Anderson is an author from North East England. Before becoming a writer, she was a primary school teacher for more than ten years and taught in many different schools in England as well as abroad. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking and reading as much as possible. Mia still has all her childhood books and enjoys reading them to other children. She believes that a good story never goes out of style. This was her inspiration for writing her books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781620320167 |
| ISBN 10 | 1620320169 |
| Title | The Sunrise Liturgy |
| Author | Mia Anderson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Resource Publications (OR) |
| Year published | 2012-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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