The Solace of Fierce Landscapes
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The Solace of Fierce Landscapes by Lane
The Solace of Fierce Landsapes explores the attraction of wild terrain in the Christian mystical tradition, asking why forbidding desert and mountain landscapes serve so well in speaking to people of their limits. Belden Lane interweaves this historical account of desert spirituality with intensely personal accounts of his own journeys through both actual and spiritual deserts.
This is a very unusual book which defies scholarly criticism and categorization..the combination of scholarly discourse and personal musings and recollections opens up new perspectives of understanding for both the scholarly and lay reader. * Catherine Hezser, Culture and Religion *
Belden C. Lane is Professor of Theological Studies and American Studies, St. Louis University and the author of Landscapes of the Sacred: Geography and Narrative in American Spirituality. He lives in St. Louis.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780195315851 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195315855 |
| Title | The Solace of Fierce Landscapes |
| Author | Lane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2007-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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