Touching the Rock by John M Hull
The inspiration for the award-winning film, NOTES ON BLINDNESS, in cinemas across the UK from 1 July 2016
John Hull’s account of his 'experience of blindness' is. . to my mind, a masterpiece. -- Oliver Sacks, neurologist and bestselling author (1933-2015)
This unsentimental memoir of the experiences of a newly blind person provides many insights about the quest for the unified life. * Publishers Weekly *
John Hull goes a long way toward taking us with him through his descent into total blindness . . . He lets us see with no trace of self-pity or self-praise how blindness has become for him a genuine acquisition, an unforeseeably rich gift that has made of him what so few of us are: excellent watchers and hearers of the world . . . triumphant in the teeth of ruin. -- Reynolds Price, American novelist (1933–2011)
In 1983, Hull, a university lecturer who had lived with sight problems from the age of 13, found that the dark discs he had fought for 36 years had finally overwhelmed his sight. The spiritual and emotional reactions to his vision loss form the basis of this poignant memoir, and the many questions he asks contribute to his eventual acceptance of his fate. A richly textured dream life adds to his exploration of the "other world" of blindness, and the understanding and meaning he finds coalesce into a powerful work. * Library Journal *
This unsentimental memoir of the experiences of a newly blind person provides many insights about the quest for the unified life. * Publishers Weekly *
John Hull goes a long way toward taking us with him through his descent into total blindness . . . He lets us see with no trace of self-pity or self-praise how blindness has become for him a genuine acquisition, an unforeseeably rich gift that has made of him what so few of us are: excellent watchers and hearers of the world . . . triumphant in the teeth of ruin. -- Reynolds Price, American novelist (1933–2011)
In 1983, Hull, a university lecturer who had lived with sight problems from the age of 13, found that the dark discs he had fought for 36 years had finally overwhelmed his sight. The spiritual and emotional reactions to his vision loss form the basis of this poignant memoir, and the many questions he asks contribute to his eventual acceptance of his fate. A richly textured dream life adds to his exploration of the "other world" of blindness, and the understanding and meaning he finds coalesce into a powerful work. * Library Journal *
John M. Hull is honorary Professor of Practical Theology in the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education and Emeritus Professor of Religious Education in the University of Birmingham.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780281077472 |
| ISBN 10 | 0281077479 |
| Title | Touching the Rock |
| Author | John M Hull |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SPCK Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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