Our Hearts Are Restless: The Art of Spiritual Memoir [Hardcover]

InOur Hearts Are Restless, Richard Lischer takes readers on a guided tour of spiritual autobiography, examining the life writings of twenty-one figures from the obvious (Thomas Merton) to the surprising (James Baldwin); and from the ancient (Augustine) to the contemporary (Anne Lamott). Readers will come away with new insights into these figures' lives but also a new appreciation of the art and craft of spiritual writing.A guided tour of spiritual autobiography that grants readers new insights and appreciation of the genreThe genre of spiritual autobiography has flourished ever since Augustine essentially invented it in the fourth century. InOur Hearts Are Restless, Richard Lischer--himself the author of two spiritual memoirs--takes readers on a guided tour of the genre, examining the life writings of twenty-one figures from the expected (Thomas Merton) to the surprising (James Baldwin); from the sublime Julian of Norwich and Emily Dickinson to the outrageous Anne Lamott.Lischer is a perceptive reader and an engaging guide in the art and craft of spiritual writing.Our Hearts Are Restlessshows readers how history's most brilliant spiritual writers have sought and found a pattern of meaning in the face of tragedy, conflict, and the responsibilities of daily life.Introduction: The Artistry of the SoulSearch and Surrender1. Augustine: Restless Traveler2. Augustine: Traveler's Rest3. Thomas Merton: Journey Through PurgatoryRevelations4. Julian of Norwich: Seeing is Believing5. Emily Dickinson: Camera ObscuraHow Goes the Battle?6. John Bunyan: The Uncertainty Principle7. Agnes Beaumont: Persecution and DefianceThe Stripping of the Altar8. Peter Abelard: Ruined9. Heloise of Paris: What Will Survive of Us is Love10. Etty Hillesum: The Radiance of a Yellow Star11. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Last Lessons12. C. S. Lewis: Surprised by Death13. Reynolds Price: An Illness and a HealingPilgrimages14. Th?r?se of Lisieux: The Little Way15. HarrilCC