and is towards the end of the book: There are, according to Luther, “…unpalatable facts of human self destructiveness; that it is there, in the bitterest places of alienation, that the depth and scope of Christ’s victory can be tasted…all-pervading liberation.” As you can see, this is an ecumenical book. That is important to say.
There is passion in Rowan William’s belief and spirituality, a deeply religious man certainly, I enjoyed the context created for a quotation from John of the Cross. As Archbishop Rowan says, “…poems do not argue; they reflect, modify and recreate the synthetic vision of experience…” This quotation from the Bride’s words reflects and professes the deep experience that religion brings: “All those that haunt the spot/Recount your charm, and wound me worst of all/Babbling I know not what strange rapture, they recall,/Which leaves me stretched and dying when I fall.” Passion is there, and in this book.
The title fulfills the mission statement of the publisher, “…to developing a new generation of writers and teachers who will encourage people to think and pray in new ways about spirituality, reconciliation, and the future.” The uniqueness of the vision in this book is welcomed by this reader, and I am sure if you are inclined to find means to know Christ and become more deeply engaged with God-in-Christ you will find, “The Wound of Knowledge: Christian Sirituality from the New Testament to Saint John of the Cross a worthwhile purchase. I can truly say that this is a book when read that is time well spent.
–Peter Menkin, Ninth day of Christmas
Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA (north of San Francisco).
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http://www.petermenkin.blogspot.com
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