Rain Falling by the River

New and selected poems of the spirit

Christopher Southgate (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2017
Canterbury Press Norwich (Verlag)
978-1-84825-968-3 (ISBN)

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As a spiritual director, theologian, teacher and chaplain, Christopher Southgate’s poetry resonates deeply with human experience and has received wide recognition. Here he collects together new and some of his most popular poems that touch on spiritual themes.

A number of commissioned poems feature in this collection, including one on the King James Bible, quoted by Rowan Williams at the 400th anniversary service in Westminster Abbey. Other poems are drawn directly from biblical narratives, or reflect on the person of Jesus.

Also included are poems focusing on places of spiritual significance: Iona, Lindisfarne, Patmos, and the site of 9/11 in Manhattan, as well as poems about suffering and grief including the popular work ‘Coming to Terms’, featured on BBC Radio 4.

Christopher Southgate is principal of the South West Ministry Training Course and Associate Professor of Theology at Exeter University. The author seven published poetry collections, his poetry has been broadcast on Radio 3 and 4.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.04.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-84825-968-9 / 1848259689
ISBN-13	978-1-84825-968-3 / 9781848259683
Zustand	Neuware