A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction – An Intimate and Meditative Exploration of the Literary and Religious Life

A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction

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A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction – An Intimate and Meditative Exploration of the Literary and Religious Life

A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction

Written by Ron Hansen
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In this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a "tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher," finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.Surprisingly intimate, A Stay Against Confusion brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.

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Pages 267
Language Eng
Published April 3, 2001
ISBN 323869
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Ron Hansen is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Ron Hansen can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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