Book
My bright abyss : meditation of a modern believer / Christian Wiman.
"Composed in the difficult years since [having written a now-famous essay about having faith in the face of death] and completed in the wake of a bone marrow transplant, [this book] is a ... meditation on what a viable contemporary faith--responsive not only to modern thought and science but also to religious tradition--might feel like"--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374216788 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0374216789 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 182 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | My bright abyss -- Sorrow's flower -- Tender interior -- God's truth is life -- O thou mastering light -- Dear oblivion -- Hive of nerves -- God is not beyond -- Varieties of quiet -- Mortify our wolves -- A million little oblivions. |
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| Subject: | Religion and poetry. Christianity and literature. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 814.54 WIMA (Text) | 34455005946674 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
