2009, ISBN: 9780060688240

Product DescriptA heart-rending love story described by its author as ?. the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers?. about the author's marriage and search for faith… More...

Product DescriptA heart-rending love story described by its author as ?. the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers?. about the author's marriage and search for faith. As their devot to God intensifies, Sheldon realizes that he is no longer Davys primary love--God is. Product DescriptA heart-rending love story described by its author as ?the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers? about the author?s marriage and search for faith. ?Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful pagan love borne out of the relatship he shares with his wife, Davy, and describes the growth of their relatship and the dreams that they share. A beloved, profoundly moving account of the authors marriage, the couples search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wifes untimely death. Replete with 18 letters from C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy addresses some of the universal quests that surround faith--the existence of God and the reasons behind tragedy.Amazon.com ReviewA Severe Mercy, by Sheldon Vanauken, is a heart-rending love story described by its author as the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers. Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful pagan love borne out of the relatship he shares with his wife, Davy, and describes the growth of their relatship and the dreams that they share. As a symbol of their love, they name their dream schooner theGrey Goose, for the grey goose, if its mate is killed flies on alone and never takes another. While studying at Oxford, Sheldon and Davy develop a friendship with C.S. Lewis, under whose influence and with much intellectual scrutiny they accept the Christian doctrine. As their devot to God intensifies, Sheldon realizes that he is no longer Davys primary love--God is. Within this discovery begins a brewing jealousy. Shortly after, Davy acquires a al illness. After her death Sheldon embarks on an intense experience of grief, to find the meaning of it, taste the whole of it ... to learn from sorrow whatever it had toch. Through painstaking reveries, he comes to discover the meaning of a mercy as severe as death, a severity as merciful as love. He learns that her death had these results: It brought me as nothing else could do to know and end my jealously of God. It saved her faith from assault. ...And it saved our love from perishing. Replete with 18 letters from C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy addresses some of the universal quests that surround faith--the existence of God and the reasons behind tragedy. --Jacque HolthusenReview?No brief review can do justice to the human depth of this book. It invites us to explore a beautiful dollhouse of love and to witness the destruct of a relat too exquisite to last.? --Washington Post?Here is a book for anyone who has truly loved another person.? -- Christianity Today?[A] deep, uncompromising story about human and divine love.? --Los Angeles Times?A towering and noble work in its own right, wrought by a real . ..? -- New Oxford Review?A gem of a book . . . delivers an extraordinary impact on the reader.? -- EternityFrom the PublisherBeloved, profoundly moving account of the authors marriage, the couples search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wifes untimely death.From the Back CoverBeloved, profoundly moving account of the authors marriage, the couples search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wifes untimely death.About the AuthorSheldon Vanauken (1914-1996) was the author of Gateway to Heaven, The Glittering Illus, and Under the Mercy, the sequel to A Severe Mercy.From The Washington PostNo brief review can do justice to the human depth of his book. It invites us to explore a beautiful dollhouse of love and to witness the destruct of a relat too exquisite to last. Gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Edition Description: Reprint, Binding: Paperback, Publication Date: 26-05-2009, Publication Year: 26-05-2009, Country of Origin: USA, United States, Manufacturer/Packer/Importer Details: ERGODE, Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1, Dimensions (LxWxH) - Inches: 0.67X7.95X5.28, ISBN-10: 0060688246, ISBN-13: 9780060688240, SKU: SONG0060688246, EAN: 9780060688240, Format: Taschenbuch, Anzahl der Seiten: 242 Seiten, Sprache: Englisch, Buchtitel: Severe Mercy, A, HarperOne, 2009<