{"product_id":"shouts-and-whispers-twenty-one-writers-speak-about-their-writing-and-their-faith-paperback","title":"Shouts and Whispers: Twenty-One Writers Speak about Their Writing and Their Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer L. Holberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlannery O'Connor once wrote that \"to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.\" Some of the twenty-one well-known writers included in this book prefer to \"shout,\" as O'Connor did, while others offer what Doris Betts calls \"whispering hope.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shouts and Whispers contains a fascinating array of reflections on topics surrounding the often-perilous intersection of writing and faith. The authors all agree that literature can help us to be more faithful, yet they approach the subject in ways as diverse as their biographies. Some, like Katherine Paterson and Frederick Buechner, propose models of how literature and belief can fruitfully intersect. Several authors offer insightful metaphors for the experience of doing faith-filled writing, while others speak of writing as finding hope in the midst of brokenness. Finally, in essays by Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Lynch, and others, readers are encouraged to make the connection between writing and embodiment, translating words into actions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the essays, addresses, and interviews in Shouts and Whispers are by no means the final word, they will provoke rich and nuanced reflection on the dynamic relationship between faith and writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterviews with: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joy Kogawa\u003cbr\u003e Anne Lamott\u003cbr\u003e Kathleen Norris\u003cbr\u003e Paul Schrader \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Doris Betts\u003cbr\u003e Frederick Buechner\u003cbr\u003e Will Campbell\u003cbr\u003e Betty Smartt Carter\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Dewberry\u003cbr\u003e David James Duncan\u003cbr\u003e Ron Hansen\u003cbr\u003e Silas House\u003cbr\u003e Jan Karon\u003cbr\u003e Madeleine L'Engle\u003cbr\u003e Bret Lott\u003cbr\u003e Thomas Lynch\u003cbr\u003e Katherine Paterson\u003cbr\u003e James Calvin Schaap\u003cbr\u003e Luci Shaw\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Brown Taylor\u003cbr\u003e Walter Wangerin Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlannery O'Connor once wrote that \"to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.\" Some of the twenty-one well-known writers included in this book prefer to \"shout,\" as O'Connor did, while others offer what Doris Betts calls \"whispering hope.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shouts and Whispers\" contains a fascinating array of reflections on topics surrounding the often-perilous intersection of writing and faith. The authors all agree that literature can help us to be more faithful, yet they approach the subject in ways as diverse as their biographies. Some, like Katherine Paterson and Frederick Buechner, propose models of how literature and belief can fruitfully intersect. Several authors offer insightful metaphors for the experience of doing faith-filled writing, while others speak of writing as finding hope in the midst of brokenness. Finally, in essays by Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Lynch, and others, readers are encouraged to make the connection between writing and embodiment, translating words into actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the essays, addresses, and interviews in \"Shouts and Whispers\" are by no means the final word, they will provoke rich and nuanced reflection on the dynamic relationship between faith and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterviews with: \u003cbr\u003eJoy Kogawa\u003cbr\u003eAnne Lamott\u003cbr\u003eKathleen Norris\u003cbr\u003ePaul Schrader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays by\u003cbr\u003eDoris Betts\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Buechner\u003cbr\u003eWill Campbell\u003cbr\u003eBetty Smartt Carter\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Dewberry\u003cbr\u003eDavid James Duncan\u003cbr\u003eRon Hansen\u003cbr\u003eSilas House\u003cbr\u003eJan Karon\u003cbr\u003eMadeleine L'Engle\u003cbr\u003eBret Lott\u003cbr\u003eThomas Lynch\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Paterson\u003cbr\u003eJames Calvin Schaap\u003cbr\u003eLuci Shaw\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Brown Taylor\u003cbr\u003eWalter Wangerin Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.86 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602592817196,"sku":"9780802832290","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/shouts-and-whispers-twenty-one-writers-speak-about-their-writing-and-their-faith-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}