The Enigma of Anger
Essays on a Sometimes Deadly Sin
Published on 15. August 2002
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-7879-5728-5 (ISBN)
Description
Rage, resentment, envy, jealousy, and hatred- these emotions seem to dominate our times. They rule our highways, our workplaces, our homes, and our hearts. In this provocative book of essays, writer Garret Keizer considers anger in all its baffling forms. Poignantly aware of his own temper, and of his ties to a religion that glorifies meekness, the author looks at anger as a paradox in our struggle to remain human in the midst of an infuriating world. Interweaving personal anecdotes, mythological stories, sacred texts, and Keizer's insightful observations, The Enigma of Anger will prove a welcome companion for anyone who has ever wrestled with wrath-or wished to make better use of it.
Reviews / Votes
"We are lured into a book that is both intensely personal and achingly universal... What might have been merely a 'how-to' on anger management is transformed into a literary achievement." (Publishers Weekly, August 12, 2002)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-5728-5 (9780787957285)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
05/2004
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Person
Garret Keizer is the Episcopal priest of a small rural parish and a former high school English teacher as well as the author of God of Beer, No Place But Here, and the critically acclaimed A Dresser of Sycamore Trees. His work also appears in The Christian Century and Harper's. He lives in northeastern Vermont with his wife and daughter.
Content
Preface; ANGER IN THE LORD; Where I Come From; The Wrath of God; Christ the Tiger; The Deadly Sin; Even in the Desert; ANGER IN THE HEAD; Anger as Mentality; Anger as Fear; Anger as Privilege; Anger as Grief; Anger as Grace; ANGER IN THE HOUSE; The Chronic Angers of the House; Angry Men: Agamemnon and Saul, Michael Henchard and Wade Ward; Angry Women: Clytemnestra and Boudica, Medea and Sethe; Anger and Children; Domestic Revolution; ANGER IN THE CHURCH; They That Are Sick; Passion Plays; Forgiveness; Loving the Enemy; Anger at God; ANGER IN THE WORLD; Work; Words; Venturing Out; Napoleon's Test; Someday You Will; The Author.