Malcolm Guite, a poet and priest, offers a transformative collection of 70 lectionary readings reimagined as inspiring poems. This expanded edition features additional sonnets for the Christian year, highlighting a sequence of 19 sonnets that explore the resurrection appearances in scripture. Guite's work merges faith and artistry, inviting readers to reflect on spiritual themes through the lens of poetry.
Offers reflections on each of the nineteen resurrection appearances of Jesus from the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite and the much admired writer and bishop, Guli Francis-Dehqani, accompanied by colour illustrations from the priest-artist Iain McKillop.
Whether through suspicion or ignorance, serious consideration of what Mary can teach us has been lacking in large swathes of the church for some time. Drawing on careful biblical exegesis, church history and ecumenical thinking, this book suggests how a serious understanding of Mary might influence our ethical thought, and considers some of the key theological tensions at the heart of the church's engagement with Mary.
The back page column of the Church Times, famously occupied for many years by Ronald Blythe, continues to be a breath of fresh air in the hands of poet and priest Malcolm Guite. His acute observations of the local, the everyday, moments of conversation and life’s simple pleasures are doorways into a bigger reality of a world suffused with the meaning and beauty that lies beneath surface appearances. His lucid, perceptive and imaginative musings follow a similar pattern to the sonnets for which he is so renowned. In his own words, he treats these 500 word essays ‘a little in the spirit of the sonnet, with a sense of development, of a ‘turn’ or volta part way through, and a sense that the end revisits and re-reads the opening’. These draw together everyday events and encounters, landscape, journeys, poetry, stories, memory and a sense of the sacred, and fuses them to create richly satisfying portraits of the familiar that at the same time opens the way to an enchanted world.
The interplay between faith and poetry is central to this work, as Malcom Guite explores how his Christian beliefs shape his poetic expression. Through personal anecdotes and a selection of classic and original poems, he illustrates the profound connection between the poetic imagination and spiritual understanding, revealing how each informs and enriches the other.
Malcolm Guite, a prominent Christian thinker, delves into key theological beliefs, offering insights into foundational tenets of Christianity. Through his exploration, he presents a personal perspective on faith, engaging with complex ideas while making them accessible to a broader audience. The work invites readers to reflect on their own beliefs and the essence of Christian doctrine, bridging the gap between academic theology and personal spirituality.
A corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible's 150 psalms.
This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than seventy new and previously unpublished works. It includes a sequence of twenty seven sonnets written in response to George Herbert's exquisite sonnet 'Prayer', as well as forty five more widely ranging new poems.
“Some guys don’t break any rules. They do their jobs, they go to school, they don’t commit any infractions, they keep their cells clean and tidy, and they follow the rules. And usually those are our LWOPs [life without parole]. They’re usually our easiest keepers.” Too Easy to Keep directs much-needed attention toward a neglected group of American prisoners—the large and growing population of inmates serving life sentences. Drawing on extensive interviews with lifers and with prison staff, Too Easy to Keep charts the challenges that a life sentence poses—both to the prisoners and to the staffers charged with caring for them. Surprisingly, many lifers show remarkable resilience and craft lives of notable purpose. Yet their eventual decline will pose challenges to the institutions that house them. Rich in data, Too Easy to Keep illustrates the harsh consequences of excessive sentences and demonstrates a keen need to reconsider punishment policy.