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In this original book Rowan Williams sketches out a new understanding of how human beings open themselves to transcendence. Drawing on the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, the Welsh poet and painter David Jones, and the American novelist Mary Flannery OConnor, Rowan Williams fulfils his ambition for Christianity to engage with contemporary culture, and that a man who holds highest office in the Church has the time and intellectual energy to write such original theology is encouraging for us all.

Unabashedly erudite in tone, this book may appeal to scholars and readers...

Sergii Bulgakov was one of the most influential Russian thinkers in the "Silver Age" of Russian intellectual life in the decade and a half before the Revolution. This book offers a representative selection and engagement with the books and essays of his formative years. In this way, Williams brings to our attention a figure who continues to be influential in dissident movements, establishing a major point of reference for those seeking a radical or Christian alternative to state socialism and the free market.

Rowan Williams explores the essential meaning and purpose of Paul's letters in this beautifully written resource for the Lenten season. Williams places a special focus on the social world of Paul--and the "dangerous newness" that was Christianity--and the specific ways that the behavior and language of the Christian community was being molded and shaped in Paul's time. Easy-to-read and packed with illuminating spiritual insights, Meeting God in Paul is perfect for beginners as well as those who've read the letters many times before and want to see them in a fresh light. Questions...

- Esteemed former leader of the Anglican Communion distills the essence of the Christian faith - Overview from a scholar and pastor

With clarity and insight, the former Archbishop of Canterbury takes the reader to the heart of what Christianity means for those who practice it and the hope it offers to the world at large. A book for all who wonder what the Christian faith is all about, and what difference it really makes.