Sheldon Vanauken
Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 4.29 | 15474 Users | 1078 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Severe Mercy |
| ISBN: | 0060688246 (ISBN13: 9780060688240) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Religion/Inspiration (Paperback) (1980), ECPA Christian Book Award for Biography/Autobiography (1978) |
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A 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 relationship he shares with his wife, Davy, and describes the growth of their relationship and the dreams that they share. A beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death. Replete with 18 letters from C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy addresses some of the universal questions that surround faith--the existence of God and the reasons behind tragedy.List Of Books A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph
| Title | : | A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph |
| Author | : | Sheldon Vanauken |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | May 26th 2009 by HarperOne (first published January 1st 1977) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Christian. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. Religion. Christianity |
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Ratings: 4.29 From 15474 Users | 1078 ReviewsAppraise Of Books A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph
Beautiful story, both a deeply touching and convicting read.Enjoyed the read. Initially comes off as a bit sentimental and self-absorbed. Vanauken sees himself as tragic greek hero, but, to be fair, he is to some extent. The parts with letters from Lewis were especially good. Interesting to see Lewis tone writing in a casual context.
In Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris tells of a time he was at a movie with his partner, Hugh. They were watching The End of the Affair, and Hugh was completely taken by the drama and was weeping. David, bored, whispered, "I can't wait until she dies." Hugh was aghast.I had heard that A Severe Mercy was about a married couple, madly in love, and that thier faith and marriage are tested by the wife (Davy) converting to Christianity and therefore loving God more than her
Very good exploration into the christian life and I did very much enjoy his reflections on time, eternity, and death.
My reaction to this book has been mixed. If not recommended to me by a very good friend whose judgment I trust, I probably would not have persevered past the first one fourth of the book. Not because of the writing, which is of excellent quality, but because of my frustration with the idealistic couple in their youth: all of their naive confidence in their Shining Barrier grated against something inside me. But then came their time in Oxford and all that came after it, and I began to understand
I'm torn. On the one hand, I'm excited to write my first negative review on goodreads. On the other hand, I have to write a negative review.You know when people attempt to make a point (ex: 'There is no God!') and they emphasize how utterly unlikely it was they *they* should have reached said conclusion ('I used to the most religious person ever!') in an odd way of appealing to authority? ('The distance between my old beliefs and my new ones makes me an expert, and now, you should trust my
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