{"product_id":"a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-paperback","title":"A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Erudite and meditative, \u003cem\u003eA Stay Against Confusion. . . \u003c\/em\u003edepicts a profound, complex spirituality. . . brims with intelligence, passion and conviction.\" --\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a \"tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher,\" finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly intimate, \u003cem\u003eA Stay Against Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a \"tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher,\" finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003eSurprisingly intimate, \u003cem\u003eA Stay Against Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.13 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984006152493,"sku":"9780060956684","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QXI4a0s0OEFIRlNjd0VQM1N0dzRuUT09.webp?v=1776081341","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}