Introduction 1. Among the Tombs 2. When I remember, I am afraid... 3. Let us Now Praise Famous Men 4. The Fish Breakfast 5. The Gospel and Culture 6. On Not Quite Starting Again 7. The Man in the Crowd 8. The Walk to Emmaus 9. Ascension 10. Christ the King 11. Mary Magdalene 12. The Terrible Joy 13. Heavenly Jerusalem 14. Light in the Darkness
Professor Eamon Duffy is Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Magdalene College. He is the author of The Stripping of the Altars, Reformation Divided and Royal Books and Holy Bones and appears regularly on radio and television as an authority on religion and the Reformation in England
This book is stimulating and inspiring, and is recommended both for
devotional reading and for serious Bible study. In fact the complex
arguments and cross-references are such that one can profit most by
reading and pondering upon them...One can read, and then read
again, this remarkable book, finding in it a great deal of food for
thought.
*Franciscan*
These sermons ought to be in every study. They are classic and
eloquent in their way of expressing the Christian faith. They are
therefore both enjoyable and an inspiration for someone, who treads
the steps up to the pulpit.
*Qultures*
Eamon Duffy is one of this country's most prominent lay Roman
Catholics...his examples are often surprising and fun...These are
16 intelligent, artful and glorious sermons from across 21
years.
*Church Times*
Few clerics would now publish a book of sermons but Duffy, a layman
and distinguished Cambridge academic, has done so. It is
remarkable, and not only for Johnsonian reasons.
*The Irish Times*
The eminent historian Eamon Duffy, through the good offices of his
publisher who serves him well in this attractive book... It is rare
that such a short book can produce so much to stimulate and with
which to engage. It is less rare for a hack historian reviewer to
acknowledge a master of the craft. The price is absurdly cheap for
such riches.
*New Directions*
A...breadth of cultural and literary reference is displayed by
Professor Duffy: as an historian he has a gift for telling a story
and for arousing the imaginative curiosity of his audiences. His
sharp one-liners enliven the texts of his sermons and lends a vivid
sense of an oral communication.
*The Tablet*
These sermons deserve to be enjoyed like a fine wine: sipped slowly
and digested carefully. To savour their vintage is to appreciate
why Eamon Duffy is valued so highly as a preacher in Oxford and
Cambridge.
*The Furrow*
In Walking to Emmaus we see yet one more aspect to his intelligent,
imagination and personality. ... best of many talks and addresses
...a strong autobiographical introduction explaining how his life
as a scholar relates to his childhood, upbringing and deeply held
religious belief.
*The Universe*
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