Description
About the Author
Heather Walton is Professor in Theology and Creative Practice at the University of Glasgow and Co-director of the Centre for Literature, Theology and the Arts at the University of Glasgow.
Reviews
In writing about the self ..., stitching things together from the ragbag of a life ..., you become the author of your own life', Heather Walton inspiringly tells us. She gives her own spiritual life-writing story as example, showing how, 'if we take moral control of our narratives', including 'employing fiction to tell the truth', we can gain not only insight, but also authority. -- Gillie Bolton
Our life on earth is not heaven, 'not Eden'. Yet, as Walton's beautiful prose reveals, we are here to till the garden, and even though there maybe blight and bindweed, there are also hidden rootbuds and blood-red roses. In many ways, this book is an exercise in memory and asks, along with Augustine, 'In which part of my memory are you present?' Walton shows that God is in every part of our memory, in every part of our life, and she does so, rarely needing to even mention the word, 'God'. This is spiritual life writing at its best from a leading practitioner. -- Terry A. Veling
Book Information
ISBN 9780334053798
Author Heather Walton
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint SCM Press
Publisher SCM Press