The Hole in the Heart of God

This book is a rendering in poetry of the ancient Christian practice of the Easter Vigil, held over the night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Readings from the vigil become the point of departure for poems that reflect on the reading, and then short prose "ruminations" that reflect on themes in the poems. The poems and ruminations are deeply informed by both the Christian story of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the great tradition of Jewish and Christian mysticism about the creation and redemption of the world.

About the author

Paul K. Hooker is retired from a career as a Presbyterian pastor, presbytery executive, and professor of practical theology. He has published books and articles in the field of Hebrew Bible studies and Presbyterian polity. He is also the author of two previous volumes of poetry, Days and Times and The Hole in the Heart of God. He and his wife live in northeast Georgia, equidistant from grandchildren and trout streams.

Product details

• Authors: Paul K Hooker, Paul K. Hooker
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2021
• EAN: 9781725299726
• ISBN: 978-1-72529-972-6
• No. of pages: 126
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 195 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions