{"product_id":"a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-0060956682","title":"A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0060956682\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hansen, Ron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErudite and meditative, A Stay Against Confusion. . . depicts a profound, complex spirituality. . . brims with intelligence, passion and conviction. -San Francisco ChronicleIn 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.Surprisingly intimate, A Stay Against Confusion brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51598862582048,"sku":"NEW0060956682","price":15.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71xYprPjuZS.jpg?v=1778453482","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-0060956682","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}