{"product_id":"towards-dawn-essays-in-hopefulness-9781685782740","title":"Towards Dawn: Essays in Hopefulness","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo we live in \"post-Christian\" times? Or has secularization run its course, the sun of a new day breaking on both the Church and the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTowards Dawn: Essays in Hopefulness\u003c\/i\u003e, Bishop Erik Varden--a Trappist monk and the bishop of Trondheim in Norway--reflects on recent crises of the past and signs of hope for the future. Featuring essays on some of the most pressing subjects of the day for Catholics--evangelization, synodality, liturgy, blessings, the sexual abuse crisis, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and more--Bishop Varden unfurls \"a blessed contagion\" of hope rooted in authentic spirituality, the universal call to holiness, and the revelation of Christ, who makes all things new. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling collection from one of the most impressive young voices of the episcopacy, \u003ci\u003eTowards Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e offers neither a bland optimism nor a bitter pessimism but a realistic, clear-eyed confidence that everything--even suffering, disappointment, and injustice--can be purposeful. We can move out of the meaninglessness and despair that surrounds us toward the Light that shines in the darkness. Here and now, hope glimmers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Varden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Word on Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.91w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685782740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBishop Erik Varden, a Trappist monk, is bishop of Trondheim and currently president of the Nordic Bishops' Conference. His books, which include \u003ci\u003eChastity: Reconciliation of the Senses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance\u003c\/i\u003e, have been translated into about twenty languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Erik Varden \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47809160675485,"sku":"9781685782740","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2fff3070-b260-43f8-87de-a229cba88555.jpg?v=1775557501","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/towards-dawn-essays-in-hopefulness-9781685782740","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}