{"product_id":"hopkins-the-mystic-poets-9781683361152","title":"Hopkins: The Mystic Poets","description":"This Christian mystical poet is beloved for his fresh language and startling metaphors. Underneath this lovely verse lies a searching soul, wrestling with and yearning for God, that will speak to people of all faiths who seek a deeper experience of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan, Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Thomas Ryan, CSP\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Catholic priest and member of the Paulist Fathers. He coordinates ecumenical and interreligious relations for the Paulist community in the United States and Canada. The author of twelve books, his works include\u003cem\u003e The Sacred Art of Fasting: Preparing to Practice\u003c\/em\u003e (SkyLight Paths); I\u003cem\u003enterreligious Prayer: A Christian Guide\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFour Steps to Spiritual Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e and the DVD \u003cem\u003eYoga Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Thomas Ryan, CSP, is available to speak on the following topics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFasting: A Fresh Look\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenge and Inspiration from Other Religions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ecumenical Gift Exchange: What Do the Churches Have to Offer One Another for Their Mutual Enrichment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoul Fire: Accessing Your Creativity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember to Live: Embracing the Second Half of Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick here to contact the author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHopkins, Gerard Manley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in England in 1844, \u003cstrong\u003eGerard Manley Hopkins\u003c\/strong\u003e began writing poetry at an early age. In his early twenties, Hopkins converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism and in 1868 joined the Society of Jesuits. Hopkins continued to write poems thereafter, while serving as a priest and university teacher, but he burned most of his early poems out of a deep sense of conflict between his art and his faith, and he published very little in his lifetime.\"God's Grandeur\" appeared in the first collection of his poems, edited by his friend Robert Bridges and published in 1918, long after the poet's death in 1889.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skylight Paths Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50429863854354,"sku":"9781683361152","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f64cf73c-68dc-4a66-948e-3e33037c1e7e.jpg?v=1729528622","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hopkins-the-mystic-poets-9781683361152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}