{"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\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":"Word on Fire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057796313362,"sku":"9781685782740","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7483fe0-3b2b-492c-aaf7-45e6cdd7f395.jpg?v=1772007900","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/towards-dawn-essays-in-hopefulness-9781685782740","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}