The Enigma of Anger: Essays on a Sometimes Deadly Sin

by Garret Keizer (Vermont)

• ISBN13: 9780787957285
• ISBN10: 0787957283
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Rage, resentment, envy, jealousy, and hatred_ these emotions seem to dominate our times. They rule our highways, our workplaces, our homes, and our hearts. In this provocative book of essays, writer Garret Keizer considers anger in all its baffling forms. Poignantly aware of his own temper, and of his ties to a religion that glorifies meekness, the author looks at anger as a paradox in our struggle to remain human in the midst of an infuriating world. Interweaving personal anecdotes, mythological stories, sacred texts, and Keizer's insightful observations, The Enigma of Anger will prove a welcome companion for anyone who has ever wrestled with wrath-or wished to make better use of it.

Author Biography

<B>Garret Keizer</B> is the Episcopal priest of a small rural parish and a former high school English teacher as well as the author of <I>God of Beer, No Place But Here,</I> and the critically acclaimed <I>A Dresser of Sycamore Trees.</I> His work also appears in The <I>Christian Century </I>and<I> Harper's</I>. He lives in northeastern Vermont with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Preface.

ANGER IN THE LORD.

Where I Come From.

The Wrath of God.

Christ the Tiger.

The Deadly Sin.

Even in the Desert.

ANGER IN THE HEAD.

Anger as Mentality.

Anger as Fear.

Anger as Privilege.

Anger as Grief.

Anger as Grace.

ANGER IN THE HOUSE.

The Chronic Angers of the House.

Angry Men: Agamemnon and Saul, Michael Henchard and Wade Ward.

Angry Women: Clytemnestra and Boudica, Medea and Sethe.

Anger and Children.

Domestic Revolution.

ANGER IN THE CHURCH.

They That Are Sick.

Passion Plays.

Forgiveness.

Loving the Enemy.

Anger at God.

ANGER IN THE WORLD.

Work.

Words.

Venturing Out.

Napoleon's Test.

Someday You Will.

The Author.