The Enigma of Anger: Essays on A Sometimes Deadly Sin

by Garret Keizer (Vermont)

• ISBN13: 9780787973100
• ISBN10: 0787973106
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-24
• 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

Garret Keizer has served as an Episcopal priest and as a high school English teacher. He is the author of God of Beer, No Place But Here, and the critically acclaimed A Dresser of Sycamore Trees. His work also appears in The Christian Century and Harper’s Magazine. He lives in northeastern Vermont with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Anger in the Lord
Where I Come From	p. 5
The Wrath of God	p. 15
Christ the Tiger	p. 25
The Deadly Sin	p. 39
Even in the Desert	p. 55
Anger in the Head
Anger as Mentality	p. 69
Anger as Fear	p. 81
Anger as Privilege	p. 97
Anger as Grief	p. 111
Anger as Grace	p. 125
Anger in the House
The Chronic Angers of the House	p. 137
Angry Men: Agamemnon and Saul, Michael Henchard and Wade War	p. 149
Angry Women: Clytemnestra and Boudica, Medea and Sethe	p. 167
Anger and Children	p. 185
Domestic Revolution	p. 197
Anger in the Church
They That Are Sick	p. 211
Passion Plays	p. 225
Forgiveness	p. 237
Loving the Enemy	p. 251
Anger at God	p. 267
Anger in the World
Work	p. 283
Words	p. 301
Venturing Out	p. 317
Napoleon's Test	p. 331
Someday You Will	p. 351
The Author	p. 363
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