Paul Griffiths is a distinguished British music critic and novelist, renowned for his insightful writings on modern classical music. Beyond his critical work, he also crafts prose and opera libretti, demonstrating a profound understanding of musical structures and their emotional resonance. His literary contributions explore the intricate relationship between sound, language, and the human experience, offering readers a unique perspective.
The Tomb Guardians awake to find the tomb empty and one of their number missing. Their conversation overlaps with another - an anguished lecturer and friend exploring the Renaissance Master portraits they occupy. One looks back at the dawn of the Reformation, the other thrashes out an excuse."--Back cover
The book offers a concise yet thorough introduction to Blaise Pascal, highlighting his life, literary contributions, and the central themes present in his works. It serves as an insightful resource for understanding Pascal's influence and the significance of his ideas.
This book integrates the work of philosophers of science seeking to make sense of genetics with an accessible introduction to the science.
This collection features a curated array of essays, reviews, and interviews that delve into musical performance and composition from the late 20th century to the early 21st century. It offers valuable insights into the evolving nature of opera, exploring both the artistic and cultural dimensions of this genre. The work serves as a reflective commentary on contemporary music, highlighting significant trends and figures in the field.
"To various degrees, all human beings experience regret. In this concise theological grammar, Paul J. Griffiths analyzes this attitude toward the past and distinguishes its various kinds. He examines attitudes encapsulated in the phrase, "I would it were otherwise," including regret, contrition, remorse, compunction, lament, and repentance. By using literature (especially poetry) and Christian theology, Griffiths shows both what is good about regret and what can be destructive about it. Griffiths argues that on the one hand regret can take the form of remorse-an agony produced by obsessive and ceaseless examination of the errors, sins, and omissions of the past. This kind of regret accomplishes nothing and produces only pain. On the other hand, when regret is coupled with contrition and genuine sorrow for past errors, it has the capacity both to transfigure the past-which is never merely past-and to open the future. Moreover, in thinking about the phenomenon of regret in the context of Christian theology, Griffiths focuses especially on the notion of the LORD's regret. Is it even reasonable to claim that the LORD regrets? Griffiths shows not only that it is but also that the LORD's regret should structure how we regret as human beings." --Book cover
Israel: A Christian Grammar proposes and defends the theses that the church and the synagogue together constitute Israel; that each is irrevocably promised intimacy with the same God; and that the synagogue should be understood by the church to be more intimate with that God than she is herself.
Eye-opening essays by Buddhist, Hindus, Jews, Muslims provide insights to how Christianity is viewed in their communities--and why.
A sequel to the seminal 2008 novel 'let me tell you', in which Ophelia tells her story using only the small vocabulary allotted to her by Shakespeare in the play Hamlet.
Exploring the life of Ophelia through two distinct narratives, the first delves into her experiences prior to the events of Shakespeare's play, while the second reflects on her journey afterward. The unique storytelling technique involves creatively remixing and repurposing Ophelia's dialogue from the original text, offering a fresh perspective on her character and the themes of love, loss, and identity within the context of the classic tragedy.
