| In This World of Wonders: Memoir of a Life in Learning Contributor(s): Wolterstorff, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 080287679X ISBN-13: 9780802876799 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018043569 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.4 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: World-renowned Christian philosopher. Beloved professor. Author of the classic Lament for a Son. Nicholas Wolterstorff is all of these and more. His memoir, In This World of Wonders, opens a remarkable new window into the life and thought of this remarkable man. Written not as a complete life story but as a series of vignettes, Wolterstorff's memoir moves from his humble beginnings in a tiny Minnesota village to his education at Calvin College and Harvard University, to his career of teaching philosophy and writing books, to the experiences that prompted some of his writing--particularly his witnessing South African apartheid and Palestinian oppression firsthand. In This World of Wonders is the story of a thoughtful and grateful Christian whose life has been shaped by many loves--love of philosophy, love of family, love of art and architecture, love of nature and gardening, and more. It's a lovely, wonderful story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolterstorff, Nicholas: - Nicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Professor Emeritus ofPhilosophical Theology at Yale University. Before going toYale he was Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College inGrand Rapids, Michigan, for thirty years. |