The Shadow of God by Charles Scribner III

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The Shadow of God

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Author: Charles Scribner III
ISBN: 9780307424112

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Published on Dec 18, 2007 | 304 Pages

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Published on Dec 18, 2007 | 304 Pages

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The Shadow of God is part memoir, part spiritual autobiography, and part tour of great works of art, literature, and music. In the form of a journal written over the course of a year, Charles Scribner shares childhood recollections of a household where figures like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were family friends. He tells stories from his own noteworthy publishing career, from his journey toward faith, and from his deep knowledge of Baroque art.
Born an Episcopalian, he charts the story of his interior life and the importance of the arts in helping him choose the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual paths he would follow, including his Catholic conversion. He asks himself questions like “How far back can we trace the roots of faith?” Scribner writes with contagious enthusiasm about the pivotal truths he discovered in the novels of Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh and the inspiration he found in art, music, opera, and the Bible.
The Shadow of God is a journey through memory, art, and faith that shaped Scribner’s year as it passed through the seasons, from Epiphany to Epiphany. It is a moving portrait of a man who has devoted his life to words and the Word and a work of rare power by a writer whose grace, humor, and candor will touch readers.

“Faith in God! What a beautiful and elusive thing faith is. I have never heard the complexity of faith so elegantly and simply described as in Charles Scribner’s book The Shadow of God. ” —Dominick Dunne

“Charles Scribner has revived the art form of ‘personal history’ with verve, style, and magical description. Scribner has a fascinating life —music, art, religion, book publishing, and has integrated it all around his religious faith. Even for those who do not know him personally, this will be a book that will be very hard to put down.” —Andrew M. Greeley

“Beautifully written. The Shadow of God is an interesting and memorable personal journey.” —Mary Higgins Clark

“Charles Scribner III is a truly cultivated and thoughtful gentleman who wishes to express his personal, sincere, and reverent exaltation of Almighty God. Within the pages of this book the reader will find humor, faith, refinement, and purpose as well as Mr. Scribner’s desire to place on his spiritual altar great music, art, and literature in praise of God’s abundant blessings to humankind.” —Van Cliburn

“A luminous journey that moves from the feast of the Epiphany to the same feast a year later — weaving the present with the past, gathering meaning and momentum from day to day and, on its immensely touching final pages, finding peace that passes understanding. Mr. Scribner sees the presence of God in places both ordinary and extraordinary — not least his beloved New York, where epiphanies seem to happen every day.” —M. Owen Lee, author of A Book of Hours

“A feast for the head, heart, and spirit! This year-long journal through memory, art, and faith is rich fare and a rollicking good read. A new must-read for fans of Thomas Merton and Eudora Welty.” —Mark S. Massa, S.J., author of Catholic and American Culture

“This charmingly conceived and beautifully written autobiography, made up of almost daily entries in a journal, traces the author’s spiritual development through his passion for classical music, poetry, and prose, and the love of family and friends in a happy and prosperous Protestant life, to what to him is the more deeply felt inspiration of the Catholic church to which he ultimately converts. Like King Agrippa in the Acts of the Apostles, one is almost converted!” —Louis S. Auchincloss

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Charles Scribner III

Charles Scribner III received his BA, MFA, and PhD from Princeton University in art and archaeology. He has worked in publishing for nearly thirty years and is a prominent authority on Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, and other artists. He has written biographies on Rubens and Bernini; articles for Vanity Fair, Art & Antiques, and other publications; and has lectured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery, the Smithsonian, Christie’s, and various universities. He lives in New York City with his wife, Ritchie, an artist and teacher.

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