The Rock That Is Higher, Madeleine LEngle
The Rock That Is Higher, Madeleine LEngle
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The Rock That Is Higher
Story as Truth

Author: Madeleine L'Engle, Sarah Bessey

Narrator: Pamela Almand

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/18/2018

Synopsis

We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes… –Madeleine L’Engle, from The Rock That Is HigherStory captures our hearts and feeds our imaginations. It reminds us who we are and where we came from. Story gives meaning and direction to our lives as we learn to see it as an affirmation of God’s love and truth—an acknowledgment of our longing for a rock in the midst of life’s wilderness.Drawing upon her own experiences, well-known tales in literature, and selected narratives from Scripture, Madeleine L’Engle gently leads the way into the glorious world of story in The Rock That Is Higher. Here she acknowledges universal human longings and considers how literature, Scripture, personal stories, and life experiences all point us toward our true home.

About Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was an American author of more than sixty books, including novels for children and adults, poetry, and religious meditations. Her best-known work, A Wrinkle in Time, one of the most beloved young adult books of the twentieth century and a Newbery Medal winner, has sold more than fourteen million copies since its publication in 1962. Her other novels include A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and A Ring of Endless Light. Born in New York City, L’Engle graduated from Smith College and worked in theater, where she met her husband, actor Hugh Franklin. L’Engle documented her marriage and family life in the four-book autobiographical series, the Crosswicks Journals. She also served as librarian and writer-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in Manhattan for more than thirty years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin

I recently re-read Madeleine L'Engle's most well known book A Wrinkle In Time, and this afternoon finished The Rock That Is Higher Story As Truth, which I had been eagerly wanting to read. L'Engle writes poignantly about how she survived a horrific car accident, her struggles and joys of being a wri......more

Goodreads review by ladydusk

I read this as my 2020 Lenten bedtime book. It was a wonderful choice. Considering story - and true story - in to the Gospel, King David, and interwoven with her own life events was a beautiful way to study the incarnation and Resurrection. L'Engle and I have theological disagreements, but she alway......more

Goodreads review by Daniel

As I was reading it was easy for thoughts like, "Is this really orthodox?" or "Where is she going with this?" to float across my brain. But much like Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, this book is a tonic. Madeleine L'Engel's writing is thoroughly Christian in the same way that other m......more

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