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More About This Title The Enigma of Anger: Essays on a Sometimes DeadlySin
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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.
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Preface xi
ANGER IN THE LORD
Where I Come From 5
The Wrath of God 15
Christ the Tiger 25
The Deadly Sin 39
Even in the Desert 55
ANGER IN THE HEAD
Anger as Mentality 69
Anger as Fear 81
Anger as Privilege 97
Anger as Grief 111
Anger as Grace 125
ANGER IN THE HOUSE
The Chronic Angers of the House 137
Angry Men: Agamemnon and Saul, Michael Henchard and Wade Ward 149
Angry Women: Clytemnestra and Boudica, Medea and Sethe 167
Anger and Children 185
Domestic Revolution 197
ANGER IN THE CHURCH
They That Are Sick 211
Passion Plays 225
Forgiveness 237
Loving the Enemy 251
Anger at God 267
ANGER IN THE WORLD
Work 283
Words 301
Venturing Out 317
Napoleon's Test 331
Someday You Will 351
The Author 363
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“If you want to consider anger with a congenial (but not comforting) man of God who has sharp eyes and ears, read Keizer’s book.”--Guy Davenport, Harper’s Magazine
“A passionate and profound meditation on the nature of a greatly maligned emotion. This is a splendid book.”--Ron Hansen, author, Hitler’s Niece
“The Enigma of Anger is a thoughtful, principled, and honest interrogation of a disquieting subject. . . . The result is useful and humane.”--Phillip Lopate, author, Portrait of My Body
“This book is clearly a masterpiece.”--Noel Perrin, author, Giving Up the Gun: Japan’s Reversion to the Sword, 1543-1879
“There is enough edgi ness in this book on anger to convince you that Garret Keizer knows what he is talking about; there is also enough grace to make you think about anger—both human and divine—in a whole new way.”--Barbara Brown Taylor, author, When God Is Silent
“A timely book about the uses—good and otherwise—of anger and about what it truly means to be human, by one of the finest and most courageous writers at work in America today.” --Howard Frank Mosher, author, The True Account