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Madeleine
L’Engle is a prolific writer
of poetry, fantasy, fiction, autobiography, and non-fictional
commentaries on scripture and the Christian life. Best known
for her 1963 Newbery Award—winning fantasy, A Wrinkle
in Time and her classic work on faith and art, Walking
on Water, L’Engle is the author of over fifty
books, the majority of which remain in print today. She has
been the recipient of numerous awards, medals, and honorary
degrees. For decades, her writing activities were accompanied
by a busy schedule of speaking and teaching,
L’Engle is friend to hundreds
and confidant to scores, mother of three, and grandmother
to five. She loves golden retrievers, Bach, words, candlelight
dinners, stimulating conversation, laughter, good jokes, and
quiet moments.
Perhaps Madeleine L’Engle’s
greatest gift is her ability to translate intangible and invisible
things of the spirit, both human and divine, into tangible
and visible concepts and pictures through her stories. Her
great faith–nurtured through prayer, worship, the Bible,
and the reading of great books–accompanies her vivid
and fertile imagination and her appreciation of truth.
"Madeleine L’Engle
is one of the wise women not only of our time but of the
ages. She would be comfortable in the company of Sappho
and Sophocles, Dante and Chaucer, MacDonald and Dostoevsky,
and they would rejoice in hers. She understands, as they
did, that, confronted by the mysteries at the heart of the
cosmos–the mysteries of union and separation, of progress
and retreat, of good and evil–one must enlist in the
struggle with all one’s might and at the same time
bow in awe before the unspeakable beauty and pain and all
that is inexplicable."
–Thomas Cahill, author
of How the Irish Saved Civilization, The Gifts of the
Jews, and Desire of the Everlasting Hills
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 The
Ordering of Love
By Madeleine L'Engle
The
Ordering of Love collects all of Madeleine L’Engle’s
poetry in one volume for the first time, giving a graceful
voice to the complex realities of life and faith.
 Penguins
& Golden Calves
By Madeleine L'Engle
In
Penguins
and Golden Calves, Madeleine L'Engle uses the startling
beauty of Antarctica as a backdrop for her discussion of how
icons-everyday "windows to God"-reveal to us the
glory of our Maker. She also shows how those icons can become
idols that cripple us spiritually. With captivating stories
and insightful metaphors, L'Engle brings us to a deeper understanding
of the God's presence in our lives.
"Those of you just happening upon Madeleine L'Engle
are to be envied, for when you've finished here, there remains
a generous and provocative body of work for your discovery.
Those of you returning to a treasured friend will not be
disappointed, for you know already that she is chiefly an
apologist for joy-one of the rare ones who consistently
upholds her own definition of art: that which speaks of
what was true, what is true, and what will be true."
-from the foreword by Leif Enger, author of Peace Like
a River
"If
you travel with Madeleine L'Engle through Penguins and
Golden Calves, you will see not only the ordinary objects
and people of our everyday lives but beautiful icons that
reveal the splendor of God. She also alerts us to the danger
of making idols out of icons by looking at them rather than
through them. Her personal reflections are so warm and engaging
that we follow along for pleasure as well as spiritual blessing."
-Chuck Smith, jr., pastor and author
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 Walking
on Water
By Madeleine L'Engle
In
this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions,
What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian
artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through
L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find
themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks
of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to
creation through one's own art.
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 The
Rock That Is Higher
By Madeleine L'Engle
"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 Higher
Story
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.
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 Bright
Evening Star
By Madeleine L'Engle
For
over fifty years, L'Engle has been delighting and inspiring
readers with her warm, eloquent prose, and inspirational poetry.
She continues this tradition with Bright
Evening Star, a personal reflection of the mystery
and majesty of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Bright
Evening Star provides a glimpse into the life stories
of this prolific author and her encounters with God. With
a foreword by John Tesh, L'Engle invites us on a spiritual
adventure that leads to hope, joy, and a closer relationship
with Jesus.
"Christmas,"
says Madeleine L'Engle, "should be a time of awed silence."
If you're looking for a unique and Christ-centered Christmas
meditation, Bright
Evening Star will be a rich and delightful discovery
– year round!
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