Memory as Life, Life as Memory

The Mystery of Memory

by William E. Marsh


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 9/7/2016

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 360
ISBN : 9781524626402
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 360
ISBN : 9781524626419

About the Book

This book is about memory, the power of memory, the weight of memory, the presence of memory. It’s about how memory works, and it’s about how memory moves and shapes us, profoundly and deeply, every moment of every day. Most of all, however, it’s about how memory points us to some questions that, try as we might, we cannot elude altogether, questions that force us to confront the very nature of existence. Suppose that no one, no one at all, remembered us? Suppose that no one, no one at all, remembered the universe? How can we make sense of a world that one day will be utterly gone and forgotten? Memory makes us speak of things we may not want to accept or understand, thrusts us into things lying beyond what we can picture, imagine, or know. Twisting itself around our heart and burrowing into our soul, memory stretches us. It stretches us to ponder purpose, it stretches us to consider meaning. Memory forces us to think about how unbearably complex we, and this bewildering world, can be if nothing precedes or follows them. Memory opens our heart to God.


About the Author

William E. Marsh has taught theology, philosophy, and world history to high school, college, and graduate students for over thirty years. Memory as Life, Life as Memory: The Mystery of Memory is his fifth book.