Ian Ker: 5 books

Book cover of G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

A Biography

by Ian Ker
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011

G. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this major new biography argues that Chesterton...
Book cover of Newman on Vatican II
by Ian Ker
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014

John Henry Newman is often described as 'the Father of the Second Vatican Council'. He anticipated most of the Council's major documents, as well as being an inspiration to the theologians who were behind them. His writings offer an illuminating commentary both on the teachings of the Council and...
Book cover of Newman

Newman

His Life and Legacy

by Fr Ian Ker
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017

In this new and up-to-date biography, the renowned Newman scholar Fr Ian Ker sets out the amazing life of John Henry Newman from his formative Anglican years, following his path to Rome, his founding of the Oratory, and his busy and often controversial Catholic years. While a very thorough portrait...
Book cover of Inventing the Truth

Inventing the Truth

The Art and Craft of Memoir

by Russell Baker, Jill Ker Conway, Frank McCourt
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 1998

The author of On Writing Well presents stories and advice on the writing process from Frank McCourt, Annie Dillard, and many more.   For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs—or is thinking about writing one—this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors: Russell Baker, Jill...
Book cover of Health Humanities Reader
by Allen Peterkin, Arthur W. Frank, David H. Flood
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire...
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