Talking of Michelangelo
Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell in the Burgundy Region
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Peter Giersch's Talking of Michelangelo is a memoir and travelogue centered on a weeklong Ignatian retreat at a medieval French monastery that precipitates a deep spiritual crisis.
The book uses literary references—most notably T.S.
Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Michelangelo's Last Judgment—to explore themes of mortality, sin, and the four last things.
Giersch writes candidly about his struggles with faith, sexuality, and the experience of mortal sin, aiming to bring readers closer to spiritual truths.
The narrative blends vulnerability, literary exegesis, and personal reflection, inviting both religious and secular readers into contemplation.
Published by Odysseus Books (Eric Metaxas's imprint), it is presented as readable and accessible while tackling difficult theological topics.
The book uses literary references—most notably T.S.
Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Michelangelo's Last Judgment—to explore themes of mortality, sin, and the four last things.
Giersch writes candidly about his struggles with faith, sexuality, and the experience of mortal sin, aiming to bring readers closer to spiritual truths.
The narrative blends vulnerability, literary exegesis, and personal reflection, inviting both religious and secular readers into contemplation.
Published by Odysseus Books (Eric Metaxas's imprint), it is presented as readable and accessible while tackling difficult theological topics.
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