{"product_id":"orand-jeannine-m-pitas-9781640607903","title":"Or\/And: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his famed treatise Either\/Or, Christian existentialist philosopher S ren Kierkegaard suggests that our basic human condition is one of choice and freedom. But what about when we struggle to discern the right path forward, when we stumble between contradictory desires, when we want everything? Such insatiability - which the ancient Greeks called pleonexia - leads to suffering and sorrow for ourselves and others, not to mention the earth we call home. But what about when \"either\/or\" thinking becomes too rigid in its limits? What about those moments when we see scarcity instead of the many possibilities that abound, when fear keeps us from giving and receiving our full share?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book of poetry is an exploration of those times when it is necessary to make either\/or choices as well as other times when, even if only briefly, we are able to echo Richard Rohr in affirming, \"Yes, And.\" It is a story of stumbling in darkness and seeking light, of succumbing to sinfulness and facing consequences, of desiring deeply and bumping up against limits. It's about addiction and recovery, justice and mercy, redemption found through friendship and community. It's about seeking ways to open doors and tear down walls. Ultimately, it is about the divine grace that occasionally manages to expand our possibilities, transforming us into vessels of boundless compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeannine Marie Pitas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640607900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640607903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Jeannine Marie Pitas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080694001919,"sku":"9781640607903","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75c4215c-29e0-4c6c-be97-377cabdee479.jpg?v=1685488278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orand-jeannine-m-pitas-9781640607903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}