In the Shelter, Padraig O Tuama
In the Shelter, Padraig O Tuama
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In the Shelter
Finding a Home in the World

Author: Pádraig Ó Tuama

Narrator: Pádraig Ó Tuama

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/17/2023


Synopsis

From master storyteller and host of On Being's Poetry Unbound, Pádraig Ó Tuama, comes an unforgettable memoir of peace and reconciliation, Celtic spirituality, belonging, and sexual identity.

"It is in the shelter of each other that the people live." Drawing on this Irish saying, Ó Tuama relates ideas of shelter and welcome to our journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical reflection, and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world.

In the Shelter introduces Corrymeela, the Northern Ireland peace and reconciliation community Ó Tuama led for many years, and throughout the book he reveals the power of storytelling in communities of conflict. From the heart of a poet comes a profound look at the landscapes we all try to inhabit even as we always search for shelter, a place we can call home.

An instant spiritual classic in Ireland and Britain, now brought to the United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin

I first heard of Pádraig Ó Tuama through Krista Tippet's podcast, On Being. Her conversation with him came at a time when, i felt, i most needed to hear it. Especially the beginning snippet, where Ó Tuama states that people who love each other very much can still disagree deeply on things. Listening......more

Goodreads review by Robin

This is definitely a book I will refer back to as there is much to reflect upon. I found myself marking passages and references to other books throughout my reading of it. Its particular themes of storytelling and continuos change are ones I'm extremely interested in and moved by. Our own stories ha......more