{"product_id":"none-other-gods","title":"None Other Gods","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Robert Hugh Benson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNone Other Gods \u003c\/b\u003etells of one Frank Guiseley, a young man who abruptly departs his Cambridge education to “take to the roads” of England. Eventually, the novelty of these newfound wandering ways wears off; yet Frank has discovered that life is now imbued with a new and mysterious sense of purpose and peace—a sensibility he cannot help but feel is only possible by the unequivocal, fullhearted renouncing of the world and its riches. Having converted to the Catholic faith while at Cambridge, Frank experiences the transformative changes of grace—what Benson so aptly defines in the novel’s Dedication as “purgation, illumination, and union.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFirst published in 1911, Benson’s \u003ci\u003eNone Other Gods \u003c\/i\u003eis good literary company for novels like G. K. Chesterton’s \u003ci\u003eManalive\u003c\/i\u003e and Myles Connolly’s \u003ci\u003eMr. Blue\u003c\/i\u003e— depicting a life that contradicts all conventionalities and embraces at its end the ultimate sacrifice of loving friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHere, in what is supposed by the world to be the narrow constraint of religion, was a liberty and an outlook into realities such as the open road and nature can but seldom give.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hugh Benso\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003en \u003c\/b\u003e(1871–1914), son of the Anglican Archbishop of Canter­bury, was a convert to the Roman Catholic faith and was ordained a priest in 1904. A dynamic preacher and author, Benson wrote numerous novels, short stories, plays, and spiritual texts. A number of his works are now available from Cluny, including \u003ci\u003eCome Rack, Come Rope\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Light Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLord of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1944418656\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320569168160,"sku":"978-1944418656","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1510.jpg?v=1773075979","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/none-other-gods","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}