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Towards Dawn

Essays in Hopefulness

Bishop Erik Varden

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English
Word on Fire
03 November 2025
Do we live in ""post-Christian"" times? Or has secularization run its course, the sun of a new day breaking on both the Church and the world?

In Towards Dawn: Essays in Hopefulness, Bishop Erik Varden--a Trappist monk and the bishop of Trondheim in Norway--reflects on recent crises of the past and signs of hope for the future. Featuring essays on some of the most pressing subjects of the day for Catholics--evangelization, synodality, liturgy, blessings, the sexual abuse crisis, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and more--Bishop Varden unfurls ""a blessed contagion"" of hope rooted in authentic spirituality, the universal call to holiness, and the revelation of Christ, who makes all things new.

A compelling collection from one of the most impressive young voices of the episcopacy, Towards Dawn offers neither a bland optimism nor a bitter pessimism but a realistic, clear-eyed confidence that everything--even suffering, disappointment, and injustice--can be purposeful. We can move out of the meaninglessness and despair that surrounds us toward the Light that shines in the darkness. Here and now, hope glimmers.
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Imprint:   Word on Fire
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   336g
ISBN:   9781685782740
ISBN 10:   1685782744
Pages:   160
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bishop Erik Varden, a Trappist monk, is bishop of Trondheim and currently president of the Nordic Bishops' Conference. His books, which include Chastity: Reconciliation of the Senses and The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance, have been translated into about twenty languages.

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