Rags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination - Hardcover

by Brian J. Walsh (Author), J. Richard Middleton (Foreword by)

Creatively bringing the songs, prayers, and poetry of Leonard Cohen into conversation with Scripture, this book deeply grounds Cohen's work in the landscape of the biblical imagination, paying special attention to Jesus together with the prophetic and priestly voices of Scripture. What emerges is a compellingly lyrical work of theology that deepens our understanding of both Cohen and biblical faith. Leonard Cohen has undoubtedly been a liturgist for our time, a cantor singing for all those clothed in rags of light, a prophet in the ruins, and a priest who greets us "from the other side of sorrow and despair."

Author Biography

Brian J. Walsh is a theologian, farmer, and award-winning writer. He is the author of Kicking at the Darkness: Bruce Cockburn and the Christian Imagination (2011).