Description
TO A GOD WHO CAN HEAR
Book Summary
A poetic and philosophical inquiry into the human need for the divine. Alfredo Fierro Bardají constructs a mosaic of meditations where prayer and blasphemy, devotion and atheism coexist. Through a collage of poetic voices, the author explores humanity's religious dreams from a non-theological perspective, offering a passionate dialogue with the idea of a god who can listen, ignore, or be denied. A work that traverses profound religiosity, agnosticism, and mysticism.
What is it about?
The book is structured as a collage of poetic pieces that address the human being's relationship with the transcendent. Each fragment represents a different stance: from devoted supplication to blasphemous imprecation, passing through indifference and atheism. It is not a theological treatise, but rather a meditation on the religious dreams that humans have constructed throughout history. The author uses the genre of meditation to explore how different poetic voices address a god who might hear, or simply ignore him. It is a mosaic where nature, the existence of God, ancient mythologies, and secular alternatives to religion are blended together.
Main themes
- The search for a god who listens to human prayers
- The tension between devotion and blasphemy as expressions of the same passion
- Agnosticism and atheism as legitimate stances before the divine
- Nature as a setting for religious experience
- Ancient mythologies and their persistence in the contemporary imagination
- Humanist and secular alternatives to institutional religion
Who is it recommended for?
For readers interested in philosophical poetry who explore the boundaries between faith and doubt. Also for those seeking a non-dogmatic reflection on human religiosity, from a perspective that encompasses both mystical tradition and secular thought. Especially suitable for lovers of contemporary poetry who appreciate works constructed as a literary collage.
What this book contributes
- A plural and non-dogmatic look at the religious experience
- A poetic dialogue between different spiritual and philosophical stances
- A reflection on the human need to address something that can hear
- A work that challenges the boundaries between the sacred and the profane
- A reading experience that combines emotion and critical thinking
Technical specifications
- Author: Fierro Bardají, Alfredo
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: POETRY, NATURE AND EXISTENCE OF GOD, RELIGIONS AND ANCIENT MYTHOLOGIES, HUMANIST AND SECULAR ALTERNATIVES TO RELIGION
- Collection: HUELLAS. MEMORIA Y TEXTO DE CREACION
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: June 2019
- Number of pages: 112
- Weight: 120 g
Editorial review
A work that stands out for its intellectual honesty and its formal commitment to the poetic collage. Alfredo Fierro Bardají manages to articulate a dialogue between apparently irreconcilable positions, offering the reader a space for reflection where doubt and faith coexist without attempting to impose a truth. Its brevity (112 pages) makes it an intense and concentrated read, ideal for those seeking a literary and philosophical approach to the question of the divine, far from dogmatism.