Holy Clues
The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes
by Stephen Kendrick
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If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals Sherlock Holmes as spiritual guide.
Drawing on the teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism--as well as a host of thinkers as varied as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and Vincent van Gogh--Kendrick explores the stories of Sherlock Holmes and finds remarkably prescient religious insights. He shows us the link between careful observation of clues and the Buddhist concept of "Bare Attention." He illuminates the parallel between the great sleuth's pursuit of justice and God's actions on the scene of the first murder, when Cain slew Abel. And in the detective's open, engaged mind, Kendrick finds a model for uniting the principles of science with a sincere spiritual quest. The result is a book of inspiration for the modern, skeptical searcher--and an entertaining work that sheds new light on the methods of the world's greatest detective.
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religion, literary criticism, English Religious fiction, History and criticism, English Detective and mystery stories, Religion and literature, Mysticism in literature, Characters, Kriminalroman, Detective and mystery stories, English, Religious fiction, English, Sherlock Holmes, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, English fiction, history and criticism, Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), Doyle, arthur conan, sir, 1859-1930People
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character), Sherlock Holmes, GodPlaces
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Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes
July 11, 2000, Vintage
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Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes
2000 July, Vintage Books
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"THESE ENIGMATIC PHRASES could easily come from some exalted spiritual teacher-imparted perhaps by some Eastern guru, or maybe a mystical priest, but certainly from a sage trying to shake listeners free from their everyday perceptions."
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If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals Sherlock Holmes as spiritual guide.
Drawing on the teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism--as well as a host of thinkers as varied as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and Vincent van Gogh--Kendrick explores the stories of Sherlock Holmes and finds remarkably prescient religious insights. He shows us the link between careful observation of clues and the Buddhist concept of "Bare Attention." He illuminates the parallel between the great sleuth's pursuit of justice and God's actions on the scene of the first murder, when Cain slew Abel. And in the detective's open, engaged mind, Kendrick finds a model for uniting the principles of science with a sincere spiritual quest. The result is a book of inspiration for the modern, skeptical searcher--and an entertaining work that sheds new light on the methods of the world's greatest detective.
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