Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death

Author(s): Richard Holloway

Philosophy

Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. A positive and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn, this is also a stirring plea to reacquaint ourselves with death. Doing so gives us the chance to think about the meaning of life itself; and can mean the difference between ordinary sorrow and unbearable regret at the end. Radical, joyful and moving, Waiting for the Last Bus is an invitation to reconsider life's greatest mystery by one of the most important and beloved religious leaders of our time.

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Holloway writes with passion and honesty at all times, and the result is compelling * * Guardian * * The record of a mind too large, too curious and far too generous to be confined within any single religious denomination -- PHILIP PULLMAN Thoughtful, playful, courageous and deeply altruistic . . . a fine companion for anyone who wishes to live a life of any depth -- AL KENNEDY A very wise man indeed. Inspiring. Fascinating. Full of hope -- FAY WELDON Written with the integrity, intelligence and wit that we expect from Richard Holloway -- KAREN ARMSTRONG A deeply lovable man; and what a wonderful book he has written * * Observer * *

Richard Holloway was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A former Gresham Professor of Divinity and Chairman of the Joint Board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Leaving Alexandria won the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2013 and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013. Holloway has written for many newspapers in Britain, including The Times, Guardian, Observer, Herald and Scotsman. He has also presented many series for BBC television and radio; The Last Bus originated as a five-part series on Radio 4 in 2016.

General Fields

  • : 9781786890214
  • : Canongate Books
  • : Canongate Books
  • : 0.28
  • : February 2018
  • : 214mm X 135mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Richard Holloway
  • : Hardback
  • : 1804
  • : English
  • : 202.3
  • : 176