Penguins and Golden Calves
L'Engle, Madeleine / Enger, Leif
Despite protests and warnings from friends and family, author Madeleine L'Engle, at the age of seventy-four, embarked on a rafting trip to Antarctica. Her journey through the startling beauty of the continent led her to write Penguins and Golden Calves, a captivating discussion of how opening oneself up to icons, or everyday "windows to God, ” leads to the development of a rich and deeply spiritual faith. Here, L'Engle explains how ordinary th...