Penguins and Golden Calves
Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Unexpected Places
by Madeleine L'engleDespite 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 things such as family, words, the Bible, heaven, and even penguins can become such windows.
She also shows how such a window becomes an idol-a penguin becomes a "golden calf"-when we see it as a reflection of itself instead of God.
With delightful language, insightful metaphor, and personal stories, L'Engle brings readers to a deeper understanding of themselves, their faith, and the presence of God in their daily lives.
- First published
- Sep 18, 2018
- Publishers
- Convergent Books
About Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her young adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters. Her works reflect her strong interest in modern science: tesseracts, for example, are featured prominently in A Wrinkle in Time, mitochondrial DNA in A Wind in the Door, organ regeneration in The Arm of the Starfish, and so forth."Madeleine was born on November 29th, 1918, and spent her formative years in New York City. Instead of her school work, she found that she would much rather be writing stories, poems and journals for herself, which was reflected in her grades (not the best). However, she was not discouraged.At age 12, she moved to the French Alps with her parents and went to an English boarding school where, thankfully, her passion for writing continued to grow. She flourished during her high school years back in the United States at Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, vacationing with her mother in a rambling old beach cottage on a beautiful stretch of Florida beach.She went to Smith College and studied English with some wonderful teachers as she read the classics and continued her own creative writing. She graduated with honors and moved into a Greenwich Village apartment in New York. She worked in the theater, where Equity union pay and a flexible schedule afforded her the time to write! She published her first two novels during these years—A Small Rain and Ilsa—before meeting Hugh Franklin, her future husband, when she was an understudy in Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard. They married during The Joyous Season.She had a baby girl and kept on writing, eventually moving to Connecticut to raise the family away from the city in a small dairy farm village with more cows than people. They bought a dead general store, and brought it to life for 9 years. They moved back to the city with three children, and Hugh revitalized his professional acting career. The family has kept the country house, Crosswicks, and continues to spend summers there.As the years passed and the children grew, Madeleine continued to write and Hugh to act, and they to enjoy each other and life. Madeleine began her association with the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, where she has been the librarian and maintained an office for more than thirty years. After Hugh's death in 1986, it was her writing and lecturing that kept her going. She has now lived through the 20th century and into the 21st and has written over 60 books and keeps writing. She enjoys being with her friends, her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren."http://us.macmillan.com/author/madele...Copyright © 2007 Crosswicks, Ltd. (Madeleine L'Engle, President)...
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Eternity in British Romantic Poetry
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Strategic Redundancy Implementation
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Book of Living Secrets
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The book of living secrets has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the publisher.
Rebelión de Rima
Margarita Engle
Sacred Civics
Jayne Engle
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Sacred Civics
Jayne Engle
Immortal Latin
Marie-Madeleine Martin
Tu Corazón, Mi Cielo
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Do I Feel Better Yet?
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Sharp End of the Rainbow
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Rebelión de Rima Marín
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Researching People and the Sea
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Lila and Theron
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Mireille
Madeleine Snowden
Lyle
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Zahir
Madeleine Snowden
Javion
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Wacky World of Winnie and Willie
Cheryl Madeleine Lodico
Kalani
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Izabella
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Ronan
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58th Birthday Gifts Fore Women : the Real Queens Are Born in Septembre 1963
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Sarah
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Mordechai
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Rene
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Gerald
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Manos Que Bailan
Margarita Engle
Ganador del premio pura belpré de ilustraciónde niña, a teresa carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano.
Casen
Madeleine Snowden
TeeJay Literacy and English CfE First Level Teaching Guide 1C
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Apple Kitchen
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Discover the wonderful world of cooking with apples and more than 70 inventive recipes.
Liberty Terrace
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Alberto
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My Hero Academia Calendar 2022
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Nomen Clature - Madeleine Books
Brielle
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Kolten
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John 6- Abundant Food for Eternal Life
Jeff and Madeleine Schlenz
Jamal
Madeleine Snowden
Denise
Madeleine Snowden
Beetles for Breakfast
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Boston Metaphysical Society
Madeleine Holly-Rosing
19th Birthday Gifts Fore Women : the Real Queens Are Born in Septembre 2002
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Angie
Madeleine Snowden
Ceremony of Innocence
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Lara
Madeleine Snowden
My Hero Academia Calendar 2022
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Gender and Education
Madeleine Arnot
Understanding the field of gender and education today requires thinking more critically about paradigmatic models of gender and their goals for educational and social reform.
24th Birthday Gifts Fore Women : the Real Queens Are Born in Septembre 1997
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Blaise
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Callan
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My People Perish from Lack of Knowledge
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Aldo
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Wynter
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Zariah
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