The Enigma of Anger

“Given the amount of rage that exists throughout all levels and strata of modern society, The Enigma of Anger couldn’t arrive at a better time.”--Booklist

   “If you want to consider anger with a congenial (but not comforting) man of God who has sharp eyes and ears, read Keizer’s book.”--Guy Davenport, Harper’s Magazine

 “A passionate and profound meditation on the nature of a greatly maligned emotion.  This is a splendid book.”--Ron Hansen, author, Hitler’s Niece

 “The Enigma of Anger is a thoughtful, principled, and honest interrogation of a disquieting subject. . . . The result is useful and humane.”--Phillip Lopate, author, Portrait of My Body

 “This book is clearly a masterpiece.”--Noel Perrin, author, Giving Up the Gun: Japan’s Reversion to the     Sword, 1543-1879

 “There is enough edgi ness in this book on anger to convince you that Garret Keizer knows what he is talking about; there is also enough grace to make you think about anger—both human and divine—in a whole new way.”--Barbara Brown Taylor, author, When God Is Silent

“A timely book about the uses—good and otherwise—of anger and about what it truly means to be human, by one of the finest and most courageous writers at work in America today.” --Howard Frank Mosher, author, The True Account