An elegant meditation on the forgotten virtue of reverence Reverence is an ancient virtue dating back thousands of years, yet it survives among us only in half-forgotten patterns of behavior and in the vestiges of old ceremonies. This short, elegiac volume makes an impassioned case for the ...
An elegant meditation on the forgotten virtue of reverence Reverence is an ancient virtue dating back thousands of years, yet it survives among us only in half-forgotten patterns of behavior and in the vestiges of old ceremonies. This short, elegiac volume makes an impassioned case for the fundamental importance of this forgotten virtue, revealing how awe for things greater than oneself can, and must, be a touchstone for other virtues like respect, humility, and charity. Ranging widely over diverse cultural terrain-from Philip Larkin to ancient Greek poetry, from modern politics to Chinese philosophy-Woodruff shows how absolutely essential reverence is to a well-functioning society. He argues convincingly on how reverence plays an unseen part in virtually every human relationship, whether in government, work, friendship, or family. Elegantly written, thoughtful yet urgent, Reverence is sure to reach out to anyone interested in the moral health of Western culture.
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