Reviews for Out of Due Time: Wilfrid Ward and the Dublin Review

The average rating for Out of Due Time: Wilfrid Ward and the Dublin Review based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-06 00:00:00 Erich Lohde Looking for the original and not this biography. Only saw one copy on the internet for $75. Hard to find and probably out of print. Don't even really know if worth getting. This sums up some, although this was by Josephine under his name. Integrating scholarship and the spiritual life can be very difficult. If a guidebook outlining practical tactics for surviving as a Catholic in Academia were produced, it would prove very valuable, especially for those poor souls who struggle through a secular university (myself included). It is easy to be led astray even when considering the Church herself. There is a fine fictional example of this in Mrs. Wilfrid Ward's novel Out of Due Time (a little-known work by a little-known author, both of which deserve marked attention inside and outside formal academic circles). The novel tells the story of a brilliant, young Catholic intellectual who formulates and develops certain theological theories. When he presents his ideas for formal approval by the Church, it is ruled that he has slipped into flagrant heresy. The young man in question rebels against the Church and spends the rest of the novel finding his way back to the truth. It is sometimes difficult to sacrifice one's own ideas to the Church's authority, but in the end, truth is what we should all be seeking, not personal glorification.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-24 00:00:00 Brian Grace A reprint of a classic 1879 translation of legends, myths, folktales and fairy tales from ancient Ireland. I found this book super interesting, as I'd not heard/read any of these tales before. Many of them are based on actual historical figures - kings, warriors, etc. - but mixed with magic, fantastical creatures, bloody battles and incredible feats of strength, and passed down over thousands of years. I do wish there was a bit more flow and emotion to the tales, however. I know the author translated these from old gaelic texts, but since he "modernized" them somewhat by using common English and rewording phrases that wouldn't have made much sense in literal translation, perhaps he could've smoothed out the rough edges a bit (re-worded some of the abrupt scene change/endings, etc.). It also would've been helpful to have the dictionary at the front of the book so we readers could've gotten a glance at some of the unfamiliar terms first, rather than at the end (especially for us e-book readers, where navigation isn't always easy). *Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC, provided by the author and/or the publisher in exchange for an honest review.