Quality of Mercy

by Eugene England

Book by England, Eugene

Genres: Religion, Lds

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

A remarkable teacher, writer, and human being, Eugene England (1933-2001) profoundly influenced thousands of students, readers, and colleagues. A tireless advocate of what he called “great books and true religion,” he co-founded Dialogue, the first independent Mormon scholarly journal, and the Association for Mormon Letters. His thought-provoking personal essays explored the issues of belief, peace, poverty, race, gender, academic freedom and community. An eternal optimist, he encouraged dialogue between conservatives and liberals, skeptics and believers, traditionalists and postmodernists during the decades-long culture wars. England’s life and work reveal a faithful scholar and loyal critic who followed the admonition of Apostle Paul: “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”

Reviews

[Jamir Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brother England was ahead of his time.
Lots and lots of jewels in this book.

[Sharman Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I forgot to put this book on my list as one I'd read. Now Brent and I are rereading it for our nightly devotional. I always enjoy anything England writes.

We finished last night (11/20/11). England looks at the quality of mercy from several different perspectives, including Shakespearean characters. The personal stories he tells are poignant and illustrative.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eugene England has insights into the gospel of Jesus Christ that are very valuable to me, and this book emphasizing mercy is a treasure. Mercy for others, mercy for yourself, Christ's mercy toward us--they are all explored with personal stories, doctrinal explorations, and heartfelt, exceptionally well-written essays.

[Christi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was a great book from Eugene England, but not his best work. I enjoyed reading the essays and the self-analysis was fun, but I didn't feel the writing was quite as finessed as his other stuff. A good read, but probably wouldn't make the top of my recommendations list.

[John Sorensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A thoughtful and insightful book on the quality of mercy. The Book Index summarizes the book well and I really liked the essay, chapter 4, “Easter Weekend.”