Making lists.Timothy P. Schilling in his review of Belonging to God ("Getting into Shape," February 24) criticizes the author, Charles Murphy There have been a number of notable people named Charles Murphy:
 dz') [Lat.,=blessing], in the Gospel of St. Matthew, eight blessings uttered by Jesus at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. from the Western tradition, as well as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path Eightfold PathBuddhist doctrine, stated by the Buddha in his first sermon near Benares, India. The path is regarded as the way for individuals to deal with the problems named in the Four Noble Truths. of Enlightenment from the Eastern, there are also "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" and "Six Significant Landscapes" by "A Spiritual Poet in a Secular Age," which is the subtitle sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. of Msgr. Murphy's engaging book, Wallace Stevens. Schilling can be assured that none of these will lead "conscientious types to consulting and checking these lists while never quite maturing." JUSTUS GEORGE LAWLER St. Charles, Ill. THE REVIEWER REPLIES: I'm not opposed to lists on principle. I just felt that in this book Msgr. Murphy piled them on a bit, adding to the impression that the spiritual life is easily summed up and manageable. My experience tells me otherwise. TIMOTHY P. SCHILLING |
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