Holy Clues
Subtitle: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes
By: Stephen Kendrick.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2000 July
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780375703386
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes.; Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.; Religious fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Religion and literature -- Great Britain.; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character); Mysticism in literature.
Description: If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals Sherlock Holmes as spiritual guide. 

Drawing on the teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism--as well as a host of thinkers as varied as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and Vincent van Gogh--Kendrick explores the stories of Sherlock Holmes and finds remarkably prescient religious insights. He shows us the link between careful observation of clues and the Buddhist concept of "Bare Attention." He illuminates the parallel between the great sleuth's pursuit of justice and God's actions on the scene of the first murder, when Cain slew Abel. And in the detective's open, engaged mind, Kendrick finds a model for uniting the principles of science with a sincere spiritual quest. The result is a book of inspiration for the modern, skeptical searcher--and an entertaining work that sheds new light on the methods of the world's greatest detective.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.