Benburb Priory
"Culture, Creation Care and the Christian Faith"
Benburb Priory Presents Author Paul Kingsnorth.
In a rare treat, world-renowned author Paul Kingsnorth will speak about his life and work. Including his sensational recent conversion to the Christian faith.
..."Paul Kingsnorth is an Orthodox English writer and thinker who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy-editor of The Ecologist and a co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project."
This event is part of an exciting series of discussions with leading thinkers on Irish history, current affairs and our unique Christian heritage. In a rare treat, world-renowned author Paul Kingsnorth will speak about his life and work. Including his sensational recent conversion to the Christian faith. This event will take place in our state-of-the-art Bruce room. There will be a riveting speech, question and answer session and refreshments available. Limited tickets are available so please book early to avoid disappointment.
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DETAILS Date: April 8
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
VENUE Benburb Priory, 10 Main Street Benburb, Northern Ireland BT71 7JZ
United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)2837548241
ORGANISER Benburb Priory
Phone: +44 (0)2837548241
Tickets cost: £7.99
About the Author
Paul Kingsnorth is an Orthodox English writer and thinker who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy-editor of The Ecologist and a co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project.
Kingsnorth's nonfiction writing tends to address macro themes like environmentalism, globalisation, and the challenges posed to humanity by civilisation level trends. His fiction tends to be mythological and multi-layered.
Paul Kingsnorth’s debut novel, The Wake, won the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize and the Bookseller Book of the Year Award, as well as being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Folio Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize, and shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. Beast, the second book in his Buckmaster Trilogy, was shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2017. He is also the author of the non-fiction books One No, Many Yeses, Real England, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Savage Gods, as well as two poetry collections, Kidland and Songs from the Blue River.
