Patrick Grant, professor emeritus of English at the University of Victoria, is best known for his studies on literature and religion. He is the author of Imperfection, which was short-listed for the Canada Prize, and of Literature, Rhetoric, and Violence in Northern Ireland, 1968–98.

• Introduction: Privacy and the Public Record - Biography and Beyond1 Shaping Commitments2 Enduring Adversity3 What Holds at the Centre4 The Power of Words5 Matter and SpiritAppendix 1: Some Facts About the LettersAppendix 2: Suggestions for Further Reading

Patrick Grant, professor emeritus of English at the University of Victoria, is best known for his studies on literature and religion. He is the author of Imperfection, which was short-listed for the Canada Prize, and of Literature, Rhetoric, and Violence in Northern Ireland, 1968–98.

• Introduction: Privacy and the Public Record - Biography and Beyond1 Shaping Commitments2 Enduring Adversity3 What Holds at the Centre4 The Power of Words5 Matter and SpiritAppendix 1: Some Facts About the LettersAppendix 2: Suggestions for Further Reading

Patrick Grant, professor emeritus of English at the University of Victoria, is best known for his studies on literature and religion. He is the author of Imperfection, which was short-listed for the Canada Prize, and of Literature, Rhetoric, and Violence in Northern Ireland, 1968–98.

• Introduction: Privacy and the Public Record - Biography and Beyond1 Shaping Commitments2 Enduring Adversity3 What Holds at the Centre4 The Power of Words5 Matter and SpiritAppendix 1: Some Facts About the LettersAppendix 2: Suggestions for Further Reading