What They Say

“This is a wonderful book of wisdom. I hope it will be read widely. Anette Ejsing reflects on our lives in a way that is very impressive.” Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University. (Portrait: Chris Hildreth)

“There’s a Kierkegaardian probing here, but this is no Anne Lamott who divulges private experiences. There’s an exceptional discreteness and an admirable indirection. But it’s a fierce book because it doesn’t stop and digs right in and keeps on digging.” Scot McKnight, North Park University.

“I hope every pastoral student will have the opportunity to read this book. It combines Augustinian confessions on loneliness for the twenty-first century, piety informed by theology, theology inspired by astute observation of the human, all-too-human, and freedom to agree and to disagree. It is a book that can make you grow beyond the easy solutions.” Antje Jackelén, Bishop of Lund, Sweden.

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“It is surprising that a book about romantic, spiritual and social loneliness could be such a joyful and hopeful book. This book is that and more; it is also a beautiful book. Anette Ejsing has a gift for asking the right questions. She also has a gift for answering them in a way that is personal, powerful, and helpful, speaking with equal clarity to both heart and mind.” David O’Hara, Augustana College.

Christianity Today gives four stars to The Power of One. “Danish theologian Anette Ejsing uses her personal experiences of loneliness to understand the phenomenon as a Christian. Ejsing shows how Christian experience does and does not solve marital, spiritual, and social loneliness. She concludes by suggesting that loneliness is a form of suffering, and ‘if Christ is using it to accomplish redemption, then it is our privilege to rejoice in it.’” Mark Galli, Christianity Today.

“It’s a very rich book and I have savored it as one would a very rare bottle of wine … I have saved every bit for just the right moment and have enjoyed it to it’s very last footnote!” Lisa van der Plas, TPZ Ministries, The Netherlands.