Habits of the Heart

  “James Roseman’s Habits of the Heart is a significant, autobiographical story of the way in which a child of the sixties, a wanderer across the confusing terrain of modernity, claims his own past, the story of his forebears, confident in their own epic and sure in their faith.”

—James Patrick, chancellor emeritus, College of Saint Thomas More

“Given the cultural and political crisis in which we find ourselves today, James Roseman has written a most timely and engaging novel that should speak to us all. Habits of the Heart summons us to encounter again traditions and values that are a vital part of our common heritage—regardless of race, creed, or origin—which can point us once more toward our rightful destiny as a people.”

—J. Larry Allums, executive director emeritus, Dallas Institute of the Humanities

“This book is unique and unusual. It is life lessons and character building in the form of a novel, a novel of messages delivered via a family saga. It’s full of sadness and realism, yet still a story about hope and perseverance. It’s tragic in a way, uplifting in another. And that’s the way real life is:bittersweet.”

—Ann Howard Creel, author of The Magic of Ordinary Days

“C. S. Lewis said, ‘Reason is the natural organ of truth, but imagination is the organ of meaning.’ Philosophical truth becomes ‘real’ through metaphor and story. James Roseman has demonstrated this beautifully. This is a captivating, vibrant, compelling story. Yet it left me with so much more: a visceral understanding of and a deep longing for the good ‘habits of the heart’ that are essential for our thriving as a person and as a people. Marvelous!”

—Fred Durham, director, C. S. Lewis Institute - Dallas