Download or read book When the Horizons Close written by Elsa Tamez and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On its surface the book of Ecclesiastes appears to offer a type of wisdom that bears little reference to social or historical issues. But from her own perspective in Central America, Elsa Tamez finds in this ancient book a surprisingly current message. Ecclesiastes reflects a time when utopian hopes have been crushed, when the prospects for change seem remote, and the challenge is how to live faithfully in the present while maintaining some openness to a different future. Because that describes the situation of many people today, especially in the third world, the book of Ecclesiastes bears a message of unusual relevance.