The Best American Spiritual Writing 2004
by Zaleski, Philip
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- ISBN 10
- 0618443037
- ISBN 13
- 9780618443031
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Synopsis
It is said that we live in a secular age, yet religion and spirituality, belief and practice, are ever more powerful forces in contemporary culture, shaping both personal lives and world events. The newest addition to the acclaimed Best American series reflects this trend, bringing us the year's finest writing about faith and spirituality from a rich array of traditions sure to enrich the lives of all readers. Included is the work of some of our finest poets -- Mark Doty, W. S. Merwin, Philip Levine -- and most original essayists. Spiritual insight comes in both expected and unexpected places: Thomas Lynch writes of his work as an undertaker, Sallie Tisdale witnesses the miracle of an elephant's birth, and Patricia Monaghan finds consolation in Heisenberg's theory during a period of intense grief. In his introduction, Jack Miles writes, "American spiritual writing at its best is, in sum, a pluriform, multifarious acknowledgment of discomfiture and an opening of exits into a wider world . . . The reader is led to this volume, I imagine, by the question: 'There must be something more. Where can I find it?' The contributors to this volume answer, in effect: 'You will find it when it finds you.'"
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- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3361298-6
- Title
- The Best American Spiritual Writing 2004
- Author
- Zaleski, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0618443037
- ISBN 13
- 9780618443031
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- This edition first published
- October 14, 2004
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