The Best American Spiritual Writing 2006 (The Best American Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 061858644X ISBN 13: 9780618586448

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Synopsis

A selection of the finest spiritual writing of the year offers a wide variety of essays, poetry, and articles on faith, spirituality, and the influence of religion on every aspect of modern life, reflecting Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and other diverse perspectives in works by John Updike, Michael Chabon, Malcolm Gladwell, Mary Gordon, and others. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

PHILIP ZALESKI, editor of The Best American Spiritual Writing, is the author of many acclaimed books on religion, including The Recollected Heart, Gifts of the Spirit, and The Book of Heaven. His most recent book is Prayer: A History, written with Carol Zaleski. He is a senior editor at Parabola as well as a research associate in religion at Smith College.

Review:

"The collection is a thought-provoking and often poignant read."

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 061858644X
• ISBN 13: 9780618586448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Zaleski Philip