The Best Spiritual Writing 2001 (Best American Spiritual Writing)
by Andre Dubus III, Philip Zaleski
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Author: Andre Dubus III, Philip ZaleskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-18
ISBN: 0062517724
Number of pages: 294
Publisher: HarperOne
Summary of The Best Spiritual Writing 2001 (Best American Spiritual Writing)
The Best Spiritual Writing series is "the place to find today's most compelling voices in spiritual writing. This series has a remarkable legacy of bringing together the distinguished literary voices of the present, while offering a glimpse into the bestselling spiritual writers of the future. Representing a wide spectrum of religious traditions, these authors speak from the soul about both the profound and the everyday aspects of spirituality in our lives. Philip Zaleski has brought together a collection of wise and lyrical writing about art, intimacy, prayer, love, and faith, including works by such luminaries as: ? WENDELL BERRY ? BRET LOTT ? THOMAS MOORE? GEORGE WEIGEL? TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS? SIMON WINCHESTERSenior editor for Parabola magazine Philip Zaleski has a finely tuned sense of strong writing and strong spirit, as evidenced in the fifth installment of his highly esteemed Best Spiritual Writing series. The introduction by Andre Dubus III (House of Sand and Fog) sets the stage for the writers to follow. He tells of stumbling upon a "spiritual bookstore" while vacationing and how he immediately recoiled from the incense, crystals, goddess posters, and bookshelves labeled "Transcendence" and "Healing." On the same street he discovered a bookstore with a cigarette-smoking clerk and familiar genres: fiction, poetry. While one store shouted spiritual slogans and quick fixes, the other invited his soul to travel the gritty mysteries of characters, dialog, landscape, and story. "And it occurred to me that the form of spirituality I trust most comes directly from the sensual mass of life itself." Indeed, the host of heavenly voices in this anthology seems to rise from the complicated "sensual mass" called life. Bestselling author Brett Lott speaks of Oprah selecting Jewel for her book club and how it set in motion a series of humiliating lessons. In "Stillbirth," Leah Konselik Lebec reckons with the death of her 28-week-old son in utero. Some essays rise from a seeker's wonderment, such as Valerie Martin's essay "Being St. Francis." There are the occasional dry spots, but they remind readers that spirituality is not an entertainment industry. Rather, it is a reverent process born out of the willingness to listen and pay close attention. Other contributors include Terry Tempest Williams, Thomas Moore, and Pattiann Rogers. --Gail Hudson
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