Spiritual Quests

Spiritual Quests

Author: Mary Gordon

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780395515631

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Six acclaimed authors discuss the influence of religion on their writing. Includes comment by David Bradley, Allen Ginsberg, Mary Gordon and Jaroslav Pelikan. Third in the Writer's Craft series.


Spiritual Writings

Spiritual Writings

Author: Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780809128754

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Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), a Jesuit as well as a leading theologian of the Counter-Reformation, had an enormous effect on the religious life of his age. Here are two of his most influential ascetical works: The Mind's Ascent to God, written in the tradition of Bonaventure and John Climacus, and The Art of Dying Well.


The Best Spiritual Writing 2010

The Best Spiritual Writing 2010

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-01-05

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1101196610

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The renowned nonfiction annual makes its Penguin debut For more than a decade, Philip Zaleski has collected into a single volume the best spiritual essays and poetry of the year. The Best Spiritual Writing 2010, featuring essays by John Updike and Diane Ackerman, poems from Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney and Pulitzer Prize-winner Louise Glück, and personal reflections by Richard Rodriguez and Leon Wieseltier, is sure to expand on the series' already wide recognition and reach the growing audience of readers searching for unsurpassed spiritual writing. Contributors include: Mary Jo Bang, Jane Hirshfield, Melissa Range, Rick Bass, Paula Huston, Pattiann Rogers, David Berlinski, Pico Iyer, Amanda Shaw, Joseph Bottum, Charles Johnson, Master Sheng Yen, Nicholas Carr, Jon D. Levenson, Floyd Skloot, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Philip Levine, Meir Soloveichik, Billy Collins, Wilfred M. McClay, Richard Wilbur, Chrisi Cox, Richard John Neuhaus, Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky


The Best Spiritual Writing 2013

The Best Spiritual Writing 2013

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0143121537

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A new volume of the critically acclaimed spiritual writing series, with an introduction by bestselling author Stephen Prothero Boasting an impressive selection of personal essays, articles, and poems by today's leading luminaries, The Best Spiritual Writing 2013 captures our nation's spiritual pulse and offers readers an opportunity to explore the most nourishing writings on spirituality published in the past year. As in previous editions, Philip Zaleski draws from a wide range of journals and magazines to build an anthology of stimulating works by some of the nation's most esteemed writers such as Adam Gopnik, Edward Hirsch, and Melissa Range. The result is a book, ideal for gift giving, that will appeal to religious thinkers, atheists, and people of all faiths and beliefs.


John Muir

John Muir

Author: John Muir

Publisher: Orbis Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1626980357

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Scottish naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) helped spark the modern environmental movement. Living for months and even years in the wilderness, he experienced a deep communion with the sacred and his contemplations on the natural world are filled with mystical intuitions of God's reality. This volume contributes to a strain of spirituality that finds an echo in today's environmental movements.


The Best American Spiritual Writing 2007

The Best American Spiritual Writing 2007

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780618833337

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A selection of the finest spiritual writing of the year offers essays and articles on faith, spirituality, and their influence on politics, creativity, literature, and other fields, reflecting Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and other diverse perspectives.


The Best American Spiritual Writing 2005

The Best American Spiritual Writing 2005

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780618586431

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Presents a collection of essays, articles, and poems from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, including the writings of Harvey Cox, Heather King, Dana Tierney, Gary Snyder, and Helen Garner.


The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008

The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780618833757

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The newest addition to the acclaimed Best American series brings readers the year's best writing about faith and spirituality and is sure to enrich the lives of all readers. Includes writings that reflect Christian, Muslim, Jewish, secular, and pan-Hindu perspectives.


The Best Spiritual Writing 2012

The Best Spiritual Writing 2012

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1101552654

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Penguin's yearly offering of outstanding essays and poetry on faith and spirituality. Every year, the acclaimed Best Spiritual Writing series offers readers the opportunity to explore the most intriguing work on spirituality published in the past year. Featuring a splendid and varied selection, The Best Spiritual Writing 2012 is an elegant collection that gathers intimate, thought-provoking work by some of the nation's most esteemed writers, including Philip Yancey, Richard Rodriguez, and Robert Bly. Culled from a wide range of journals and magazines, these spiritual perspectives are expressed in pieces as diverse as the sources from which they've come. A favorite of book clubs, this makes a perfect gift for the holidays or special occasions.