false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170264833m/44508.jpg 44508 2 Philip Zaleski, an acclaimed writer and the editor of the series, has once again assembled an outstanding collection of thirty-five pieces that range far and wide in subject matter and style. In "The Cellular Church," Malcolm Gladwell takes a look at the pastor Rick Warren, and Mary Gordon's "Moral Fiction" explores the place of value judgments in literature. Michael Chabon describes his childhood fascination with the darkness and "silliness" that pervade the world of the Norse gods, and Katherine Paterson, an award-winning children's book writer, describes how faith plays a role in her work. Miles Hoffman and Wendell Berry both decry the loss of soul, the former speaking of modern music and its dire need for a miracle, and the latter of modern agriculture, which has strayed perilously far from its roots. The range of the volume is immense, stretching from Edward Hoagland's discussion of America's social breakdown to Helen Tworkov's analysis of the inherent conflict between feminism and Buddhism to Corby Kummer's deliciously simple recipe for kosher almond cake. <BR><BR>The poems, too, run the gamut of human experience, with contributions from such distinguished poets as Mark Doty, Charles Martin, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Louis Simpson, C. K. Williams, and John Updike. The Best American Spiritual Writing 2006 is sure to please not only lovers of spiritual writing, but also those who long for writing that illuminates a vast range of issues beyond our immediate line of sight. 6746563 11 10 2006 The Best American Spiritual Writing 2006 (The Best American Series (TM)) total:9|4:1|3:6|2:1|1:1| 9 25 16 2 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 07:50:49 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 08:10:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 06 13:12:50 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 20:03:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 11:21:50 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:21:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 10 17:17:37 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 19:11:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 18:15:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:11:39 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Tue Aug 19 19:47:54 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 19:47:54 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 16:42:05 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 12:37:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 13 20:53:43 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 20:53:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 06:27:35 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 07 10:22:09 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 06:27:35 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 29 09:13:50 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:03:34 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 13 04:48:15 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 04:48:15 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Oct 18 07:49:26 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 07:49:26 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Oct 16 21:48:13 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 10 14:20:34 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 20 16:26:08 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 16:26:28 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Sep 05 16:16:53 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 16:16:58 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Aug 27 19:30:41 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 19:30:41 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44508