The Best Spiritual Writing 1999
by Philip Zaleski
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Author: Philip ZaleskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-06
ISBN: 0062518054
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: HarperOne
Summary of The Best Spiritual Writing 1999
The acclaimed anthology series that Publishers Weekly's starred review called 'a significant addition to the spiritual literature of our time' returns with the year's outstanding prose and poetry on prayer, enlightenment, love, holy places, and other spiritual topics. The debut volume of this annual anthology series garnered critical plaudits and an impressive following. Drawing on essays and poems that first appeared in periodicals as well as on previously unpublished matierals, the 1998 edition covered the whole range of religious traditions and spiritual topics and included contributions from many notable writers. This new edition will showcase inspiring, insightful writings by authors of similar stature -- likely contributors include Ursula K. LeGuin, Mary Gordon, Philip Levine, Thomas Moore, and Wendell Berry.Most contemporary readers agree that the best spiritual writing stays grounded in real-life anecdotes, simple and bold language, and a self-scrutinizing honesty that gives a narrator credibility. With only a few esoteric exceptions, every piece in this anthology edited by Philip Zaleski (senior editor of Parabola magazine) passes this litmus test. When Michael Ventura speaks of finding the "Old One" within himself on his 52nd birthday, his practical wisdom is mesmerizing: "I've learned to leave birthdays unplanned, or almost so, to let the day unfold on its own, because a birthday is a teaching day it has something to reveal.... This is especially true of birthdays, for, as Thomas Hardy once observed, your birthday exists in relation to another day, a day that is impossible to know: we pass silently, every year, over the anniversary of our death."
In one of the most stunning essays in the collection, "Can You Say...Hero?" (originally published in Esquire), journalist Tom Junod speaks of following Fred Rogers around New York City in order to write a profile, and how "Mr. Rogers" gently found his way to Junod's most vulnerable place of spiritual doubt. Contributions from Mary Gordon, Barry Lopez, and Louise Rafkin are also superb. --Gail Hudson
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