The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages
Andrew Blauner, André Aciman, Ian Caldwell, Robert Coover, Edwidge Danticat, Lydia Davis, Michael Eric Dyson, Clyde Edgerton, Paul Elie, Ian Frazier, Samuel G. Friedman, Brooks Hansen, Pico Iyer, A.J. Jacobs, Kerry Kennedy, Owen King, Jane Leavy, Lois Lowry, Thomas Lynch, Charles McGrath, Daniel Menaker, Rick Moody, Kathleen Norris, Jay Parini, James Parker, Robert Pinsky, Steven V. Roberts, Al Sharpton, Lauren Slater, Avi Steinberg, Colm Tóibín, Alec Wilkinson, Tobias Wolff
3.50 · 2 ratings · Published: 10 Nov 2015
The Good Book, with an introduction by Adam Gopnik, collects new pieces by writers from many different faiths and ethnicities including literary fiction writers (Colm Tóibín, Edwidge Danticat, Tobias Wolff, Rick Moody); bestselling nonfiction writers (A.J. Jacobs, Ian Frazier, Thomas Lynch); notable figures in the media (Charles McGrath, Cokie Roberts, Steven V. Roberts); and social activists (Al Sharpton, Kerry Kennedy). While these contributors are not primarily known as religious thinkers, they write intelligently and movingly about specific passages in the Bible that inform the way they live, think about past experiences, and see society today. Some pieces are close readings of specific passages, some are anecdotes from everyday life, and all will inspire, provoke, or illuminate.
Addressing some of the best-known and best-loved characters and stories from Genesis to Revelation, The Good Book will be a beautiful, enlightening gift for secular readers and readers of faith as well as a collection of interest to reading groups, readers of creative nonfiction and personal essays, and fans of each of the individual contributors.
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