Are you sure?
This bookmark will be removed from all folders and any saved notes will be permanently removed.
Thoughts on spiritual writing
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
As Sentinel online readers give thought to their summertime book picks, they might find themselves reaching out for a backpack-size paperback, The Best Spiritual Writing 2010 (Penguin Books, New York).
While there’s no denying the excellence of the writing in this collection of 21 essays and nine poems by authors of the caliber of John Updike, Richard Rodriguez, and Seamus Heaney, from publications as diverse as The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, and AARP, some likely readers might appreciate a small warning label:
This selection is, loosely speaking, more spiritual than religious, and not to be confused with the spirit and purpose of some of the other books we’ve discussed in recent weeks, such as those by N.T. Wright and Eugene Peterson.
Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.
