Faith
Subtitle: essays from believers, agnostics, and atheists
By: edited by Victoria Zackheim
Edition: First Atria Paperback/Beyond Words trade paperback edition.
Publisher: Atria Paperback
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781582705026
Subjects: Faith
Description: Whether believer, skeptic, agnostic, atheist, or something other, these twenty-four authors share a fascinating, daring, and multifaceted perspective on what faith means (or doesn't mean). The collection of personal essays includes bestselling authors such as Anne Perry, who writes about a deeply spiritual faith that embraces and sustains her through every step of her life. Caroline Leavitt writes about tarot cards, mediums, and quantum physics to explain her concept of faith. Afghan-American author Tamim Ansary beautifully captures his childhood curiosity amidst his Islamic views. There is the irrepressible Malachy McCourt's anti-religion rant, and then Pam Houston's signature wit and sense of irony, which gives the question of faith a surprising twist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A secular mystic  -- Tamim Ansary; title: What do I believe?  -- Anne Perry; title: Love and insomnia  -- David Corbett; title: Choosing  -- Beverly Donofrio; title: Ah. Yes.  -- Amy Ferris; title: Jesus: a love story  -- Sylvie Simmons; title: If there is a god, why would s(he) waste all her time making hell?  -- Pam Houston; title: Grace happens  -- Barbara Graham; title: An itinerary of faith  -- Susana Franck; title: Our shared humanity  -- Frank Dabba Smith; title: Poof!  -- Aviva Layton; title: In memory of Leon Whiteson --; title: Keep the faith  -- Christine Kehl O'Hagan; title: The f-word  -- David Misch; title: Drama, mystery, and the Episcopal Church  -- Barbara Abercrombie; title: Razor-edged abyss  -- Carrie (Cariad) Kabak; title: My counter-culture spirituality: how sudden death, tarot cards, and mediums let me to quantum physics-- and belief  -- Caroline Leavitt; title: Nothing  -- Benita (Bonnie) Garvin; title: I'm an atheist, thank God!  -- Malachy McCourt; title: Faith  -- Lee Chamberlin; title: Good, God-fearing atheist  -- Jacquelyn Mitchard; title: Faith: a personal journey  -- Mara Pearl; title: Robotic love  -- Dianne Rinehart; title: The balance -- Amanda Enayati.