
The Good Book
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The Good Book, with an introduction by Adam Gopnik, is ?a rich tapestry of reflections? (Publishers Weekly, starred review) by writers from many different faiths, 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. Excerpted in The New Yorker and other prestigious publications, some pieces are close readings of specific passages, some are anecdotes from everyday life, and all will inspire, provoke, or illuminate.
Showcasing some of the best-known and best-loved characters and stories from Genesis to Revelation, The Good Book is ?often inspiring and always interesting? (Booklist, starred review). This beautiful, enlightening gift ?really does justice to the richness and complexity of the texts and how they resonate in our lives? (Krista Tippett, host of NPR's On Being). ?These writers raise questions that are age-old, yet utterly contemporary, pressing, thoughtful, eternal? (Edward Hirsch). ?This collection has something for everyone who appreciates good writing? (Library Journal).
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- Intro
- The Good Book: An Introduction by Adam Gopnik
- The Old Testament
- 'Who Is the Snake in the Garden of Eden? A Thought Experiment' by Avi Steinberg
- 'Noah' by Charles McGrath
- 'Abraham, Isaac, and Us (And Hagar and Ishmael and Trayvon and Michael Brown, too)' by Michael Eric Dyson
- 'My Father's Commandments' by Jane Leavy
- 'He Who Struggles with God' by Alec Wilkinson
- 'Deuterogeniture, or How I Killed My Grandmother' by André Aciman
- 'The Best Jew in the Family' by Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts
- 'Come On In, the Water's Fine' by A. J. Jacobs
- 'Desert Stories' by Kathleen Norris
- 'The Book of Ruth' by Lois Lowry
- 'Why Psalms Is My Favorite Biblical Book' by Reverend Al Sharpton
- 'A Reading of the Shepherd's Psalm' by Lydia Davis
- 'Guilty Feet Have Got No Rhythm' by James Parker
- 'The Song of Songs' by Pico Iyer
- 'The Valley of Dry Bones' by Samuel G. Freedman
- 'The Book of Jonah: A Postmodern Exegesis' by Daniel Menaker
- 'New Moon Haftorah' by Robert Pinsky
- The New Testament
- 'The Good Thief' by Ian Caldwell
- 'The Womb and the Cistern Cell' by Brooks Hansen
- 'Sermon on the Mount' by Jay Parini
- 'This Saying' by Ian Frazier
- 'Miracles' by Thomas Lynch
- 'Never Quite As Simple' by Owen King
- 'Long Road Home: Thoughts on the Prodigal Son' by Tobias Wolff
- 'The Beloved Disciple' by Colm Tóibín
- Other
- 'The Parables of Jesus of Nazareth' by Rick Moody
- 'A Matter of Infinity' by Clyde Edgerton
- 'The Beginning of the End' by Paul Elie
- 'Resurrection' by Kerry Kennedy
- 'A Voice from Heaven' by Edwidge Danticat
- 'Living on the Ledge' by Lauren Slater
- 'The Bad Book' by Robert Coover
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- About the Editor
- Copyright
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