Faith
Essays from Believers, Agnostics, and Atheists
1st Edition
Published on 24. February 2015
288 pages
978-1-4767-7253-0 (ISBN)
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Delve into this thought-provoking collection of personal essays from award-winning and bestselling authors who explore the perennial question: What do I believe?
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.
Honest, provocative, and candid, Faith begins a larger conversation and invites the question: What do you believe?
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.
Honest, provocative, and candid, Faith begins a larger conversation and invites the question: What do you believe?
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Part I
- A Secular Mystic by Tamim Ansary
- What Do I Believe? by Anne Perry
- Love and Insomnia by David Corbett
- Part II
- Choosing by Beverly Donofrio
- Ah. Yes. by Amy Ferris
- Jesus: A Love Story by Sylvie Simmons
- If There Is a God, Why Would S(He) Waste All Her Time Making Hell? by Pam Houston
- Part III
- Grace Happens by Barbara Graham
- An Itinerary of Faith by Susana Franck
- Our Shared Humanity by Frank Dabba Smith
- Part IV
- Poof! by Aviva Layton
- In Memory of Leon Whiteson
- Keep the Faith by Christine Kehl O'Hagan
- The F-Word by David Misch
- Part V
- Drama, Mystery, and the Episcopal Church by Barbara Abercrombie
- Razor-Edged Abyss by Carrie (Cariad) Kabak
- My Counter-Culture Spirituality: How Sudden Death, Tarot Cards, and Mediums Led Me to Quantum Physics-and Belief by Caroline Leavitt
- Part VI
- Nothing by Benita (Bonnie) Garvin
- I'm an Atheist, Thank God! by Malachy McCourt
- Faith by Lee Chamberlin
- Part VII
- Good, God-Fearing Atheist by Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Faith: A Personal Journey by Mara Purl
- Robotic Love by Dianne Rinehart
- The Balance by Amanda Enayati
- In Closing
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- Notes
- Copyright
