The Best Contemporary Novels are the Ones that Explore Spiritual Questions The Emmaus Readers--that eclectic multi-disciplinary group of book-lovers at Calvin College in Michigan--have again set out to find what is implicitly and explicitly spiritual in the fiction that frequents the bestsellers lists. Choosing novels of historical fiction, fantasy, realism, and detection, they guide and question, showing ways in which readers and book groups might approach fiction from within the contexts of their own faith. Novels discussed in this volume: Leila Aboulela, The Translator Allegra Goodman, IntuitionChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus Khaled Hosseini, The Kite RunnerMischa Berlinski, Fieldwork Edward P. Jones, The Known WorldGeraldine Brooks, March Cormac McCarthy, The RoadMichael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen's Union Marilynne Robinson, GileadKate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux Jos Saramago, Blindness Praise for The Emmaus Readers -"Discussing a literary work is commonplace in academia, but discussing it through spiritual and religious channels of discourse is less so and, indeed, incredibly valuable. This work functions well as a tool for sparking conversations about society, culture, humanity and spirituality in the light of secular literature. Highly recommended." -Library Journal
Product details
- Paperback | 230 pages
- 135 x 205 x 12.7mm | 267.62g
- 01 May 2009
- Paraclete Press
- Orleans, MA, United States
- English
- 155725544X
- 9781557255440
- 2,809,018
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