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Article: The Best American Spiritual Writing: 2008.(Brief article)(Book review)
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- Spirituality & Health Magazine
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- March 1, 2009
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Byline: Kristine Morris and Erica Lee
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The Best American Spiritual Writing: 2008
edited by Philip Zaleski, with an Introduction by Jimmy Carter
Houghton Mifflin, 2008, $14.00
The topics in this tenth edition of the Best American Spiritual Writing series range wide, and reading them is delving into the company of those who have thought deeply about their subjects and have the skill to touch readers' hearts. Included are writings by Pico Iyer, Natalie Goldberg, Robert Pinsky, John Updike, Wendell Berry, and others, whose thoughtful essays are, as Jimmy Carter says, "a way to explore the mysteries of the soul and the soul's ...