The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008

The defining characteristic of The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008 is that its poems and essays are both personal and universal. This book includes essays by and about people who hold fast to particular religious traditions — Catholics, Jews, Lutherans, Zen Buddhists — but it also includes essays and poems on current events, science, and nature. Read more.

_{Photo credit: Houghton Mifflin}