Joyful Noise
The New Testament Revisited- By Rick Moody
Full Description
Like many of their contemporaries, novelists Rick Moody and Darcey Steinke attended Sunday school as kids but drifted away from religion as adolescents. Now, as adults, they are grappling anew with the teachings of the Bible. Rejecting the hard-edged dogmas of many mainline denominations, they have reread the New Testament, reviewed their own life experiences -- and come up with their own personal interpretations of Christian tenets. ... more
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Critical Praise
"Some of the best young American writers yank the Bible back from the far right with these personal essays on the relevance of faith in our increasingly faithless times." --Details
"A book about Christianity that is as accessible as its wonderful title suggests. . . . The collective noise of these 21 extremely distinct voices creates a happily off-kilter tone." --William Georgiades, Time Out New York
"A heartfelt, surprising, frank, sometimes sad, and often funny book whose literary quality is consistently high. . . . It offers fresh evidence of the power the Gospel message holds for those seeking spiritual and moral anchors." --Jane Lampmann, Christian Science Monitor
"This invigorating collection reminds us that Jesus not only raised Lazarus but considerable Cain as well, and that wrestling with the divine can put us in closer touch with our humanity." --Virginian-Pilot
"Wonderful. . . . Anyone of any faith, atheists included, might well find in this collection what I found, essays rich in truth and high in literary quality--playful, creative, profound." --Alice Evans, Eugene Weekly
- Category:
- RELIGION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 3/1/1999
- Price:
- $17.99/$20.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316579957
- Pages:
- 256
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
