Bill J. Brent

Imagination and Spirit: a Contemporary Quaker Reader Bill J. Brent

Marc Notes: Anthology of contemporary Quaker nonfiction and fiction writingPublisher Marketing: From essays about the Quaker Christian experience and the 'mystery at the core of all being' to a murder mystery by Irene Allen, this collection presents some of the best of contemporary Quaker non-fiction and fiction writing, with a brief biography of each author. Among these popular 20th- and 21st-century writers are names familiar to readers of mainstream Christianity, including Thomas Kelly, Jessamyn West, James Michener, Daisy Newman, Jan de Hartog, and Scott Russell Sanders. These adept essays and works of fiction reflect the true scope of spiritual experience, offering essays and fiction that range from tender, thought-provoking, and challenging to humorous, dramatic, and mysterious. Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2003 pg. 96 (EAN 9780944350614, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 03/17/2003 pg. 72 (EAN 9780944350614, Paperback) - *Starred Review Booklist 04/01/2003 pg. 1358 (EAN 9780944350614, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Bill, J Brent Brent Bill is a writer, retreat leader and Quaker minister. He's the author and coauthor of many books, including Awaken Your Senses, Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment, Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality, Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes, Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message, and Imagination and Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader. In addition, he is the author of more than one hundred short stories, nonfiction articles and the popular blog Holy Ordinary. Bill is a graduate of Wilmington College and the Earlham School of Religion. He has been a local church pastor, denominational executive, seminary faculty member and go-cart track operator. He lives with his wife on Ploughshares Farm, fifty acres of Indiana farmland that is being reclaimed for native hardwood forests and warm season prairie grasses. Contributor Bio:  Curtis, C Michael C. Micheal Curtis, senior editor of The Atlantic Monthly, has edited three anthologies: American Stories: Fiction from The Atlantic Monthly, Contempory New England Short Stories, and Contemporary California Short Stories. He lives in Massachusetts.