Faith: Stories
Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 15, 2003
Expanding the conversation begun in God: Stories, this important gathering of writers explores the diverse world of faith in all its guises: Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, and Confucian beliefs, as well as Jewish and Christian ones.
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- Who it’s for
- Stories examine how faith and ritual meet sacrifice, superstition, myth, and disbelief.
- Genres
- Short Story Anthologies, Faith & Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 15, 2003
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Expanding the conversation begun in God: Stories, this important gathering of writers explores the diverse world of faith in all its guises: Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, and Confucian beliefs, as well as Jewish and Christian ones. From James A. Michener to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, from Amy Tan to Hanif Kureishi, Faith: Stories investigates the boundaries of faith and ritual in everyday life. In one story, a one-eyed Chinese child learns that all heavens are not the same.
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In another, a wealthy moneylender finds a relic of the Prophet Muhammad and decides to keep it instead of returning it to its shrine. In a third, a father whose son begins to blindly preach the Koran becomes engaged in a fanaticism of his own. With subtlety and surprise, wit and candor, these stories explore issues of faith such as sacrifice, superstition, myth, and disbelief. Together they form an illuminating prism of the religious experience in today's world.
Faith in Daily Life
Stories examine how faith and ritual meet sacrifice, superstition, myth, and disbelief.
Come here for
- Everyday intersections of faith and ritual
- Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, Confucian, Jewish, and Christian beliefs
Expect
- Stories explore sacrifice
- Stories explore superstition, myth, and disbelief
Where it sits
| Faith & Fiction | 92% |
|---|---|
| Short Story Anthologies | 66% |
| Literary Fiction | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Literary Fiction
- Faith & Fiction
- Short Stories (Single Author)
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- Christian Short Stories
- Biblical Fiction
- Women's Fiction
- American Literary Collections
- Authors
- C. Michael Curtis
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 15, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies