Leap.Leap Terry Tempest Williams Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), is an American author, naturalist, and environmental activist. The main subject of her writings is the deserts of the American West. She is considered an ecologist and a naturalist, but writes about other issues as well, including issues of In the tradition of Annie Dillard Annie Dillard (born 30 April 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, best known for her narrative nonfiction. She has also published poetry, essays, literary criticism, autobiography, and fiction. and Kathleen Norris For the contemporary poet/essayist of the same name (b.1947), see Kathleen Norris (poet) Kathleen Thompson Norris (b. July 16 1880, San Francisco, California; d. , Williams presents a provocative narrative blending of religious insight, natural history, and "The Garden of Delights"--a 15th-century triptych by the Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch Noun 1. Hieronymus Bosch - Dutch painter (1450-1516) Bosch, Jerom Bos . Williams' vision of Bosch's work forms an extended inquiry into the relationship between religion and spirituality and the invitation of incarnation. With each leap of insight, she pushes her definition of a "living faith." In the process she examines the teachings and rituals of her Mormon upbringing and reclaims a covenantal relationship with God. (Pantheon Books) |
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