Practice Resurrection: And Other Essays - Hardcover

Reece, Erik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1619026082 ISBN 13: 9781619026087

Publisher: Counterpoint, 2017

Synopsis

"Erik Reece is obviously a writer to be reckoned with."--Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

In Erik Reece's stunning collection of essays, ideas are the main characters. Written over a period of ten years, and revealing Reece's continued obsession with religion, family, and the natural world, in many ways these essays represent a sequel to his stirring memoir, An American Gospel. In that book, Reece intimitately describes his conflicted relationship with Christianity in the context of the death of his father, and Reece's own journey since then to find meaning and balance in the material and spiritual worlds. Practice Resurrection continues that exploration through essays that take the reader to Norway, New England, London, the Adirondacks, Appalachia, and back to Reece's native Kentucky River.

"With his singular wit and pith, environmental writer Reece explores issues such as God, Christianity, the environment (of course), and his father's suicide in essays rife with sentient turns of phrase and exceptionally insightful passages . . . Few are better than [Reece] is at discussing a personal crisis of faith." --Booklist (starred review)

About this title

About the Author

Erik Reece is Davenport's literary executor. He lives in Lexington, KY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1619026082
• ISBN 13: 9781619026087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220