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From: Sojourners Magazine
Date: 20010501
Author:Wallis, Jim

Leap Terry Tempest Williams

In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Kathleen Norris, 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. 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 ...

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