[Faith-talk] Jewish and Buddhist fiction

[John J. Boyer]

Thanks Ginnie. That is good information. I'll see if some of these books 
are on Bookshare, and I may also add them to the wish list.

John

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 09:36:05AM -0500, qubit wrote:
> Ah -- yes, you found the author of "The Chosen", which was made into the 
> movie that I saw.    I haven't read the book, but the movie was excellent. I 
> would read it if I had it.
> Thanks for the list.
> --le
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Virginia Walden" <vlwalden at gmail.com>
> To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:08 PM
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Jewish and Buddhist fiction
> 
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> Ever since John inquired about fiction dealing with other faith traditions
> such as Judaism and Buddhism, I've been scratching around and trying to come
> up with something.  At first, I could only think of Elie Wiesel's novels.
>  They are often highly theological and evidence a profound respect for
> Jewish observance.  Some of my favorite Wiesel novels are: "The Town Behind
> the Wall," "The Forgotten," "Twilight," and, "The Time of the Uprooted."
> 
> There are also Wiesel's profiles of early Hasidic Rebbes
> (charismatic teachers, but not necessarily rabbis).  While these are not
> exactly fiction, they have lots of traditional Hasidic stories--stories that
> are still shared among Hasidic Jewish communities today.  Some of these
> books include: "Souls on Fire," "Somewhere A Master," and "Four Hasidic
> Masters and Their Struggle Against Melancholy."
> 
> Another Jewish author who writes from an observant perspective is Chaim
> Potok.  I read one of his novels, "The Chosen," when I was taking a class
> from Elie Wiesel in graduate school.  I enjoyed the novel. There is conflict
> between Jewish tradition and modernity depicted in the novel.  I thought
> Potok avoided simplistic conclusions about this conflict.  Potok was raised
> in the Orthodox tradition and became a Rabbi.  Some of his other novels
> include: "The Chosen," "My Name is Asher Lev," "Davita's Harp," and "The
> Gift of Asher Lev."
> 
> I've also found two collections of Buddhist fiction.  I haven't read either,
> but I'm looking forward to getting a hold of them.  The first is, "Nixon
> Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction," edited by Kate
> Wheeler.  The second is titled, "You Are Not Here and Other Works of
> Buddhist Fiction," edited by Keith Kachtick.
> 
> Finally, returning to the subject of Christian authors, has anyone mentioned
> J.R.R. Tolkien yet?  He's an old standard, but one of my favorites!  Thanks
> for letting me go on a bit!
> 
> Wishing all the best,
> Ginnie
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