FAITH
(Volume 32, Number 1)

The Mustard Seed and the Mountain Patrick Laude
The many dimensions of faith

Faith as an Act of Freedom Abraham Joshua Heschel
“To have faith is greater than to see”

“A Wing and a Prayer”
An interview with Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

The Legend of the King and His Quarry Ross Fuller
A commentary on a Persian Sufi story

Seven Great Acts of Faith Jeff Zaleski and Robert Doto
A photo essay

The Way of Spiritual Childhood Christopher Bamford
Thv©rv®se of Lisieux and the ‚Äúlittle way‚Äù of faith

Doubt and Certainty Shimon Malin
A lively discussion about levels of knowing

The First Pillar of Islam Peter Samsel
“There is no god but God and Muhammad is His Messenger”

An Acceptable Possibility
An interview with bestselling author and Christian geneticist Francis S. Collins

Praying to Al-Khafid G. Willow Wilson
Faith and the problem of evil: A Muslim perspective

Ivan and Alyosha Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith and the problem of evil: A Christian perspective

Faith: Is it Real or am I Real? Marc Gafni
Jewish wisdom on having faith in oneself

Song of the Soul That Rejoices in Knowing God Through Faith St. John of the Cross
Poetry from the Spanish mystic

Everyday Faith Robert Doto and Erynn Sosinski
A photo essay

Is Self Development Possible? Ilan Amit
The necessity of reaching a spiritual dead-end

HOLY EARTH
Sea Around Us, Sea Within Us K. Lauren de Boer
Lessons from the ocean

WHAT DOES RABBI STEINSALTZ SAY?
Is God as Real as A Table? Adin Steinsaltz

TANGENT
A Pathway out of Hell Val Thorpe
The faith of Vincent Van Gogh

EPICYCLES
The Hunters, The Hunted Chinese | James Opie
The Strange Origin of Corn Abenaki | Anonymous
Mistakes Tibetan | Barbara Helen Berger

BOOK REVIEWS
The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama Thomas Laird | reviewed by David Rothenberg
The Soul of Christianity: Restoring the Great Tradition Huston Smith | reviewed by Richard Smoley
The Spiritual Roots of Yoga: Royal Path to Freedom Ravi Ravindra | reviewed by Rama Devagupta

Tangent
RIGHTEOUS REGGAE
Inside the phenomenon of the world’s best-known Hassidic Jew

Epicycles
THE IGIL Tyvan | Kira Van Deusen
HERE WHERE ONE STANDS Jewish | Martin Buber
THE THREE LAUGHS Jewish | Doug Lipman

Book Reiews
Silence
Robert Sardello
Reviewed by Christopher Bamford
The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books
Khaled Abou El Fadl
Reviewed by Ali Eteraz
Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, tradition, and accomplishment in visionary Buddhism
Andreas Doctor
Reviewed by J. M. White
The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories
Sumathi Ramaswamy
Reviewed by Richard Smoley
The Color of Love: An Artist’s Book of Poetry and Passion, Selections and Paintings
Marielle Bancou
Reviewed by Mark Magill
Classic Books in Review
The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
Reviewed by Bill Williams