'The collection's rich diversity bespeaks the generative intercourse of religion and literature.' S. Gowler, CHOICE 'Literature and religion have a close relationship and have encouraged cross-disciplinary study over the years. This companion (one in a well-established series for the general and the academic reader) is a useful snapshot of current thinking. ...The appeal to readers who like connecting religion and literature will be immediate. ... for the general reader and believer, it is likely to stimulate and enrich their study of and reflections on their faith, and, of more value still, enhance their own religious practice.' Stuart Hannabuss, Women, Word, Spirit-Network Journal 'This is an outstanding volume: diverse but coherent, demanding but always clear. The individual essays are strong, but read as whole the book is even more powerful. It is required reading for any scholar working in the wide and complex field of literature and religion.' Andrew Tate, The Glass