(RNS) — Now in the contemplative Christian tradition, Paldrom Collins speaks about the spiritual journey that brought her to this point.

Stephanie Rivera recounts the story of her family in 'In Pursuit of Enlightenment (on a shoestring budget)” (FriesenPress, 149 pages, $14.99). The author, who resides in Fairfield, traces her family's ...

David Hume, the pre-eminent Enlightenment philosopher, was born in Edinburgh in 1711. There he lived for many years, and there he died, perhaps the most famous Scot in history. It was thus ...

Sarah Perry's novel, Enlightenment, recently received a Booker Prize nomination. It follows the relationship between two friends, with a 30 year age difference, as they confront the role of the church ...

Sarah Perry’s novel “Enlightenment” is a story of hopeless love, tested faith and wondrous science, all bracketed by two comets. The first of these, Hale-Bopp, appears in 1997 and the second 12 years ...

WAITSFIELD, Vt. — Sarah Perry put a total solar eclipse in her new novel, “Enlightenment,” but — absurdly, in her opinion — had never seen one herself. So, this spring, she crossed the Atlantic from ...