Philip Zaleski is the author and editor of several books on religion and spirituality, including The Recollected Heart,[1] The Benedictines of Petersham,[2] and Gifts of the Spirit.
[3] In addition, he is coauthor with his wife Carol Zaleski of The Book of Heaven,[4] Prayer: A History,[5][6] and The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of The Inklings J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams.
[8] His essays and reviews on religion, culture, and the arts appear regularly in national periodicals including The New York Times,[9] The Washington Post,[10] The Boston Globe,[11] and First Things.
[13] In 1999, Zaleski compiled, under the auspices of HarperCollins Publishers, a list of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the 20th Century.
And this relationship makes people profoundly happy, which tells us that prayer is something essential to our nature, as if it were hardwired in us.