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Jack Miles

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Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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Religion & Spirituality,Nonfiction

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Jack Miles (b. 1942) is an American author and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the MacArthur Fellowship. His work on religion, politics, and culture has appeared in numerous national publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 3,982 ratings · 451 reviews ·38 distinct works •Similar authors

	God: A Biography: Pulitzer Prize Winner 3.92 avg rating — 2,559 ratings — published 1995 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God 3.96 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2001 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God in the Qur'an 3.81 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion as We Know It: An Origin Story 3.40 avg rating — 140 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions (2 Volumes) by Jack Miles(General Editor), Wendy Doniger(Goodreads Author)(Editor), Donald S. Lopez Jr.(Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism by Jack Miles(editor), Donald S. Lopez Jr.(Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Hinduism by Jack Miles(Editor), Wendy Doniger(Goodreads Author)(Editor) 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Daoism by Jack Miles(Editor), James Robson(Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Judaism by Jack Miles(editor), David Biale(Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Christianity by Jack Miles(Editor), Lawrence S. Cunningham(Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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God in Three Classic Scriptures (3 books)
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“The profound originality of a divine-human pact in which both parties complain endlessly about each other has too rarely been acknowledged as such.”
― Jack Miles, God: A Biography: Pulitzer Prize Winner

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“You think you are alone. Then you raise your eyes, and you are surrounded.”
― Jack Miles

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“Religion [...] may be seen as literature that has succeeded beyond any writer's wildest dreams.”
― Jack Miles, God: A Biography: Pulitzer Prize Winner

tags: religion

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July/August 2021 Group Read
Pulitzer Prize in Biography, General Nonfiction, or History

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New AmericabyGilbert King,Winner General Nonfiction, 2013

11 votes, 32.4%

Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the ConstitutionbyJack N. Rakove,Winner History, 1997

6 votes, 17.6%

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898byEdwin G. Burrows,Winner History, 1999

6 votes, 17.6%

God: A BiographybyJack Miles,Winner Biography, 1996

4 votes, 11.8%

The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a NationbyGene Roberts,Winner History, 2007

4 votes, 11.8%

In Our Image: America's Empire in the PhilippinesbyStanley Karnow,Winner History, 1990

3 votes, 8.8%

34 total votes

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