In the introduction to this book, editor and selector John A. Murray writes: "Nature is a gospel without dogma, a scripture without words, a creed without colleges or cathedrals." The essays in this anthology all have one thing in common-reverence for the natural world, its wildness, its mystery, and its revelations. Stephen Trimble while watching Pueblo dances is reminded "to pay more attention to my home landscape, to remember the power and the equality of all life." Terry Tempest Williams celebrates desert places and then reflects, "Wilderness courts our souls." One of our favorite pieces in this collection is Rick Kempa's "The Wind." He calls it an animal and quotes the poet George Herbert, "The wind in one's face makes me wise." These fine essays pass on wisdom learned in relationship with land, animals, and special places. Scott Russell Sanders probably speaks for all the contributors when he notes, "How could our hearts be large enough for heaven if they are not large enough for earth?"