Vinita Hampton Wright has just published her latest book, A Catalogue of Angels: The Heavenly, the Fallen, and the Holy Ones Among Us (Paraclete Press, 2006). I got to know Vinita when I attended her writing workshop “The Soul Tells a Story” (she now has a book by that title which I highly recommend). I have a deep appreciation for Vinita’s writing and the deeply spiritual and human themes she speaks to in her novels and non-fiction.
Admittedly, I was never in to angels very much, though I have had occasion to call upon the big three — Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael — at times. I never liked the angel genre of inspirational stories. But this book is way different.
A Catalogue of Angels is about “the origin and nature of angels, where they dwell, what they do, and how they relate to humanity” (back cover). Vinita bases her exploration on stories and writings from the three Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints, writes: “This is the best book available on angels — a wildly popular topic that has long deserved the attention of a thoughtful and talented writier like Vinita Hampton Wright. She brings a poet’s skill, a scholar’s care, and a believer’s heart to the heavenly companions whose presence we might sense, but many know little about” (back cover). It is inspiring indeed.
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