Cherie Nelson Senie's debut essay collection investigates the difficult process of redefining one's faith. The death of a close friend, the complexities of language and of romantic relationships, and the expectations directed toward women within a patriarchal religious structure begin to challenge Nelson Senie's faith. All the places she once found stability-the Bible, an old maroon dictionary, the night sky-begin to crumble. In part an investigation into how this evolution occurred, God Stars is equally concerned with living in the nascent uncertainty. This constellation of formally varied essays creates a deeply personal map for a new kind of faith-one that is not scared to risk in order to gain something more.

Cherie Nelson Senie is a writer, editor, and educator from Kansas. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Literature from Colorado State University and is a former editor of Ruminate Magazine. Her critical and creative work has been published in Prairie Schooner, The Florida Review, Hobart, EcoTheo Review, Speculative Nonfiction, Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies, and elsewhere. She currently lives in Colorado with her partner.