"Owing to his own familiarity with the biblical landscape as a Christian pastor, Brian Walsh ably shows that Cohen is best understood not as a secular saint, but as a post-secular poet who spoke both prophetic and priestly truths. The many Cohen fans who are also people of faith or spiritual seekers will find much to enjoy in this book." --Christian Raab, OSB, associate professor of theology, Saint Meinrad Seminary "Brian Walsh knows that the highest order of interpretation is responsive making. In Rags of Light , Walsh not only recognizes and argues for Leonard Cohen's prophetic and priestly role, but makes Cohen's music a usable liturgy--one profoundly helpful in our cultural moment. I emerge from its pages in song and prayer--ready to make my way through a landscape of both wonder and ruin--and not unaccompanied." --Tiffany Eberle Kriner, associate professor of English, Wheaton College.