Spirituality

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Featuring 80 Americans--from the famous to the unknown--this series of insightful observations completes the thought that the books title introduces. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they arrive at their own personal beliefs but also... (read more)

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"Hirshfield's current collection brings together . . . an astonishing array of women writers from the 22nd century BC poet Enheduanna to Nelly Sachs and Anna Akhmatova."--Library... (read more)

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“Everything is connected, and the web is holy.” So wrote Marcus Aurelius, the starting point of Sharman Apt Russell’s wise and haunting new memoir about her life as a pantheist. Perhaps no other religious philosophy is as simple and... (read more)

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Mandalas?from the Sanskrit for ?circle??have been used for millennia in cultures worldwide as a tool for spiritual growth, creativity, and physical and emotional healing. With The Mandala Healing Kit, students join Dr. Judith Cornell, an internationally... (read more)

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Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. He believes that God cares... (read more)

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Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide... (read more)

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When it was published in 1987, "Letting God was the first book to explore the themes of the Twelve-Step programs within the context of Christian tradition. Now revised to emphasize its spiritual focus, and including an introduction presenting a monthly... (read more)

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Renowned feminist scholar Barbara G. Walker gently leads the reader on a journey of discovery; a journey towards leading a rich and vibrant inner life.... (read more)

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A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventyfive essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that... (read more)

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In his introduction to this volume, President Jimmy Carter writes that The Best American Spiritual Writing approaches the writing of both poetry and prose as a spiritual discipline, a way to explore the mysteries of the soul and the soul's relationship... (read more)

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In this edition of The Best American Spiritual Writing, Philip Zaleski culls compelling and timely essays and poetry with selections ranging from perennial favorites to fresh new voices, all gracefully probing the role of faith in modern life while... (read more)

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The spiritual and magical powers of creatures great and small.... (read more)