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Many of our book reviews include excerpts that illustrate a writer's insights. Every day we link one excerpt off the top of the "Updates" column on the homepage.

• See an Archive of the Spiritual Readings of the Day.

• One Nation Under God?: A collection of books that describing the changing landscape of American religion and the growing segment of the population with no religious affiliation or who describe themselves as spiritual but not religious.
• SkyLight Illuminations Series: A round up of a series of books on sacred texts from Skylight Paths.
• Refining Character as Elders: An annotated bibliography of the best resources for character development late in life.
• Tell Me a Story: We have chosen 16 of our favorite collections of spiritual teaching stories from the world's religions.
• Best Spiritual Books of 2012: Our choices of the books that most impressed and inspired us — highly recommended for your spiritual journey.
• Douglas Wood — A Voice of the Heart: A profile of the remarkable writer and his books for all ages
• Children's Books on the Unity of the Human Family: A joyful series of photographic essays
• Thanks for Everything, Bill: An Open Letter to Bill Moyers on the Occasion of His Retirement
• Jesus Books: a bibliography of titles revealing a wide spectrum of ideas about his teachings, ministry, and mission
• 100 Multifaith Resources: Resources that explore all the wonderful possibilities for broadening our understanding of both spirituality and practice in our world where people of different traditions are intentionally interacting.
• Modern Spiritual Masters Series: An outstanding collection of the essential writings of key teachers from many traditions.
• Spiritual Perspectives on September 11: Catholic, Buddhist, Anglican, and others, plus photograph collections
• Summer Reading Suggestions: Beyond the Typical Beach Reads
• The Spiritual Path of Grief: A collection of comforting words of wisdom from contemporary teachers
• A Devotional Toolkit for Times of Crisis: 50 practices from the world's religions and the resources that best describe them.
• Books That Speak to Your Condition: a special reading list put together after the 9/11 terrorist attacks — helpful for any difficult time
• The Wonder Writers: seven writers who will turn you toward the pole of wonder.
• Rich Deposits of Mystical Wisdom: a beguiling fable by Roger Housden and an amazing collection of translations by Daniel Ladinsky that are welcome resources for pilgrims on a mystical path.
• The Spiritual Dimensions of Conscious Aging: Good books, videos, and audios that signal a broadening and deepening of the way we see aging.

• Andrew Harvey on adab, the Sufi practice of courtesy and respect
• Mary Pipher on self-care, happiness, the value of Buddhist practices, and her memoir Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World
• Elizabeth Lesser on creating your best life, practices for difficult times, connecting with nature, spiritual teachers and mentors, and the role of pain in the spiritual life.
• Thomas Moore on the process of becoming a person through your experiences, obedience to one's calling, imagination, mystery, and his book A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do
• Sam Keen on wonder, reverence, and his book Sightings: Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds
• Megan McKenna on justice, following Jesus, and her book On Your Mark
• Robert Thurman on Infinite Life
• Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of God's Paintbrush, on children's spirituality
• Phil Cousineau on The Olympic Odyssey

• The 12s: Galleries of Inspiring Quotations and Images on Spiritual Practices
• A Gallery of Contemplative photography from the book The Practice of Contemplative Photography
• Books & Quotes on Joy and Mirth a collections from a variety of books and authors
• Winter: Images and Quotes for Reflecting on the Meanings and Messages of the Season
• Prayers for Our Leaders: Prayers collected for the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States
• Shoe Fleur: from photographer Michel Tcherevkoff, a gallery of shoes and purses made from flowers
• Meinhard Craighead: A Retrospective: images from the Southwestern artist's Crow Mother and the Dog God
• The Sacred Balance: A Visual Celebration of Our Place in Nature: David Suzuki and Amanda McConnell with Maria DeCambra point out connections that give meaning
• Put on a Happy Face: Pop culture images to make you smile
• Buddha: Asian statues beautifully photographed by Jon Ortner
• Talking to God: Stunning photographs of individuals talking to God in their own ways in diverse settings
• Timeless Prayers for Peace: Multiple Christian prayers for various settings

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