Our Reviews Philosophy

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat


We're often asked how we choose books, audios, and films to review for SpiritualityandPractice.com. We've been at this for more than 30 years now, and we have developed a reviews philosophy.

We are drawn primarily to resources that are expressive of the quest for meaning and purpose, wholeness and healing, commitment and community, mysticism and social activism. We are open to works representing all the world’s religions and a wide variety of spiritual traditions.

In our selection of resources to cover and in our intentional approach to them, we practice hospitality, empathy, and enthusiasm as pathways to discovering a world indwelt by grace and holiness. We are decidedly positive in our reviews. All the resources in our database are recommended for those living a spiritual life.

Our database of reviews now covers more than 7,500 resources. Included are reviews that were previously published in our publications Cultural Information Service and Values & Visions. Some of the reviews have also appeared in Spirituality & Health, The Lutheran, and other publications. In the first year of SpiritualityandPractice.com, 500 new reviews were added to this growing database.