Book Reviews

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Medicine and Compassion By Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, David R. Shlim Points out the importance of compassion in the healing arts. Compassion
Jewish Spiritual Direction By Barbara E. Breitman, Howard A. Addison Proves that Jewish spiritual direction is alive and well and heading off in a variety of promising new directions. Listening
Pearls of Life By Carolina Johansson, Carolina Welin, Martin Lonnebo Christian prayer beads as catalysts to prayer, silence, love, mystery, connections, and transformation. Devotion
The Inner Journey By Lorraine Kisly A rewarding anthology of essay, interviews, and poems on the mysteries of the Christian path. X-The Mystery
The Importance of Being Foolish By Brennan Manning Challenges Christians to give up reliance upon security, pleasure, and power and to live like Jesus instead. You
Power, Freedom, and Grace By Deepak Chopra A summing up of Vedanta philosophy on the path of happiness. You
Adam & Eve's New Day By Sandy Eisenberg Sasso A wonderful way to introduce children to the spiritual practices of greeting the dawn and the night with blessings. Hope
Blessings of the Cosmos By Neil Douglas-Klotz Blessings and invocations of Jesus serving as a spur to our delight in being sons and daughters of God. You
Kama Sutra By Deepak Chopra Conveys the beauty of the human body and the manifold delights that accompany the sacred dimensions of sex. Love
Waking Up to What You Do By Diane Eshin Rizzetto A presentation of Buddhist precepts as spiritual teachers that propel us to act honestly in a world of many complexities. Teachers
A Little Book for Lovers By Georg Feuerstein Links mystery, connections, and compassion to the essence of love. Love
Honoring the Medicine By Kenneth Cohen Reveals the breadth and depth of America's original holistic medicine. Teachers
The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness By Rami Shapiro A beautiful and profound book, packed with concrete practices, on lovingkindness in Judaism and other religions. Kindness
Butterflies Under Our Hats By Sandy Eisenberg Sasso A new children's book, based on a Jewish folktale, that challenges us to find hope in the world. Hope
Holy Madness By Georg Feuerstein Cogent and erudite commentary on the crazy wisdom of modern-day gurus and the spiritual challenges they provide. Play
Once Upon a Time in Asia By Eugene F. Thalman, James H. Kroeger A wonderful collection of stories from the cultures and peoples of Asia from China to East Timor, to the mostly Christian Philippines to Buddhist Thailand and beyond. Openness
Voices of Time By Eduardo Galeano Innovative and imaginative glimpses of the violent, wild, and crazy world we live in from one of Latin America's finest and most perceptive writers. Justice
My Struggle With Faith By Joseph Girzone A confessional work that explores faith, grace, and Jesus. Faith
Spiritual Direction By Henri J. M. Nouwen Key insights into Christian spiritual direction and the importance of listening, devotion, and the quest for meaning. Listening
We Pledge Our Hearts By Edward Searl A top-drawer collection of poems, quotations, and readings that celebrate love and marriage. Love