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New Age Spirituality By Duncan S. Ferguson Challenges for Protestant and Catholic churches. Openness
The Magic of Ritual By Tom Driver Offers a substantive treatment of this meaning maker. Transformation
The Four-Fold Way By Angeles Arrien Taps into the sacred wisdom of shamanic traditions. Attention
The Gospel According to Mary By Miriam Therese Winter Offers an eye-opening look at the life and ministry of Jesus as seen through the eyes of women. Devotion
Modern Esoteric Spirituality By Antoine Faivre, Jacob Needleman Insightful material on alchemy, astrology, theosophy and occultism. Openness
Near Occasions of Grace By Richard Rohr A helpful book calling for a new emphasis upon the holiness of sexuality, community building, peacemaking, and lay ministries. Grace
Ordinary Miracles By Nick Taylor Examines a year-and-a-half in the life of St. Mary's Episcopal Chruch in Lake Mohegan, New York. Devotion
Finding Our Way By Barry W. Holtz Discusses the relevance of the Torah and other works to the contemporary scene. Meaning
The Telling By E. M. Broner Recounts the Passover Seders held by a group of New York feminists since 1976. Meaning
Living Yoga By Georg Feurerstein, Stephan Bodian A user friendly volume with essays on relating this practice to love, work and ritual. Connections
The Living By Annie Dillard A rambling and richly textured novel set in the Pactific Northwest. Teachers
Death Dreams By Kenneth Kramer Explores the pathway filled with glimpses of the afterlife. Imagination
She Who Is By Elizabeth A. Johnson A bold and adventuresome theological work. Faith
The Bird of Light By John Hay A lyrical tribute to terns. Attention
More One Minute Nonsense By Anthony de Mello 161 stories, parables and proverbs from this Catholic spiritual teacher. Teachers
Following the Ecstasy By John Howard Griffin A laser-sharp profile of the Trappist monk's struggle with the spiritual discipline of solitude. Silence
Christianity in the 21st Century By Robert Wuthnow Offers analysis in five arenas: institutions, ethics, doctrine, politics and culture. Compassion
Fire in the Soul By Joan Borysenko Shows how suffering can open avenues to personal renewal. Compassion
Fire in the Head By Tom Cowan Probes the common roots of druidism. witchcraft ad Celtic Christianity. X-The Mystery
The Body of God By Sallie McFague Blows away the last vestiges of anthropocentricism which have plagued Christianity with disastrous consequences for the earth and its creatures. Meaning