Book Reviews

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Solitude By Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen, Thuy-vy T. Nguyen Scientific confirmation that solitude and quiet restore you. Silence
The Free Mind By Dza Kilung Rinpoche Buddhist practices for distracted people to find peace. Peace
Studiolo By Giorgio Agamben Visio divina, or “sacred seeing” practice with an Italian philosopher. Vision
Circle of Hope By Eliza Griswold A journalist investigation of faith and community in a fading church. Faith
This Sweet Earth By Lydia Wylie-Kellermann A book on climate change blending practicality and poetry which asks, what do we tell our children about the earth and its future? Compassion
The Intimate Way of Zen By James Ishmael Ford A multifaith approach to walking the Zen path Peace
Poems from the Soul By M. Wynn Thomas Reminder that hymns are part of our poetic and mystical traditions. Faith
Myth Making By Maureen Murdock Writing as a spiritual practice to help you realize connections and go deeper. Meaning
The Perennial Philosophy Reloaded By Dana Sawyer A discussion of the link from Alan Watts and Ram Dass to Mirabai Starr and Richard Rohr. Vision
The Mirror of Simple Souls By Aline Kiner, Susan Emanuel (translator) A spiritual, thrilling novel about rebellious religious women in medieval Paris. Questing
Finding Radical Wholeness By Ken Wilber A philosophical-psychological path to wholeness by growing up more. Meaning
Broken Heart, Shared Heart, Healing Heart By Barbara Allen The founder of Australia's first animal chaplaincy program with resources and rituals for grieving an animal companion. Connections
The Artist's Joy By Merideth Hite Estevez Coaching on creativity to spur joy in life. Joy
The Devotional Qur'an By Shawkat M. Toorawa An essential Qur’an for Muslim devotional practice. Faith
Healing Our Way Home By Valerie Brown, Marisela B. Gomez, Kaira Jewel Lingo Buddhist practices to cultivate self-care, liberation, and wholeness. Unity
Sonnets to Orpheus By Ranier Maria Rilke, Mark S. Burrows (translator) Rilke's strange poetic phrasings that reflect complex spiritual yearnings. Attention
Deep Reading By Rachel B. Griffis, Julie Ooms, Rachel M. De Smith Roberts Virtues learned from simply reading deeply. Attention
Making Room By Carl Siciliano A spiritual memoir that’s also a call to action. Justice
Queering Contemplation By Cassidy Hall Contemplative living as exploring, unfolding. Openness
The Greatest Evil Is War By Chris Hedges A blazingly prophetic account of the horrors of war and its causes. Shadow