Book Reviews

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The End of Poverty By Jeffrey D. Sachs Issues a cogent challenge to this generation to end extreme poverty around the world by the year 2025. Justice
Your Life as Story By Tristine Rainer An exhilarating overview of the latest literary trend in America. Meaning
Beyond Religion By David N. Elkins Covers eight alternative paths to the sacred. X-The Mystery
Reading with Deeper Eyes By William H. Willimon Explores ten stories about faith. Faith
Time Dollars By Edgar Cahn, Jonathan Rowe Reviews innovative experiments in communities across the country administered by schools, hospitals, and colleges. Connections
I Am a Palestinian Christian By Mitri Raheb A powerful and poignant series of essays by a Palestinian Christian who is a Lutheran clergyman in Bethlehem. Justice
Sense and Sensibility By Emma Thompson Contains the 1995 screenplay of Sense and Sensibility along with diaries written by screenwriter author and actress Emma Thompson during the shooting of the film. Love
Living by Wonder By Richard Lewis Nurturing the imaginative life in children is the challenge of education in the home and the school. Imagination
Peak Learning By Ronald Gross A versatile tool kit for those who want to become active, adventuresome, and accomplished learners. Nurturing
Silence By Barbara Erakko Taylor An incisive examination of the spiritual practice of silence. Attention
Flannery O'Connor's Religious Imagination By George A. Kilcourse, Jr. A substantive interpretation of the role of grace and meaning in the fiction of this important Christian writer. Grace
A Closer Walk By Nancy Roth Informative and inspirational interpretations of such hymns as There Is a Wideness in God's Mercy and 'Tis a Gift to be Simple. Enthusiasm
Passion For Life By John James, Muriel James Delineates the spiritual urges which drive us to seek purpose and meanig in life. Meaning
Blue Calhoun By Reynolds Price A stunning novel showing how the choices we make can deeply color the lives of those we hold dear. Love
The Art of the Impossible By Vaclav Havel A primer on spiritual politics that salutes the potencies of hope and delineates the dynamics of hatred. Hope
Simple Tibetan Buddhism By Annellen Simpkins, C. Alexander Simpkins A useful and inspiring overview of the spiritual practices of this important religion. Transformation
Purity of Heart and Contemplation By Bruno Barnhart, Joseph Wong A soul stretching treasure house of ideas and ideals on the spiritual journey, desire, nonduality, devotion, wholeness, and more. Devotion
The Rebirth of Nature By Rupert Sheldrake Celebrates the reunion of science and spirituality. Connections
Second Innocence By John Izzo Challenges readers to live these two exuberant qualities at work, in relationships and in daily life. Zeal
Awake at Work By Michael Carroll One of the best books written about practicing spirituality on the job. Attention