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Finding God in the World By Avery Brooke A spiritual autobiography that reveals how a devoted, disciplined, and creative layperson can find her own path under the guidance of the Spirit. Wonder
Working the Spirit By Joseph M. Murphy Examines the rituals of five different groups. Faith
A Gathering of Angels By Morris B. Margolies An admirable survey of the evolving role of angels over three thousand years of Jewish history. Nurturing
Robert Crews By Thomas Berger A novelistic reworking of the Robinson Crusoe tale. You
Sharing the Journey By Robert Wuthnow Looks at the phenomenon of support groups and what it all means. Meaning
Jesus and Faith By Jeffrey Carleson, John Dominic Crossan, Robert A. Ludwig Presents reponses to this controversial author's views of this itinerant Jew. Faith
The Shadow in America By Jeremiah Abrams A bellweather book with nine essays on our public and private lives. Shadow
The Musical Life By W. A. Mathieu Probes the deep connection between music and spirituality. Listening
Not All of Us Are Saints By David Hilfiker Features the ideals of a person serving the poor in Washington, D.C. and probes the meaning of compassion in an era of homelessness. Compassion
Not Counting Women and Children By Megan McKenna Commentary about some interesting out-of-the-way characters in the scriptures. Teachers
Wheat & Weeds and the Wolf of Gubbio By Graziano Marcheschi Poems, prayers, and stories that draw out our empathy and other spiritual feelings. Devotion
Grace in Action By Richard Rohr Pieces by Rohr and members of the Center for Action and Contemplation that bespeak the necessity of melding contemplation and action in Christian faith. Grace
Quest for the Grail By Richard Rohr A men's retreat in which Rohr uses the myth of the Grail as a spur to inner work. Questing
The Book of Words By Lawrence Kushner Soulful meditations on 30 Hebrew words and their spiritual spin-offs. Meaning
Take Your Time By Eknath Easwaran Practices to help you shift gears and move down the highway of life without hurry or worry. Attention
Holy Fools & Mad Hatters By Edward Hays A challenge to Christians to cultivate the clown within. Faith
Birdsong By Coleman Barks, Jelaluddin Rumi Fifty-three quatrains by Rumi, the great Persian poet and Sufi mystic, many using images of birds. Devotion
Love Affair By Andrew M. Greeley Shares his feelings, dreams, and volatile mood swings with God whom he addresses as My Love. Devotion
Chronicles of Tao By Deng Ming-Dao A fascinating introduction to Taoism through the life and works of a Taoist master. Teachers
Endangered Peoples By Art Davidson Probes the plight of indigenous peoples who are struggling to survive. Justice