SPIRIT AND WISDOM
Soren
Gordhamer
Wisdom 2.0:
Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly Connected
(Harper San Francisco, 2010) is a book that offers guidance
to the millions of people attempting to find the right balance
between computers, cell phones, blackberries, iPods--and their
creative lives.
David
Anderson is the pastor of the Episcopal church in Darien,
Connecticut. He also writes columns for several newspapers and
lives with his wife, cookbook author Pam Anderson, and their two
teenage daughters.
Breakfast Epiphanies and
Other Unexpected Encounters of the Spirit
(Beacon 2002), of which Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of
Driven to Distraction and Connect
writes: “…a witty, warm, and wise bouquet of stories written
from the stuff of everyday life by a man whom you like
immediately…and feel sad to say good-bye to when this
all-too-short visit draws to a close…a joy to read, and a
comfort to reread.”
Reverend
Candace Chellew-Hodge serves as associate pastor of the
Garen of Grace united Church of Christ in Columbia, SC., and is
the founder of the first online magazine for gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender Christians called
WHOSOEVER, which now reaches nearly one million people every
year.
Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and
Lesbian
Christians
(Jossey-Bass, 2009)
Kirk Byron
Jones D.Min. PhD was a pastor for twenty years. He teaches
social ethics and pastoral ministry at Andover Newton
Theological School in Massachusetts.
Holy
Play: Five Steps for Living Your Divine Purpose (Jossey-Bass
2007)
The
Jazz of Preaching (Abbingdon 2004)
Addicted to Hurry: Spiritual Strategies for Slowing Down
(Abbingdon
2003)
Rest In
The Storm (Judson Press 2001)
Patricia
Madson is one of the foremost teachers of improvisation in
the country
Improv
Wisdom: Unscripting Your Life – a Book for Anyone Who
Believes They Can’t Think on Their Feet.
(Crown/Belltower 2005)
A handbook for applying the
techniques and philosophy of improvisation as a system for
personal growth.
Diana
Durham is
a poet. who was born in England and now resides in the United
States.
The
Return of King Arthur: Completing the Quest for Wholeness
(Tarcher 2004) A revolutionary interpretation of Arthurian
myth that can change the way we live our modern lives.
David
Kherdian
On a
Spaceship With Beelzebub is a memoir of a spiritual
journey from
within the Gurdjieff movement
Marshall
Glickman after retiring from the corporate world at the ripe
age of twenty-four, Marshall left fiscal stress behind and moved
to Vermont. He is the editor and publisher of an environmental
magazine, Green Living, and lives with his wife and two
children.
Beyond
the Breath: Extraordinary Mindfulness Through Whole-Body
Vipassana Meditation (Tuttle 2002)
The
Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and
Your Finances (Ballantine Books 1999)
Katherine
Kurs is in the unique position of being an episcopalian
minister and ecumenical minister at the west park church in
manhattan as well as being a jew who founded and, for eight
years, directed the interfaith program of congregation b’nai
jeshurun, america’s fastest-growing liberal post-denominational
synagogue.
Searching for Your Soul (Schocken Books 1999) an
anthology of spiritual
autobiographies.
*Work in Progress: A Mystic
in the Mainstream: Going to God in a Woman’s Body, a
memoir.
Nancy
O’Hara
Zen by
the Brush, illustrated by Seiko Morningstar (STC 2003)
Serenity in Motion (Warner 2003) is a guide to applying
the lessons from Quiet Corner in a wider, wilder world.
Work From
the Inside Out: Seven Steps to Loving What You Do (Random
House/Harmony 2002) explores the quest for joy in work through
mindfulness.
Just
Listen: A Guide to Hearing Your Own True Voice (Broadway
Books
1999) earned the following praise
from Robert Gerzon, author of Finding
Serenity in the Age of Anxiety: “…[Nancy]
gently guides you on the path to experiencing greater serenity
and discovering the passionate life you were born to live.”
Find a
Quiet Corner: A Simple Guide to Self-Peace (Warner 1995)
A
nurturing handbook to quiet times
and quiet places. A classic
Mirabai Paula Starr is an adjunct professor of philosophy
and world religions at the University of New Mexico. Her
translations of the Spanish mystics have been acclaimed for
their clarity, beauty, and accessibility. Mirabai is also a
certified bereavement counselor.
Devotions, Prayers
& Living Wisdom Series: St Teresa of Avila, Saint John of the
Cross, Saint Michael the archangel, Hildegard of
Bengen, Our Lady of Guadalupe
(Sounds true, 2007 and
2008)
St. Teresa of
Avila:
My Life (Shambhala
Books 2006)
Dark Night of the Soul by
St. John
of The Cross (Riverhead
Books)
The
Interior
Castle by St. Teresa of
Avila
(Riverhead)
*Work in
Progress: Jenny –a novel
Melissa
Gayle West, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and program director
of harmony Hill Retreat Center for Holistic Healing. She lives
in Seattle, Washington.
Exploring the Sacred Labyrinth
(Broadway Books 2000, One Spirit
2001)
Nina Wise
is a writer, teacher, and performance artist who has
performed for audiences around the world.
A Big
New Free Happy Unusual Life: Self Expression and Celebration for
Those Who Have Time for Neither (Broadway 2002) is
Nina’s profoundly liberating guide to unlocking the creative
spirit.
“This
wonderful book could change my life.” Isabel Allende
“…No one else
I know so intimately joins the sublime and the absurd…” Natalie
Goldberg.
Tad Wise
is an author, actor, singer/songwriter, English teacher,
journalist, and stonemason. He is also the father of three.
Tibetan
Buddhist Altar Book (Chronicle, 2004)
Blessings on the Wind: The
Meaning of Tibetan Prayer Flags
(Chronicle 2002).
Marc
David
Nourishing Wisdom: A New Understanding of Eating (Random
House/Bell Tower 1991) was endorsed by Dr. Larry Dossey, author
of Recovering the Soul, who said “this book could forever
change the way you think about food.” A classic.
Cyndi Lee is the director and founder of the
OM
Yoga
Center.
Yoga
Body Buddha Mind
(Riverhead Books 2004)
Rabbi
Zalman Schacter-Shalomi with Ronald Miller.
Reb
Zalman is a beloved and respected preeminent rabbi and teacher
whose belief in the universality of spiritual truth has led him
to study with Sugi masters, Buddhist teachers, Native American
elders, catholic monks, and humanisitic and transpersonal
psychologists.
From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A
Profound New Vision of Growing Older
(Warner Books 1995, 1998) is the
first American work to acknowledge the archetype of “sage.”
“Extraordinary…a
magnificent view of aging.” – Larry Dossey M.D., author of
Healing Words.
“As in his teaching, Reb Zalman
put in this volume much warmth, human compassion, and
necessary wisdom.”
Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986
Nobel Prize for Peace.
