For the Love of God: Handbook for the Spirit - Hardcover

Shield, Benjamin; Carlson, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1577310616 ISBN 13: 9781577310617

Publisher: New World Library, 1997

Synopsis

In Handbook for the Spirit, an extraordinary group of thinkers and teachers, including Andrew Harvey, Sue Bender, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Barbara De Angelis, and Marianne Williamson, celebrate their personal experiences of the divine. Previously published as For the Love of God, the book features the Dalai Lama on the central importance of kindness; Sue Bender on the small miracles of everyday life; Brooke Medicine Eagle on the Great Spirit; and Joseph Goldstein on the Dharma. Included are Rabbi Harold Kushner on how God appears in relationships, Brother David Steindl-Rast on perceiving the divine through the senses, and 19 other contributors. Each author shares what it is like to have a personal relationship with a higher spirit, how this relationship developed, and how it manifests in his or her life, relationships, and career. Most significantly, the authors offer insight into how readers can enhance their connections with a higher source. Handbook for the Spirit offers both hope and purpose in a world deeply in need of both.

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Review:

"To me, the key to spiritual growth and God-consciousness is understanding that we're not in this world to look for a new belief system," writes Reverend Michael Beckwith, a contributor to this outstanding selection of essays on personal relationships with the divine. "Instead, we are looking for ways to awaken to our real self." Beckwith's wisdom speaks to the core purpose of this superbly edited book. Diverse poetic and inspirational voices, such as Rabbi Harold Kushner, Mother Teresa, Hugh Prather, Brooke Medicine Eagle, and the Dalai Lama create a surprisingly harmonious message--one that sings the praises of finding and worshipping a God in one's self and one's life.

Review:

"This collection of essays has something for nearly every reader." - Booklist

"Highly recommended." - Library Journal

"Perhaps only once in a lifetime does a book come along with such profound spiritual insights." - Leading Edge Review

About this edition

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1577310616
• ISBN 13: 9781577310617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 199