Christian Mystics - Their Lives and Legacies Throughout the Ages
A very clear introduction to the lives and insights of Christian mystics from the earliest period to the modern era. The lives are put in…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Research on Altruism & Love
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Psychology/Spirituality
This volume is one of the early fruits of the Templeton sponsored programme to research Unlimited Love and will give researchers a handle on this…… Read More »
Le Gourou de la Riviera
When we had a Network meeting in the South of France recently, Alexandre Grigoriantz was able to give us an account of the various esoteric…… Read More »
The Myths of Time - From Saint Augustine to American Beauty
This is an unusual and thought-provoking essay on our different ideas of time written by a priest who has a doctorate in philosophy of religion…… Read More »
God and Man
Metropolitan Anthony was the most senior bishop in the Russian Church when he died last year. I remember his commanding presence, spiritual insight and humility…… Read More »
The Significance of Complexity
Subtitled 'Approaching a Complex World Through Science, Theology and the Humanities', this is a relatively technical but interdisciplinary work subdivided into the three elements of…… Read More »
Saint Francis of Assisi
If you thought you knew a good deal about St. Francis, this book will prove to be an eye-opener. This collection of papers imaginatively and…… Read More »
Agape Love - A Tradition Found in Eight World Religions
A gem of a book explaining how this principle of agape love is to be found in all the major traditions, including in this case…… Read More »
Meetings - Autobiographical Fragments
Martin Buber was one of the great spiritual writers of the 20th century who brought Hasidic wisdom to public attention and was the author of…… Read More »
Simone Weil as we Knew Her
This is a very remarkable document, first published in English in 1953. For those unfamiliar with her, Simone Weil (1909-1943) was 'the greatest spiritual author…… Read More »