Description
The result of a nationwide survey of experts in leading universities and seminaries, as well as leading representatives of dozens of religious traditions and spiritual persuasions, this authoritative list of seventy-five includes martyrs and mystics, intellectuals and charismatics from East and West. Their lives and wisdom are now easily accessible in this inspiring volume. A celebration of the human spirit, ideal for both seekers and believers, the curious and the passionate, thinkers and doers. Spiritual Innovators profiles seventy-five remarkable people together in one accessible volume. Each profile includes: . Synopsis of innovator's life and the evolution of their spiritual leadership and influence. . Inspiring quotes-words of wisdom indicative of the innovator's life and teachings. . A guide to further examination of their works, ideas, organisations, movements, legacy. . Resources for more in-depth study.
About the Author
Ira Rifkin is an award-winning journalist, author and educator specializing in religion issues, particularly relating to culture and globalization. A columnist for GetReligion.org, he is author of Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization: Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval and editor of Spiritual Leaders Who Changed the World: The Essential Handbook to the Past Century of Religion (both SkyLight Paths). He has taught at the University of Maryland, College Park; American University; and the State University of New York at New Paltz; and has lectured widely at universities, conference centers, houses of worship and elsewhere around the United States. Dr. Robert Coles was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his five-volume Children of Crisis series. He is professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at Harvard Medical School and James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University. Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our highest civilian honor, he is also the author of many books.
Book Information
ISBN 9781594732416
Author Ira Rifkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint SkyLight Paths Publishing,US
Publisher Jewish Lights Publishing
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 152mm * 18mm
About the Author
Ira Rifkin is an award-winning journalist, author and educator specializing in religion issues, particularly relating to culture and globalization. A columnist for GetReligion.org, he is author of Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization: Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval and editor of Spiritual Leaders Who Changed the World: The Essential Handbook to the Past Century of Religion (both SkyLight Paths). He has taught at the University of Maryland, College Park; American University; and the State University of New York at New Paltz; and has lectured widely at universities, conference centers, houses of worship and elsewhere around the United States. Dr. Robert Coles was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his five-volume Children of Crisis series. He is professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at Harvard Medical School and James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University. Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our highest civilian honor, he is also the author of many books.
Book Information
ISBN 9781594732416
Author Ira Rifkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint SkyLight Paths Publishing,US
Publisher Jewish Lights Publishing
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 152mm * 18mm
