Common Sense Spirituality - (Crossroad Book) by David Steindl-Rast (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Each meditation in this volume reflects what the author calls "the spiritual work of our time"--cultivating grateful living, the key to joy. The selections explore the broad range of issues that have been at the core of a lifetime of meditation and teaching.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This collection of David Steindl-Rast's essays directs us back to the true authority--our inner core of knowing. An invitation to reconnect with the wisdom that grounds us, draws no limits, motivates moral actions, and makes us exhilaratingly alive.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A vision of being fully alive in mind, body and spirit. --<i>Catholic Library World</i></p><br><br>Benedictine Brother David Steindl-Rast is a spiritual guru, a wise and humble man with a seemingly endless heart. --Tom Fox, Quaker peace activist, <i>National Catholic Reporter</i><br><br>Brother David writes brilliantly and beautifully and his subject is of deepest interest. --<i>Saint Anthony Messenger</i><br><br>David Steindl-Rast has earned a reputation as a bridge-builder between East and West in matters of religion and is considered by many to be the foremost bearer of the standard of Christian ecumenism laid down by Thomas Merton. --<i>Parabola</i><br><br>Steindl-Rast has a unique gift for bringing extraordinary concepts into ordinary moments, and reading this collection is like sitting at the feet of a master. --<i>Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><strong>David Steindl-Rast</b></b></b> is a Benedictine monk, an author, a psychologist, a theologian, an anthropologist, and a lecturer. His pioneering work on behalf of interfaith dialogue won him the Martin Buber Award in 1975. He is the author of <i>Gratefulness</i>, <i>the Heart of Prayer</i> and <i>A Listening Heart</i> and the coauthor of <i>Belonging to the Universe</i>, winner of the American Book Award, and <i>The Ground We Share</i>. He has contributed to numerous books and periodicals, including <i>Encyclopedia Americana </i>and <i>New Age Journal, </i>and serves as founding advisor of www.gratefulness.org. He lives in Ithaca, New York. <strong>Sr.</b> <strong>Joan Chittister</b></b> is an internationally known author and lecturer, and the executive director of Benetvision: A Resource and Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality. She is past president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Her books include <i>The Friendship of Women</i>, <i>The Gift of Years</i>, <i>In Search of Belief</i>, <i>In the Heart of the Temple</i>, and <i>Wisdom Distilled from the Daily</i>. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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