The author continues his examination of Eastern Orthodox mystical teachings and practices, capturing their living expression through visits to monasteries and hermitages and interviewing charismatic elders.

Unearthed in Egypt in 1945, the Gnostic Gospels were the sacred books of one of the earliest Christian sects. This study draws on those texts to illuminate the world of the first Christians. An intellectually elegant, concise study.

After studying at Oxford with C.S. Lewis, his tutor and close friend, rediscovering the meaning of the Bible and of Christianity, Griffiths became a Roman Catholic monk and moved to India, where he established an ashram. The community was made up of persons of different faiths, but united in their desire to know the Truth.

The author has selected and translated passages from Mark, Matthew, Luke and John which he considers authentic accounts and sayings of Jesus.

About prayer and gratitude, about our awareness and ability to see into things, discovering the grace that awaits us in everyday

Exemplars of holy life, these five diverse women in the Orthodox Christian tradition are deserving of imitation, and offer spiritual guidance for today.

Thurman was a minister, philosopher and civil rights activist who met Gandhi in India and had his commitment to nonviolence confirmed. His embrace of wisdom from other religious traditions emboldened interfaith cooperation and understanding.

These reflections on contemplative life were delivered at Harvard University in 1998.

The author says, “The regular practice of contemplative prayer initiates a healing process that might be called ‘the divine therapy.’” This work is an outline and explanation of the stages of this process.