Spirit Matters

Lerner, Michael

ISBN 10: 157174195X / ISBN 13: 9781571741950

Published by Hampton Roads Publishing (edition ), 2000

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Seller Inventory # 157174195X-11-1

Synopsis:

The author points out that those who can take spirituality seriously in their personal lives but who have not yet realized that thier spirtual practice could be the basis for a fundamental transformation of the world. The book shows how deeply we have been hurt personally, emotionaly, ecologically, and politicallly by living in a world that systematically represses our spirtual needs andhow we might creat a personal life and society that emboidies more spirituality that affirms that there is enough of the joy that could be building blocks in getting our lives together.

Review: Spirit Matters is a highly recommended book for anyone who longs to live in a world with stronger spiritual values and less emphasis on ecological destruction, material gain and technological progress. And nowadays, there are a lot of us out there, according to acclaimed rabbi and author Michael Lerner (The Politics of Meaning). Many individuals live as a "divided self", he explains. We privately hold deep spiritual beliefs, but are too uncertain or shy when it comes to asserting those beliefs in the public arena.

To bridge this duality, Lerner offers this thoroughly readable manual on how to introduce solid and healthy spiritual values into our world culture. This is not about pushing a hidden religious agenda, or trying to create a fad-like movement around the latest "New Agey" ideology. Rather, Lerner devotes this book to presenting an intelligent vision of deeply caring for one another and our planet. Chapter by chapter Lerner gives examples of what readers can do for the environment, endangered animals, hospitals, prisons, the workplace, home front and neighbourhood. As a narrator and thinker, Lerner is sweeping and eloquent in his understanding of spiritual complexities, yet he also offers specific suggestions, such as improving education by eliminating "the SATs and other odious forms of testing". Or addressing the US prison problems by eliminating jail terms for non-violent crimes. As a spiritual/political manifesto, Spirit Matters cannot be praised enough. --Gail Hudson

Bibliographic Details

Title: Spirit Matters
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing (edition )
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good