MBR: The Religion/Spirituality Shelf

The Religion/Spirituality Shelf

A Portable God
Risa Levitt Kohn and Rebecca Moore
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
9780742544659, $22.95 www.rlpgbooks.com 1-800-462-6420

Professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism Risa Levitt Kohn and associate
professor Rebecca Moore present A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism
and Christianity, an exploration of Christianity and Judaism as sister
religions tracing their lineage back to the common parent of ancient
Israelite religion. Written to be accessible to readers of all
backgrounds, A Portable God discusses the legacy of the Israelite
religion, divine presence as recognized in the absence of the temple,
the question of the messiah, and much more. "...successors of ancient
Israel use the Torah, the Prophets, and some Writings, such as the
Psalms, as their guide to understanding what it means to be Israel. in
order for these texts to remain meaningful, communities read them in
light of their current experiences and, by doing so, interpret or
reinterpret these writings anew. This process is further complicated
when a number of different communities share the same texts but have
different experiences and different interpretive views. Each community
interprets scripture uniquely." A glossary and index round out this
welcome and astutely thought-out contribution to modern Judeo-
Christian studies and dialogues.

Spiritual Relationships
Paramhansa Yogananda
Crystal Clarity Publishers
14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
9791565892248, $8,85 www.crystalclarity.com

Learn how to attract better friendships and mates using the ancient
yoga ideas by Yogananda in SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS: THE WISDOM OF
YOGANANDA, VOLUME 3, a thoroughly 'user friendly' guide to how yoga
principles can actually help relationships grow and thrive. Paramhansa
Yogananda's keys to understanding yoga's underlying philosophy teaches
how to cure bad habits, expand love boundaries, and understand
relationship problems. New age libraries and Metaphysical Studies
reference collections will welcome the focus.

Remembering in a World of Forgetting
William Stoddart
World Wisdom Inc.
1501 E. Hillside Drive, Bloomington, IN 47401
9781933316468, $21.95 www.worldwisdom.com

REMEMBERING IN A WORLD OF FORGETTING: THOUGHTS ON TRADITION AND
POSTMODERNISM includes nine previously unpublished articles by
Stoddart, extracts from previously unpublished private writings, and a
biography of Stoddart, edited by Mateus Soaresde Azevedo and Alberto
Vasconcellos Queiroz, as it explores Tradition and the truths of
intellect and religion. Any serious spirituality or philosophy library
will find it packed with words of wisdom and insight.

A Christian Pilgrim in India
Harry Oldmeadow
World Wisdom Inc.
1501 E. Hillside Drive, Bloomington, IN 47401
9781933316451, $22.95 www.worldwisdom.com

A CHRISTIAN PILGRIM IN INDIA: THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF SWAMI
ABHISHIKTANANDA offers an excellent set of insights into the
spirituality and writings of a missionary and ashram pioneer which
builds on the biographical studies of Le Saux and probes the insights
of his legacy. Libraries strong in Eastern religion and missionary
experience will find it an excellent survey packed with quotes and
source material references.

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