Owen-Towle's inspiring essays balance Unitarian Universalism's rational, mystical and activist sentiments. An excellent introduction to Unitarian Universalism for newcomers as well as a valuable resource for personal reflection, family sharing and Sunday worship.

Looking to her family and extending her insight to include cats, dogs and butterflies, Mauldin playfully and poignantly examines lessons from everyday events. She finds wisdom in the discovery of her kids' secret clubhouse and in the beauty of an egret standing beside a busy highway. Part of the UUA Meditation Manual series.

A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day. LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

Situates the female mystical tradition within the context of the epistemological shift which occurred at the dawn of the modern world.

"Wide-ranging study of Salman Rushdie's seven published novels"--Bk. jacket.