Greetings Everyone! I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to write and publish my first book in 2021 and wanted to share this with you.
This book is close to my heart and represents a lot of the academic and personal work I have been doing for most of my life. This book provides an overview and in-depth look at the foundational, core, and grassroot teachings on spirituality, purpose, and practice as it is found in religions of the world. I use a personal, social, and ecological lens in looking at change, transformation, and experience as it relates to the teachings. Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice is designed to be used in the classroom or for personal reading. It can be used as a main or supplemental text in the classroom while also looking good sitting on your home library shelf or desk!
Book Description: Human beings have traditionally turned towards religion during times of extreme stress and uncertainty very similar to our present day. Religions proffer leading a life of spirituality and practice as being transformative for ourselves, communities and the planet. Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice provides a contemporary approach to the study of world religions drawing on teachings from Eastern, Western, and indigenous traditions including mysticism. What are the transformational experiences offered an individual found within the teachings, paradigms, and practices of religious traditions? How do religions foster a sense of connection with societies, Earth, and the cosmos as a whole? This book encapsulates 20 years of teaching Religions of the World courses at the college level. This work highlights the intersectionality of religion, spirituality, and practice using a personal, social, and ecological lens.