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• A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life, Parker Palmer, 2004 -- "seeks to help us 'rejoin soul and role,' so that individuals and communities can be healed from the ravages of consumerism, injustice and violence. No small task, yet in classic Palmer style, this mission is fleshed out with stories, poems, personal confessions and a plan—concrete steps for creating "circles of trust" where honest, open sharing allows each person's 'inner teacher' to show up. (Ground rules: 'no fixing, no saving, no advising, no setting each other straight.')." Publisher's Weekly
• God Laughs & Plays: Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right, by David James Duncan -- "On the day I was granted the option of what our preachers called "leaving the faith," I did. Following intuition and love with all the sincerity and attentiveness I could muster, I chose to spend my life in the company of rivers, wilderness, wisdom literature, like-minded friends, and quiet contemplation. As it's turned out, this life has enriched me with a sense of the holy, and left me far more grateful than I'll ever be able to say."
• I and Thou, Martin Buber, 1936. Addresses how humans can enagage in mutual and reciprocal dialogue with each other, the world, and God.
• Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spirituality, by John Horgan -- "investigates a wide range of fields — chemistry, physics, psychology, radiology, theology, and more — to narrow the gap between reason and enlightenment. As both a seeker and an award-winning journalist, Horgan is uniquely positioned to profile researchers and their work."
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle. "One of the best books to came along in years. Every sentence rings with truth and power." - Deepak Chopra, author of Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.
• Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, by William James, 1902. "Certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential one written on religion in the twentieth century.'- Walter Houston Clark

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