{"title":"Jon M. Sweeney","description":"\u003cp\u003eJON M. SWEENEY is an independent scholar and the author of more than forty books on spirituality, religious history, and theology. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eThe Pope Who Quit\u003c\/em\u003e and works on St. Francis of Assisi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeney co-founded SkyLight Paths Publishing in Vermont in 1999, serving as associate publisher and editor-in-chief, before moving to Paraclete Press and later becoming editorial director at Franciscan Media Books. He is currently religion editor and associate publisher at Monkfish Publishing and edits \u003cem\u003eLiving City\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Sweeney works as an editor and publisher across multiple religious and spiritual imprints. \u003cem\u003eThe Pope Who Quit\u003c\/em\u003e was optioned by HBO, and his books have been translated into many languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon M. Sweeney’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"praying-with-our-hands","title":"Praying with Our Hands: 21 Practices of Embodied Prayer from the World's Spiritual Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spiritual guidebook for bringing prayer                 into our bodies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e The power of words is nowhere more evident                 than when we use them to pray, but prayer is also the place                 where we most often come up against the limitations of words.                 In this intriguing book of reflections and accompanying                 photographs, we see how our bodies, in particular our hands,                 can give meaning to our prayers in a way that words alone                 cannot. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e Here are twenty-one simple ways of using                 our hands to speak to God, presented in word and image. These                 spiritual practices are from a broad range of religious                 traditions—from Anglican to Sufi, from Buddhist to                 Shaker. Some may be familiar, some new; all demonstrate the                 universal importance people of all faith traditions have given                 to embodied prayer. They teach us to experience the unique                 spiritual enrichment that can be found when we pray with our                 hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1893361160\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781893361164\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Jon M. Sweeney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43266983985368,"sku":"9781893361164","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594734977_FC_mockup_v2_1738787400_979424ae-d52c-4d97-8d76-1e7f79d4790d.jpg?v=1791046984"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-jon-m-sweeney.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}