{"title":"Monica Furlong","description":"\u003cp\u003eMONICA FURLONG was a British author, journalist, and activist whose writing centred on religion, spirituality, and medieval women mystics. Her books include \u003cem\u003eZen Effects: The Life of Alan Watts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWise Child\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJuniper\u003c\/em\u003e, with a third children’s novel, \u003cem\u003eColman\u003c\/em\u003e, published posthumously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurlong received honorary degrees from the General Theological Seminary in New York and Bristol University. She began her career in 1956 as a feature writer for \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, later serving as religious correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e and writing for the \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Furlong campaigned for the ordination of women in the Anglican Church. Much of her work explored faith, feminism, and the lives of figures including John Bunyan, Thomas Merton, and Thérèse of Lisieux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica Furlong’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":"women-pray","title":"Women Pray: Voices through the Ages, from Many Faiths, Cultures, and Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe distinctive voices of women at prayer throughout the ages and around the world—compiled by the biographer of Therese of Lisieux.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful book celebrates the rich variety of ways women around the world have called out to the Divine—with words of joy, praise, gratitude, wonder, petition, longing, and even anger—from the ancient world up to our own day. The prayers come from women of nearly every religious or spiritual tradition East and West, including ancient Greeks, Australian Aboriginals, medieval Christian mystics, Native Americans, Jewish poets, and Buddhist nuns. Together they provide an eloquent expression of women's inner lives that will resonate with modern readers, both women and men. 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Watts touched the lives of many. He was a renegade Zen teacher, an Anglican priest, a lecturer, an academic, an entertainer, a leader of the San Francisco renaissance, and the author of more than thirty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Zen, Psychotherapy East and West\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Zen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonica Furlong followed Watts's travels from his birthplace in England to the San Francisco Bay Area where he ultimately settled, conducting in-depth interviews with his family, colleagues, and intimate friends, to provide an analysis of the intellectual, cultural, and deeply personal influences behind this truly extraordinary life.\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\/1893361322\/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\/9781893361324\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Monica Furlong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43266984378584,"sku":"9781893361324","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43266984411352,"sku":"9781683365068","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594735530_FC_mockup_v2_1738701722_571949e9-55e0-476a-a19d-0bb063264be8.jpg?v=1791047196"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-monica-furlong.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}