Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent: Sacred Teachings―Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations)
The spiritual teachings of many faith traditions can help you step beyond the limits of any one tradition to the reality that can't be named.
The fastest growing spiritual movement in the United States today is that of the religiously unaffiliated. These spiritual seekers make up 20 percent of the adult American population; they are the spiritual equivalent of political independents. Refusing to limit themselves to one religion or another, these seekers without borders are open to wisdom wherever it can be found.
This is a "bible" for this vast and growing social movement. It weaves sacred texts and teachings from the world’s major religions―Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and more―into a coherent exploration of the five core questions at the heart of every religion’s search:
• Who am I? • Where did I come from? • Where am I going? • How shall I live? • Why?
It couples these sacred teachings with modern commentary designed to help readers use these texts in their daily lives. It also provides the basics of spiritual mentor Eknath Easwaran’s Passage Meditation to help you internalize the texts that articulate your deepest insights and values.
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Book details
- Author
- Rami Shapiro
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Spirituality
Religion › Devotional - Topics
- interfaith spirituality · world religions · sacred texts · religious pluralism · comparative religion
- ISBN-13
- 9781594735158 (Paperback)9781683362364 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI RAMI SHAPIRO is an American Reform rabbi and the author of more than three dozen books on religion and spirituality. His recent books include Surrendered―The Sacred Art, The World Wisdom Bible, and Recovery―The Sacred Art.
Shapiro holds a Ph.D. in religion from Union Graduate School and received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. He has served as a congregational rabbi for twenty years, including as the founding rabbi of Temple Beth Or in Miami, Florida, and has been an adjunct professor of religious studies at Middle Tennessee State University.
When he’s not writing, Shapiro co-directs the One River Foundation and writes a regular column for Spirituality and Health magazine. His poems, short stories, and prayers appear in anthologies and prayer books around the world.