The World Wisdom Bible: A New Testament for a Global Spirituality
A groundbreaking spiritual conversation that invites you to step beyond the limits of any one faith into a global spirituality.
The World Wisdom Bible is a global spiritual conversation about the nature of life and how best to live it. Drawing on ancient and timeless texts from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism, this compendium of sacred texts juxtaposes seemingly divergent teachings to create a spiritual collage of wisdom that crosses religious boundaries, and invites the reader to step beyond the limits of any one faith into a global spirituality.
Organized by themes, The World Wisdom Bible is more than an anthology of diverse teachings; it is a new scripture for those who describe themselves as spiritual independents, spiritual but not religious, and nones. Where conventional Bibles and scriptures speak to believers of one religion or another, The World Wisdom Bible speaks to seekers of every faith and none.
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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 › Ecumenism & Interfaith
Religion › Comparative Religion - Topics
- interfaith wisdom · comparative religion · sacred texts · world religions · spiritual anthology · thematic scripture
- ISBN-13
- 9781594736360 (Paperback)9781683367024 (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.