Renowned scholar of comparative religion Jacob Needleman gathers together ancient texts and writings of the modern practitioners of essential Christianity. Needleman demonstrates that a more effective contemplative tradition existed in the early church and continues today in the lives of extraordinary people whose stories he retells in the course of his own personal explorations into the realms of the spirit. 2 cassettes.
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About the Author:
The acclaimed author of The American Soul, Why Can’t We Be Good? and Money and the Meaning of Life, Jacob Needleman is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, and former Director of the Center for the Study of New Religions at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He lives in Oakland, CA.
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"An uncommon piece of writing that reverberates . . . in a secret, unnamable, very real place in oneself."
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 006066102X
- ISBN 13 9780060661021
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages228
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