Paths That Lead to the Same Summit: An Annotated Guide to World Spirituality

Bendeck Sotillos, Samuel

ISBN 10: 1908092203 / ISBN 13: 9781908092205

Published by Matheson Trust, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paths That Lead to the Same Summit: An Annotated Guide to World Spirituality
• Publisher: Matheson Trust
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908092203
• ISBN 13: 9781908092205
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book is at first sight a selection of reviews spanning many years, including some fundamental well-known works and some rare gems of world religions, their spirituality and mysticism, touching on theology, ecology and art; as such, it is useful and interesting in itself, not least because the selection of titles under review follows rigorous criteria. But this collection is also much more than its description implies, for the objective and informative aspect of every chapter is inseparable from an intimate aspect, a recurrent invitation to tread the Path within every path. It is written from first-hand acquaintance and from study, but also from passion and certainty. The concrete and diverse examples shed light on the key to solve the religious puzzle of our times: that is, they delineate an integral framework, that of Perennial Wisdom, the Sophia Perennis as understood in the Traditionalist School, which allows both for religious diversity and for religious unity. The voices of tradition are all, and have to be, different, and yet they are of a compelling unanimity on the essentials. Samuel Bendeck Sotillos draws our attention generously to these voices and this One Voice.

About the Author

Samuel Bendeck Sotillos, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, CCMHC, NCC, CPRP, CCTP, MHRS, is a practicing psychotherapist in California, who has worked for many years in the field of mental health and social services. His focus is on the intersection between psychology, culture, and spirituality. He is a member of the Task Force on Indigenous Psychology (Division 32 of the American Psychological Association), and an advisor to the Institute of Traditional Psychology. Dr. Bendeck Sotillos also serves on the scientific board of the Knowledge and Hope Foundation, and on the editorial board of a number of journals. He has written six books and edited one. His most recent works are: Sacred Psychology: A Global Perspective (Equinox, 2025); and Psyche and the Sacred: Integrating Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being (Sentient, 2025). He has written over sixty articles (some of which have been translated into several languages), and around one hundred book reviews in a wide range of journals.