A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/WEST TRANSLATION AWARD The 100th Anniversary Edition of a global classic, containing beautiful translations along with the original German text.
While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the twentieth century's greatest poets, was moved by a spirituality he encountered there. Inspired, Rilke returned to Germany and put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. Rilke's Book of Hours is the invigorating vision of spiritual practice for the secular world, and a work that seems remarkably prescient...
A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/WEST TRANSLATION AWARD The 100th Anniversary Edition of a global classic, containing beautiful translations along with t...
This book of readings, meditations, rituals and workshop notes prepared on three continents provides a context for ritual identification with the natural environment. As relevant today as when it was originally published in 1988, this classic of the sustainability movement helps us experience our place in the web of life - rather than at the apex of some human-centered pyramid. An important deep ecology educational tool for activist, school and religious groups, it can also be used for personal reflection.
This book of readings, meditations, rituals and workshop notes prepared on three continents provides a context for ritual identification with the natu...
In this absorbing memoir, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist/teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind and spirit in the key social movements of our era. From involvement with the CIA and the Cold War, through experiences in Africa, India and Tibet, to her encounter with the Dalai Lama and Buddhism which led to her life-long embrace of the religion and a deep commitment to the peace and environmental movements, Macy's autobiography reads like a novel as she reflects on how her marriage and family life enriched her service to the world. Widening...
In this absorbing memoir, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist/teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind ...
One of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke is widely celebrated for his depth of insight and timeless relevance. He has influenced generations of writers with his classic Letters to a Young Poet, and his reflections on the divine and our place in the world are disarmingly profound. A Year with Rilke provides the first ever reading from Rilke for every day of the year, including selections from his luminous poetry, his piercing prose, and his intimate letters and journals. Rilke is a trusted guide amid the bustle of our daily experience,...
One of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke is widely celebrated for his depth of insight and timeless relevance. He...
A birthright Friend, Carolyn Treadway and her husband were founding members of Bloomington-Normal Friends Meeting. She is an accredited and certified pastoral counselor, family therapist, and social worker. Here with Molly Young Brown she has collected and edited, personal stories, amplified by poetry and photography from 72 contributors, (including many Quakers) that illustrate, though times and lives are changing, how inspiring real life can be. -- Quakerbooks description.
A birthright Friend, Carolyn Treadway and her husband were founding members of Bloomington-Normal Friends Meeting. She is an accredited and certified ...
Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say nothing of nuclear weapons proliferation and Fukushima, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Many of us fall prey to despair even as we feel called to respond to these threats to life on our planet.
Authors Joanna Macy and Molly Brown address the anguish experienced by those who would confront the harsh realities of our time. In this fully updated edition of "Coming Back to Life," they show how grief, anger, and fear are healthy responses to...
Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say ...
El concepto del Gran Giro es descrito como la aventura esencial de nuestros tiempos hacia la creacion de sociedades que sustentan y celebran la vida. La antologia constituye un esfuerzo de llevar la obra de Joanna Macy y colaboradores al mundo hispanohablante al explorar el valor y relevancia del Gran Giro en el contexto del Hemisferio Sur, tanto geografico como metaforico, y en especifico de Latinoamerica. La presentacion de un marco teorico que abreva de una perspectiva ecologico-integral con injerencia en distintas areas del quehacer humano asienta las bases para los doce ensayos que...
El concepto del Gran Giro es descrito como la aventura esencial de nuestros tiempos hacia la creacion de sociedades que sustentan y celebran la vida. ...
Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry offers a rare combination of insight, beauty, and accessibility that has delighted readers for generations. Beloved for its unique lyrical style and musical language, his work stands as some of the most remarkable poetry of the past one hundred years.
In Praise of Mortality is an artfully curated selection of poems from Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies that investigate the emotional and psychological impact of the industrial revolution, and meditate on themes of impermanence and the steady passage of time. Barrows, an...
Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry offers a rare combination of insight, beauty, and accessibility that has delighted readers for generations. Beloved for...
