Rating: 
Summary: Not bad...
Review: but I've read better. I was dissapointed. I was looking for something I could relate to. It felt more like a school book, something that you trudge along with, and in the end you've learned something but the trip there was long and kind of boring.
Rating: 
Summary: Decent...
Review: Do dolphins dive bottomward to find the light? Is there someplace within us all that is deep and dark and waiting to be discovered by chance? Or is there nothing left worth waiting for, nothing left worth fighting for, nothing left worth living for? These are the questions that Spiritual Literacy challenges us with. As I read on, taking a long, hard trip upriver towards my own Heart of Darkness, I thought often of a solitary tree, a tree that had once belonged to a vast, glorious forest but now stood alone. Trees can come and go but forests, like our spiritual essence, can only exist if we nurture them and let their beauty strenghten us. Read this book and save a tree: the tree that is growing within you. It may one day turn into a forest and bring with it the happiness and joy that life is supposed to be.
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Summary: Why Are We Here?
Review: Do dolphins dive bottomward to find the light? Is there someplace within us all that is deep and dark and waiting to be discovered by chance? Or is there nothing left worth waiting for, nothing left worth fighting for, nothing left worth living for? These are the questions that Spiritual Literacy challenges us with. As I read on, taking a long, hard trip upriver towards my own Heart of Darkness, I thought often of a solitary tree, a tree that had once belonged to a vast, glorious forest but now stood alone. Trees can come and go but forests, like our spiritual essence, can only exist if we nurture them and let their beauty strenghten us. Read this book and save a tree: the tree that is growing within you. It may one day turn into a forest and bring with it the happiness and joy that life is supposed to be.
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Summary: A marvelous resource
Review: Holding this hefty book in your hands, you cannot help but admire and respect the editorial efforts of the Brussats. They have put together a dazzling compendium of spiritual wisdom -- and have certainly done a lion's share of promoting many wonderful books that probably wouldn't have gained public attention otherwise! Many of the books they've quoted are now prized possessions on my book shelf, and I am grateful for having had this resource to light the path.
My only caveat -- and maybe it's just my issue -- is the way the book is organized and categorized. I find I have to spend a lot of time with the book before I can navigate its pages and figure out how/where to find things within the categories. To be fair, there's A LOT of material here, and not being an ediotr, I am not sure if there IS an easier way to package it all for the reader (?) Thankfully, there is a decent index and the book is worth keeping at your bedside for daily inspiration. You can dip into it anywhere and be nourished.
Rating:
Summary: Decent...
Review: I chuckled when I saw someone say that this felt like a school book, because this is the "textbook" that we use in my philosophy of religions class at my high school. I feel that perhaps this book would have received a five star rating if it also didn't feel like a school book to me. But it is a good book nonetheless, with a quite a few thought-provoking passages by many excellent writers including Anthony de Mello SJ, Madeline L'Engle, and others. Good food for the soul. Give it a chance.
Rating:
Summary: disappointed
Review: I was disappointed in this book/tape. I thought it would give me some real insights into life and spirituality, as alot of good books have. But this was just nausiatingly gay, hopelessly drippy, and not insightful at all. I didn't want anyone to read poetry to me or ask me to notice what a peach looks like. I wanted something different. I give it two stars because I know other people liked it, and others may find it nice to read/listen to.
Rating:
Summary: disappointed
Review: I was disappointed in this book/tape. I thought it would give me some real insights into life and spirituality, as alot of good books have. But this was just nausiatingly gay, hopelessly drippy, and not insightful at all. I didn't want anyone to read poetry to me or ask me to notice what a peach looks like. I wanted something different. I give it two stars because I know other people liked it, and others may find it nice to read/listen to.
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Summary: Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life
Review: If you aren't clear on the difference between religion and spirituality or think spirituality is weird, this book makes a clear and essential exposition of the differences. They use volumous resources to point out the basic values in life that count. As a therapist I use this book literally every day to help me meet the needs of my patients to understand themselves and where they are going with their lives and the importance of nourishing one's self, one's unique spirit. Spirituality applies to all aspects of life and the Brussart's start with the ABC's and go from there to explore the voice of hundreds of spiritual and religious persons to describe and enhance one's understanding of the basic values that apply to all of our lives if we intend to live up to any of our secret desires to be better persons.
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Summary: The beginning and the end of what you need to know.
Review: If you aren't clear on the difference between religion and spirituality or think spirituality is weird, this book makes a clear and essential exposition of the differences. They use volumous resources to point out the basic values in life that count. As a therapist I use this book literally every day to help me meet the needs of my patients to understand themselves and where they are going with their lives and the importance of nourishing one's self, one's unique spirit. Spirituality applies to all aspects of life and the Brussart's start with the ABC's and go from there to explore the voice of hundreds of spiritual and religious persons to describe and enhance one's understanding of the basic values that apply to all of our lives if we intend to live up to any of our secret desires to be better persons.
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Summary: This book brings joy to me everyday
Review: If you want to experience more joy in your life on this Earth, reading this book will definitely put you on the path with your renewed appreciation of every second!
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