Reader's Place: December 1, 2022

SPIRITUAL SEEKING

For the spiritually curious, here’s a selection from a variety of practices.


First Nations Version: an indigenous translation of the New Testament, InterVarsity Press, 2021. (Catalog)

The First Nations Version (FNV) is a retelling of the Creator's Story-the Scriptures-following the tradition of the storytellers of these oral cultures. While remaining faithful to the original language of the New Testament, the FNV is a dynamic equivalence translation that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English.

           


Zen and the art of saving the planet, by Thich Nhat Hanh; edited and with commentary by Sister True Dedication; afterword by Sister Chan Khong. (Catalog)

Mindfulness and the radical insights of Zen meditation can give us the strength and clarity we need to help create a regenerative world in which all life is respected. Filled with the late Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring meditations, Zen stories and experiences from his own activism, as well as commentary from Sister True Dedication, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet shows us a new way of seeing and living that can bring healing and harmony to ourselves, our relationships, and the Earth.


Judaism without tribalism: A guide to being a blessing to all the peoples of the earth , by Rabbi Rami Shapiro ; introduction by Douglas Rushkoff, 2022. (Catalog)

Shapiro espouses a Judaism free from legalism and tribalism-a Judaism that refuses to serve patriarchy and power. It strips away outdated and harmful beliefs that have accrued over the centuries and returns to the essential truths that are too-often ignored in favor of tradition, tribal identity, or the claims of the powerful.


           

When we belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the margins, by Rohadi Nagassar, 2022.  (Catalog)

Nagassar brings the margins to the center to help readers rediscover a reality of love, belonging, and beauty through the journey of deconstructing, decolonizing, and reclaiming faith. For anyone who has struggled to find belonging, for everyone who wants to join in building radically inclusive communities where all people can live fully in their own skin-now begins a journey to find this freedom.


The untamed witch: Reclaim your instincts, rewild your craft, create your most powerful magick, by Lidia Pradas, 2022. (Catalog)

Witchcraft is not one defined, arbitrary path. Rather, it is a diversity of practices that you can curate and align with based on your lifestyle and unique gifts. The Untamed Witch empowers you to use your own instincts, intuition, and personal environment in your witchcraft.


Toni Morrison's spiritual vision: Faith, folktales, and feminism in her life and literature, by Nadra Nittle, 2021.  (Catalog)

Morrison filled her novels with biblical allusions, magic, folktales, and liberated women, largely because Christianity, African American folk magic, and powerful women defined her own life. She was deeply religious, and her spirituality included the Bible, the paranormal, and the folktales she heard as a child.


Compiled by Ina Rimpau