God In All Worlds: An Anthology of Contemporary Spiritual Writing

by Lucinda Vardey

Spanning fifty years and representing traditions from Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism to Gaia worship and New Age beliefs, this bountiful anthology forms an inclusive map of the spiritual journey and its landmarks. Its twenty-two chapters describe prayer and meditation, the power of myth, the Mother goddess and the Cosmic Christ, the struggle with evil, the gifts of love and grace, and the awe-filled encounter with a divine Other that is intensely personal yet has the capacity to transform the world. God in All Worlds includes the work of some of the great religious thinkers of our century--Krishnamurti, Paul Tillich, Martin Buber, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa. But among its more than one-hundred contributors are also poets (Allen Ginsberg, Maya Angelou), novelists (Flannery O'Connor), activists (Mahatma Gandhi, Vaclav Havel), psychologists (Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow), feminists (Germaine Greer, Robin Morgan), naturalists (Barry Lopez), and physicists (Albert Einstein, Fritjof Capra). The result is a book of dazzling breadth and insight that will inspire, console, enlighten, and renew readers for years to come.

Genres: Spirituality, Religion, Nonfiction

896 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Marie Cheng Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first picked this up when I was in college and trying to ascertain whether I had a spiritual journey at all. This book, among many things, did help in having many writings at hand to remind me that the spiritual journey is always present.

I wouldn't say all the writing has touched me, but if you flip through it enough you do find the pieces that really strike a chord in you.

[Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent mix of material