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The Spirituality of the Celtic Saints

The new revised edition of The Spirituality of the Celtic Saints is now available from New Priory Press.

More on Meister Eckhart

For several years, at the request of a number of readers, I wanted to collect and update various articles and lectures I have given on Meister Eckhart into a single volume as a follow-up to my older introductory work, Eckhart’s Way (1986), which itself was published in a revised edition by Veritas Publications, Dublin, in 2009.  The collection, Meister Eckhart: Master of Mystics was published by Continuum (now Bloomsbury) in 2011.

Religion on Pern? My Tribute to Anne McCaffrey

Smartpop Books has just published Dragonwriter, a collection of tributes to the late Anne McCaffrey edited by her son Todd McCaffrey.  I contributed a chapter about the place of religion in the McCaffrey universe, the product of many years of spirited dialog with one of Science Fiction’s most beloved writers.  Winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards and recognized by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as a Grand Master,  Anne was the first S-F writer to break into the New York Times best seller list.  For more information about the book, click here Dragonwriter.

The new Bloomsbury Guide to Christian Spirituality

In December, 2012, Bloomsbury Publishing released the American edition of The Guide to Christian Spirituality which I edited with Peter Tyler.  Thirty-two outstanding authors present a wide array of essays on all aspects of Christian spirituality from its ancient origins to future trends.  It can ordered on-line from Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com.

Wellness: Life, Health and Spirituality

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In this book, I explore some of the important links between physical, emotional and mental health and spirituality, including longevity, resistance to disease and greater happiness. Wellness explores a number of areas in which a vibrant and healthy spirituality enables people to live longer, healthier lives, contribute to society and avoid many of the ‘discontents’ of our hectic technology-drive, commercialised, artificial and often lethal way of living in today’s world.

Eckhart’s Way Now Available

Veritas Publications in Dublin has just released the newly revised edition of Eckhart’s Way, an exploration of the life, times, and spiritual doctrine of the great German Dominican mystic, Meister Eckhart. It is now available from Amazon.com in the US and in England.