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Seeking the Sacred

Seeking the Sacred

Transforming Our View of Ourselves and One Another

by Stephanie Dowrick
Hardback
Publication Date: 09/06/2011

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For readers of Thomas Moore, James Hillman, and Pema Chodron-a timely handbook for these troubled times that shows how to bring depth and meaning to our lives through cultivating our connection with something greater than ourselves.
Can changing our view of ourselves and others affect the world? Bestselling author Stephanie Dowrick's major new book is a compelling look at how we can transform the world by seeing the extraordinary everywhere we look, both without and within. Through her intimate, beautiful, and encouraging writing, Dowrick shows that it is only in altering our perception-seeing all of life as sacred-that we will challenge the usual stories about who we are and what we are capable of being.
At a time when religion is increasing seen as a cause of prejudice and division, or as irrelevant to our most pressing concerns, the eternal truths of a genuinely inclusive spiritual wisdom have never been more urgently needed or sought. In "Seeking the Sacred," Stephanie Dowrick invites us to go beyond cultural divisions and religious dogma and to discover what makes our lives sacred, satisfying, and meaningful.
Weaving personal stories-including her own-with an inspired vision of life's most healing possibilities, she reveals how the sacred can transform the way we understand and value life, changing forever how we interact with others and care for ourselves.
"Seeking the Sacred" is a provocative and accessible read for those contemplating God, faith, spirituality, and the nature of belief in twenty-first-century life. This is a book for the spiritually curios as well as those already engaged in the deeper questions. Richly hopeful and uplifting, "Seeking the Sacred" unravels some of our most complex contemporary dilemmas and speaks to the heart of our deepest yearnings.
ISBN:
9781585428663
9781585428663
Category:
Ethics & moral philosophy
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
09-06-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
238.76x160.02x33.02mm
Weight:
0.59kg
Stephanie Dowrick

Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, D.Min, is Australia’s most original and successful personal development writer. Formerly a publisher, co-founder and first Managing Director of the influential London publishing house, The Women’s Press, Reverend Dr Dowrick has supported thousands of people as a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, retreat leader, public speaker, writing mentor and author.

Her much-loved international bestsellers include Choosing Happiness: Life & soul essentials, Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love, The Universal Heart, Everyday Kindness, In the Company of Rilke, Heaven on Earth and Seeking the Sacred. Her continuing contributions to media and social media include a decade as ‘Inner Life’ columnist for Good Weekend magazine and, earlier, as a regular contributor to ABC Radio National’s Life Matters. For many years, Stephanie had a small private psychotherapy and supervision practice, alongside her research, writing and media work. Since 2000, she has led spiritual retreats at Mana Retreat Centre in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, and since 2006, along with Professor Kim Cunio, she has led the large diverse congregation of ‘Interfaith in Sydney’.

She has twice been awarded Nautilus awards (‘Better books for a better world’): in 2009 the Nautilus Silver Award in the Psychology category for Choosing Happiness: Life & soul essentials; in 2014 the Nautilus Grand/ Gold Award for Heaven on Earth in the Religion/Spirituality category. In 2010, she won a COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) Award for Creative Journal Writing, which remains one of her bestselling titles in the United States. Her books have been translated into languages as diverse as Arabic and Russian. Stephanie Dowrick was born in Aotearoa/New Zealand, lived in Europe for many years, and currently makes her home in Sydney, Australia.

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