Leo Tolstoy: Spiritual Writings"Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind." Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy (1828 1910) is the famed author of such classic Russian novels as War and Peace and Anna Karenina. In mid life he underwent a deep moral and spiritual crisis that led him back to the Gospels in an effort to conform his life to the spirit of Christ. This volume focuses on Tolstoy's "spiritual writings"" autobiographical reflections on his journey of faith,

contemporary and inspiring

Inspired by the witness of Oscar Romero and Ignacio Ellacuría

It offers a solid introduction to the theology of ministry through an approach rooted in the compassion of God

his latest uses the insights of science and the convictions of environmentalism to suggest that humanity's next evolution will both unite humanity with the life of the planet and bring us closer to God

lived nearly 50 years in Japan and served as professor of religious studies and director of the Institute of Oriental Religious of Sophia University

In his most accessible work to date

to tell their stories of suffering and pain

Nothing less than enlisting the commitment of the world's religions on the task of saving our common home will do

come with me into the desert

Silence and Witness shares an introduction to Quaker spirituality covering its history

expressing itself in radical compassion

singing together would not mean singing the same tune