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Spirituality and Religion January 2020
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| Initiated: Memoir of a Witch by Amanda Yates GarciaWhat it's about: This engaging and thought-provoking memoir tells the story of the author's circuitous (and occasionally traumatic) path to becoming "the Oracle of Los Angeles" and "a professional witch."
Why you might like it: Although interest in witches and their practices is currently on the rise, Amanda Yates Garcia was actually raised by a neopagan mother, making her story relatively unique among witchcraft memoirs.
Who it's for: anyone interested in women's spiritual journeys or narratives of returning to one's ancestral faith traditions. |
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| For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World by Sasha SaganWhat it's about: This thoughtful and engaging memoir explores the rise in and value of ritual in secular life and includes advice on how to incorporate more of it into your own life.
Read it for: the author's reflections on her interest in religious topics as the daughter of noted scientist and avowed skeptic Carl Sagan.
Reviewer say: "profound" and "elegantly written" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Exactly as You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers by Shea TuttleWhat it's about: the experiences and religious life of beloved children's television icon Fred Rogers and how his faith informed both his career and the compassion he encouraged in others.
Why you should read it: Although the tone is one of admiration, this spiritual biography makes a point to distinguish between Mister Rogers and Fred Rogers the man, nor does it shy away from his shortcomings.
Did you know? Before beginning his career in television, Fred Rogers went to divinity school and became an ordained Presbyterian minister. |
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How to live a good life : choosing the right philosophy of life for you
by Massimo Pigliucci
A wide-ranging collection of essays by leading philosophers from Eastern and Western traditions, from Taoism and Buddhism to Aristotelianism and stoicism, counsels readers on the basics of choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life. Original.
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