Intelligent and thought-provoking, inspiring and beautifully written, A Religion of One's Own is the key to an amplified inner life and a world of greater purpose, meaning, and reflection.
Thomas Moorewas a monk for twelve years, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He writes regularly forPsychology Today,The Huffington Post,Spirituality & Health, andResurgence Magazine. He lectures widely on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and the arts. Moore has been awarded numerous honors, including the Humanitarian Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and an honorary doctorate from Lesley University. Thomas is the author of eighteen previous books, includingCare of the Soul,Soul Mates, andDark Nights of the Soul. He lives in New Hampshire.
PRAISE FOR THE HARDCOVER
When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent...he stands to
make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of
spirituality. — Publisher's Weekly
"[A Religion of One’s Own] offers a new vision of how seekers can
fashion their own connection to the sacred out of the materials of
ancient faiths and everyday life."
—Psychology Today
"Practical suggestions for crafting one’s own religion."
—Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
"[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This
book should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the
faithful across traditions."
—Library Journal
"When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent…he stands to
make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of
spirituality."
—Publishers Weekly
[Moore] offers a new vision of how seekers can fashion their own
connection to the sacred out of the materials of ancient faiths and
everyday life. — Psychology Today
[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This book
should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the faithful
across traditions. — Library Journal
Practical suggestions for crafting one's own religion. — Monadnock
Ledger-Transcript
In these reductive and fundamentalist times, Thomas Moore asks us
to question the workings of a sun-bright culture, which demands our
happy, healthy productivity at perhaps the cost of our very soul. —
Andre Dubus III, author of HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Thomas Moore is one of the profound spiritual writers of our time.
We've all been discouraged by neat, tidy self-help dogmatism, and
Moore refuses to succumb to the commercialism of simplistic,
superficial, and subjective solutions. Moore helps us see
expectations and is always on the side of abundant life. — John
Bradshaw, author of #1 New York Times bestseller HOMECOMING
Thomas Moore is an authentic example of a new kind of therapist--a
doctor of the soul--which in our century has been in short supply.
— Larry Dossey, MD, author of MEANING & MEDICINE and BEYOND
ILLNESS
Thoughtful, elegant, inspiring. — San Francisco Chronicle
All of us go through troubled times, when we lie awake at night
unable to sleep, wishing we had a comforting book to read. Now you
do. DARK NIGHTS OF THE SOUL brings solace to the aching heart. —
Marianne Williamson, author of EVERDAY GRACE and A RETURN TO
LOVE
Thomas Moore is the master of conveying the insight that the dark
times in our lives are not threats but friends and teachers. —
Rabbii Harold Kushner, author of WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD
PEOPLE
PRAISE FOR CARE OF THE SOULMany thanks to Thomas Moore for these
profound and timely insights. …Genuinely inspirational. — Kevin
McCarthy, Bloomsbury Review
Invigorating, demanding, and revolutionary. — Publisher's
Weekly
I soulfully recommend it without reservation. — John Bradshaw,
author of HOMECOMING
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