Publishers Weekly - 27.01.2020

driven lives, and shares infor-

mation on a number of rituals

and ceremonies.

NORTH ATLANTIC

Bigger Sky: Awakening a

Fierce Feminine Buddhism

by Pamela Weiss (June 9,

$17.95 trade paper, ISBN

978-1-62317-475-0). Mixing

memoir and Buddhist prac-

tice, meditation teacher Weiss shares how

feminine approaches to Buddhist thought

and teachings can be applied to spiritual

practice and relationships.

NYU

White Christian Privilege: The

Illusion of Religious Equality in

America by Khyati Y. Joshi (June 16,

$28, ISBN 978-1-4798-4023-6). Joshi,

professor of education at Fairleigh

Dickinson University, explores how

Christian privilege can disadvantage

minorities in America.

OXFORD UNIV.

Back Pocket God: Religion and

Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging

Adults by Melinda Lundquist Denton

and Richard Flory (Apr. 1, $29.95, ISBN

978-0-19-006478-5). A massive research

project tracking the religious inclinations

of young people over the course of a

decade concludes with this third volume.

PAGE STREET

Plant Magic for the Beginner

Witch: An Herbalist’s Guide to Heal,

Protect and Manifest by Ally Sands

(Mar. 17, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-64567-

003-2). Herbalist Sands teaches readers

how to practice self-love with

herbs that can tap into love,

healing, protection, and

prosperity.

PARACLETE

Henri Nouwen and ‘The

Return of the Prodigal Son’:

The Making of a Spiritual

Classic by Gabrielle

Earnshaw (May 12, $16.99

trade paper, ISBN 978-1-

64060-169-7). Earnshaw,

founding archivist of the

Henri J.M. Nouwen Archives

in Toronto, analyzes Nouwen’s

most famous book, The Return

of the Prodigal Son.

PARALLAX

How to Connect by Thich

Nhat Hanh (June 30, $9.95

trade paper, ISBN 978-1-946764-54-6).

With the world experiencing what the

author identifies as the deep effects of

loneliness, environmental detachment,

and digital overload, spiritual teacher

Hanh reminds readers of the crucial need

to connect to one’s ancestors and the

Earth.

PAULIST

Voting and Faithfulness: Catholic

Perspectives on Politics, edited by

Nicholas P. Cafardi (Feb. 28, $39.95

trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8091-5490-6).

Fifteen essays explore a variety of topics,

including faithful citizenship, how

Catholics perceive and talk about war,

and how bishops teach.

PENGUIN

On Marriage by Timothy and Kathy

Keller (Mar. 3, $10 trade paper, ISBN

978-0-14-313536-4). The Kellers, who

have been married for 45 years and

cofounded Redeemer Presbyterian Church

in Manhattan, consider the spiritual

meaning of marriage.

PLOUGH

Another Life Is Possible: Insights

from 100 Years of Life Together by

Clare Stober (June 16, $40,

ISBN 978-0-87486-316-1).

This photo essay, paired with

100 stories of Bruderhof com-

munity members, gives a rare

glimpse into an Anabaptist

community.

PUBLICAFFAIRS

Strange Rites: New

Religions for a Godless

Spring Religion & Spirituality

WHAT, WHY, HOW

Bhante Gunaratana

author of the bestselling

Mindfulness in Plain English

$18.95 | 328 pages

Everything you ever

wanted to know

but never had

a chance to ask

about meditation,

from one of the

great mindfulness

and meditation

masters in the

Th eravada tradition. 

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