Welcome to the Wisdom of the World: and its meaning for you

Author: Joan Chittister
Hardcover, 6.2 x 9.3 inches, 186 pages.

Book Notes:
Certain questions are common to all of us as human beings. Why was I born? What's important in life? How do I know the right thing to do? What does it mean to "make a difference"? What's wrong with me - why can't I change? Such questions are so deeply human that they transcend time and place, religions and cultures.

In this inviting book Joan Chittister presents the insights of others from different cultures throughout history who have grappled with the same kinds of questions that plague us here and now. Through stories and wisdom literature from the major religious traditions-- Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Chittister highlights practical, univeral truths and deftly show how each spiritual tradition brings a special gift to the art of living a meaningful, spiritually aware life.