Mare Cromwell

If I Gave You God's Phone Number....Searching for Spirituality in America (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

If I Gave You God's Phone Number...
- Survey reveals people's relationships with their Creator

What do a Cherokee Medicine Woman, a Death Row inmate, an Afghani Sufi Mystic, a Catholic, a Jew, several praying kids, and Mare Cromwell have in common? They all feel strongly about who or what they think God is, why things happen the way they do, and what will become of us in the future. They question, praise and criticize God in the hopes of better understanding themselves and others. In a world challenged by economic issues, climate change, war, and constant threat of terrorism, people are pausing from their daily routines to ask the deeper questions and wonder about the divine and mysterious nature of their Creator.

In this book, author and spiritual seeker Mare Cromwell interviews people from all walks of life, asking, "If I gave you God's phone number, what would you do with it?" This spiritual memoir, framed by twenty-one interviews with people from all walks of life, combines the oral tradition of Studs Terkel with the soulful searchings of Neale Donald Welsh.

If I gave you God's phone number... offers the reader what only the best books offerwindows into the most authentic reaches of the soul. Cromwell's conscientious selection of interview subjects, and her deft questioning, which presses them to go deeper and deeper, is what lends the book its striking range. This diorama of spiritual posturessome passionate, some highly intellectualizedis impossible to look away from, infects the reader with a fever of curiosity about the human condition, and then proceeds to administer the careful cure: vivid, compelling testimony. Not only do her many subjects nourish the reader by their telling, but Cromwell too provides ongoing doses of self-revelation, a gesture of honesty that unifies and strengthens the whole picture. Reading If I gave you God's phone number.... will enrich your view of spiritual lifein all its radiant varietyforever.

What people are saying about If I gave you God's phone number...

"I strongly recommend this engaging, thought-provoking book. It is distinguished by Ms. Cromwell's empathy for the interesting and diverse people she searched out to interview about their communication with God. Readers will be stimulated to reflect on their own spiritual journey as well as the author's own experiences and those of the people she has interviewed. Because of Ms. Cromwell's personal candor and insights, I continue to ponder the central question she asked her interviewees in this important and unusual book."
James Crowfoot, Ph.D., Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan and former President of Antioch College

"Mare Cromwell has done a wonderful job of bringing people's personal views on God and spirituality to the public in this book. These stories will deepen our understanding of the diversity of spirituality in the human experience."
Garrett Sarley, President of the Omega Institute, author of "The Essentials of Yoga" and "Walking Yoga"

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mare Cromwell is an author, poet, gardener and environmentalist. A spiritual seeker for many years, she received a Masters in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and worked internationally before starting this book. Seven years of interviewing along with a personal intensive search for spiritual meaning culminated in this treatise. Currently a professional gardener, Mare resides in Baltimore, Maryland, where she occasionally leads talks and workshops on spirituality, environmental sustainability and simplicity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed via Smashwords
• Seitenzahl: 347
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780971703216
• Artikelnr.: 45440823

Autorenporträt

Mare Cromwell is a humble servant to the Great Mother. She is an internationally-known Gaia Mystic & Priestess, Author and Healer. Some might call her a Medicine Woman. Called the "Voice of Earth Mother" by Rainbow Thunder Heart a gifted Shoshone Elder, Mare's work is to support the birthing of the New Earth emerging now. Mare's award-winning books include: "The Great Mother Bible"; "Messages from Mother.... Earth Mother"; and, "If I gave you God's phone number.... Searching for Spirituality in America". She has studied with Native American elders for 26 years along with other gifted spiritual teachers, and is the visionary behind the 1000 Goddesses Gathering Global Grid. Mare is currently teaching "The Great Mother Love Way" year-long course and also leads workshops on Sacred Gardening, Womb Wisdom and more. Her healing practice is based in western North Carolina where she offers long-distance healings and occasional in-person healings. With a Masters in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, Mare formerly worked in the environmental field for thirty five years. Her environmental career spanned both international and regional programs in the Mid-Atlantic. Upon returning to Maryland in 1995, she has conducted environmental sustainability workshops, coordinated the creation of the Gunpowder Watershed Alliance and was the Executive Director of the Prettyboy Watershed Alliance from 2003 to 2005. She has also consulted on non-profit management and fundraising with other organizations. Mare is currently known for her workshops on "Meeting & Embracing Our New Mother Gaia", "Sacred Gardening", "Awakening Our Womb Wisdom" and more. She loves to be involved in Sacred Water Ceremonies. Mare calls Northern Carolina home. www.greatmotherlove.earth