"The
book is
designed
to allow
the reader
to cultivate their own vision of creation, origin and becoming....
I can only say now
that this
is a book I highly recommend to anyone who is interested in
creation, origin, meditation and mysticism. "
--Review
in The Mandrake Speaks newsletter (October
2005)
"We--as
a society--need
to recover and renew our stories; we need to bring our bodies
and emotions back into harmony with the cosmos within which
we live; we need to shift from a conceptual framework based
on control and mechanism to one based on creativity and freedom.
We also need practices that unite, rather than divide, the
strands of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Here Douglas-Klotz
makes the exciting claim that the meditation he has reconstructed,
and obviously developed within his own spiritual practice,
can provide a basis for a spirituality that can unite these
traditions. If so, it is vitally important for our time."
--Network
Review: Journal of the Scientific and Medical Network,
Summer 2004
“Each
chapter is a marvellous sweep across faiths,
history and spiritual exploration and, as
in The Hidden Gospel, is embellished by numerous
offerings of prayers and meditation. It is
this that I like best about Douglas- Klotz's
work--the marriage of theory and practice
in an accessible piece of work. The depth
and breadth is challenging, stimulating, inspiring
and transforming, and it also conveys something
of the author's humility and compassion. It
is light years away from fluffy new age texts
to comfort the ego, and equally remote from
dogma and fundamentalism. Douglas-Klotz is
offering a real service to humanity in his
work, which is in essence healing work. Again
he is to be congratulated on producing such
an intelligent, heartfelt and practical guide.”
--Spirituality and Health International,
Spring 2004 (UK)
See
full review.
“Neil
Douglas-Klotz takes us back to the creation
myths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,
with exquisite writings from each tradition.
This is the sacred source from which we have
all evolved and which can recall us to our
essential unity.”
--Caduceus, Summer 2004 (UK)
The
Genesis Meditations voted one of the
Best
Spiritual Books of 2003 by Spirituality
and Health.
“Christianity,
Judaism, and Islam share a common beginning,
and spiritual practices that focus on that
meeting point create understanding among the
three traditions. After reading this very
welcome resource, you will want to join Douglas-Klotz
in exclaiming: “Genesis Now!”
--Spirituality and Health
Magazine
See
full review.
ADVANCED
PRAISE FOR
The Genesis Meditations
A Shared Practice of Peace for Christians,
Jews, and Muslims
Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D
(October 2003 o $24.95cl o 0-8356-0824-7)
First Dr. Douglas-Klotz entices us into a fascinating intellectual journey as he explores the Creation-centered spiritual practices of the Aramaic-speaking communities at the time of Jesus and the other early rabbis. Then he guides us into a deeper spiritual realm of our own, showing us how we could meditate on the Creation in our own language as the ancients meditated on it in theirs. By the time we finish his book, we are ready and able to join body, heart, mind, and spirit into a healing wholeness -- indeed, the wholeness of Creation.
-Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Director of the Shalom Center and author of
Godwrestling-Round 2
This beautiful book, from a writer whose soul is flooded with grace, presents the creation meditations in the book of Genesis as a flame of peace and love. Deeply moving, compelling, and radiant with hope, the book is a living prayer that can contribute to personal and inter-religious transformation. Pondering the words of the creation story as Neil Douglas-Klotz suggests, "breathing and internalizing them," offers a glimpse of what the soul of religion is like at the ground of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, far beneath the warring fragments dividing these great religions.
The Genesis Meditations tells an enthralling story and contains dozens of gorgeous meditations for remembering and returning to our original mystical experience of the living God.
-Mary Ford-Grabowsky, author of
Sacred Voices and
Woman Prayers.
Neil Douglas-Klotz is a rare jewel; a brilliant scholar with heart whose words have the power to reconnect us with our sacred source.
The Genesis Meditations is truly a book for our times, revealing the common root of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and making it available in a wise, practical, and heartfelt way. The perfume of divine belonging rises from every page as this modern mystic skillfully guides us into the essence of the Sacred Mystery.
-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of
Seven Paths to God and
Inner Peace for Busy Women
At a time when superficial religious beliefs separate us, Neil Douglas Klotz's in-depth work into these same religions bring us together.
- Bill Elliott, author of
Tying Rocks to Stones and A
Place at the
Table
For more information, please contact Nicole Krier of Quest Books by telephone at (630) 665-0130 ext. 355, via fax at (630) 665-8791, or online at questmarketing@theosmail.net.
