# The Book of Words: Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk - Hardcover

by **Lawrence Kushner** (Author)

With creativity and poetry (and occasional heresy) Kushner dusts off thirty classical Hebrew words, shakes them free of the effects of generations of overuse, "re-translates" them and liberates their ancient holy power for contemporary spiritual life.

### Author Biography

**Lawrence Kushner**, author, lecturer and spiritual leader, is regarded as one of the most creative religious thinkers and writers in America. A commentator on National Public Radio's _All Things Considered,_ he has focused us on spiritual renewal with wisdom and humor. Through his books and lectures, people of every faith and background have found inspiration and new strength for spiritual search and growth. It has been said that some spiritual leaders blend religion and psychology to help us walk better on the ground, but Lawrence Kushner draws on the wisdom of the mystics to help us dance better on the ceiling.

Kushner's acclaimed books include _I'm God; You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego_; _Honey from the Rock: An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism_; _Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary_; _The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet_; _Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians_; and _In God's Hands_, an inspiring fable for children, with Gary Schmidt (all Jewish Lights).

Kushner served as rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts, for almost thirty years; he is currently the Emanu-El scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, and an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is fascinated by graphic design and computers (designing most of his Jewish Lights books). He enjoys Mozart, hanging around sailboats, and making his granddaughters giggle.

**Number of Pages:** 142

**Dimensions:** 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** November 01, 1993

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