According to Rabbi Michael Lerner, we live in a society that systematically denies spiritual meaning in our everyday lives. In Spirit Matters, this acclaimed and visionary author offers a much-needed guide to an integrative spirituality, calling for a "new bottom line" of love and caring, awe and wonder at the grandeur of creation to replace the ethos of selfishness and materialism that has become the religion of globalized capital.In a groundbreaking research project in the early 1980s, Lerner interviewed thousands of ordinary working people and uncovered a surprising truth: that the longing for a sense of higher purpose far outweighs the desire for material gain. Today, he continues to help people who are still spiritually "in the closet" through a revolutionary approach he calls "emancipatory spirituality." In Spirit Matters, Rabbi Lerner shares with you the key principles for a rich inner life from meditation and prayer to mindfulness, compassion, and integrity and how to bring that wisdom into the social arenas of business, law, education, medicine, and more.
We all face spiritual challenges. If you've searched for ways to mend the split between your inner practice and your outer life, here is a manifesto for making the world a place where for you, your family, and every level of society Spirit Matters.