There are various ways of looking at a tragedy. What happened at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999, when two boys killed a teacher and twelve students, was a horrific massacre. Yet, even in the worst moments, there can be hope. In We Are...

Wisdom on What is Good and What is Bad: How to Become a Better Human and Create a Better World by Dr. Tommy S. W. Wong is an insightful book that gives glimpses of the conversations between Tom, a young man, and his spiritual guru,...

Decades ago, I read a book of Zen koans (paradoxical stories and riddles) which had such an impact on me that they have stuck in my mind with surprising clarity to this day. When I came across Wise Tales From the East, I hoped it...

As indicated in the title, Wise Tales From the Jewish World: The Essential Collection by Uri Kaplan is a book full of wise tales. In fact, there are 55 tales in the book, and it is the second in the Wise Tales book series. Wise...

We Are Life by Peter Griffiths is a non-fiction theology book that explores the complex ties between ourselves as humans and the entirety of life in all of its many forms on earth. Griffiths begins with a story of his relative youth with a farmer...

Suffering, abuse, and natural disasters are happening frequently all around us. The question that always comes up for everyone sooner or later is various aspects of 'why?' Why did this happen? When will it end? Is life worth living? In What's the Point? Finding Hope...

When God Calls by Dawn Thomas is a book that will help anyone who is suffering from grief or personal loss. A death in the family can have a serious impact on the lives of everyone, but the people closest to them have the hardest...

I have always marvelled at the strength and grace of the wind, which can be a gentle, soothing breeze or can suddenly turn into a devastating storm. In Winds of Spirit: Ancient Wisdom Tools for Navigating Relationships, Health, and the Divine, Renee Baribeau explores the...

Above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi were the words ‘Know thyself’! In her brave work, Wired for God: Adventures of a Jewish Yogi, Dani Antman takes the reader on an intimate and personal journey of illumination and self discovery. She not...

What Would a Muslim Say? Conversations, Questions, and Answers about Islam by scientist and author Ahmed Lotfy Rashed is a compilation of questions and answers shared by email between visitors to the WhyIslam.org website and Rashed, who was a volunteer with the organization. Questions posed...