Eliza’s Bookshelf: Spiritual Practices

Promotional graphic for Eliza's BookshelfThe Eliza Cabot Follen Library, tucked in next to the Community Center, has a book for you!

This month, Leslie from the Follen Library Team recommends 4 books on the topic of spiritual practices.

  • Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, by Alan Lightman
    “An elegant and moving paean to our spiritual quest for meaning in an age of science. The book consists of 20 tightly composed essays on a variety of topics (stars, atoms, truth, transcendence, death, certainty, etc.) with a single narrative thread running through them: the search for something deeper in the materialist worldview of the scientist.”
  • A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year, edited by Barry M. Andrews
    Daily almanac entries present the heart of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas and philosophy
  • Blessing It All: Rituals for Transition and Transformation, by Heather Concannon
    A diverse collection of rituals designed to be led by anyone inspired to do so, with clear instructions and additional insights and guidance; suitable for communities, congregations, family, and individual use.
  • Conversations with the Sacred: A Collection of Prayers, by Manish Mishra-Marzetti
    Bringing alive the heartfelt words and artwork contributed by creators diverse in spiritual perspective and identity, this book is a moving testimony to the power of prayer. Prayers of love, lamentation, justice, inspiration, and transcendence—all are here.

Find these titles in our online catalog or on the shelf in the Follen Library! Contact library@follen.org with any questions or for help.