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Prayers of the Cosmos by Neil Douglas-Klotz

Prayers of the Cosmos

Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus's Words

Neil Douglas-Klotz

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 1, 2009

Neil Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ with Prayers of the Cosmos.

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Who it’s for
A mystical, feminist reading of Jesus’s words opens familiar prayers to a cosmic perspective.
Themes
Middle Eastern mysticism, Feminist spirituality, Jesus’s teachings
Genres
Christian Prayerbooks, Mysticism, Prayer & Devotion

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Neil Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ with Prayers of the Cosmos. Reinterpreting the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas-Klotz, the Sufi Founder of the worldwide network of the Dances of Universal Peace, reveals a mystical, feminist, cosmic Christ.

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Prayers of the Cosmos is a spiritual revelation—and in the words of Science of Mind, “When you read this book, you will have no further doubt that God loves you infinitely and unconditionally.”

Familiar Words, New Light

A mystical, feminist reading of Jesus’s words opens familiar prayers to a cosmic perspective.

Come here for

  • The Lord’s Prayer and Beatitudes viewed through Middle Eastern mysticism
  • A contemplative approach to familiar Christian words

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  • A radical new translation of Jesus’s words
  • A mystical, feminist vision of Christ

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Prayer & Devotion26%

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Authors
Neil Douglas-Klotz
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 1, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Middle Eastern mysticism · Feminist spirituality · Jesus’s teachings
Reading lane
World History