Myth & the Heart of Religion

Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare the lives and teachings of three of the world's most admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master. They lived during the same turbulent century.

A guide to harnessing the ancient power of hieroglyphs

Reveals hieroglyphs as magical tools for manifesting ideas in the material world

Offers in-depth interpretations of 60 hieroglyphs and guidelines for understanding them as words of power, oracles, and dream symbols

New York Times bestseller

One of PWs Best Books of the Year

One of Amazons Best Books of the Month

In this timely and important book, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs examines the lost art of Scripture as a medium to lift humanity and change our perception of reality while evading logical explanation.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography, an erudite, hugely informative portrait of the God of Islam, the world's second largest, fastest-growing, and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion.

An anthropologist examines the nature of religiosity, and how it shapes and benefits humankind.