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A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World

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Thomas Moore explores the myriad possibilities of creating a personal spiritual style, either inside or outside formal religion. Two decades ago, Moore's Care of the Soul touched a chord with millions yearning to integrate spirituality into their lives. He now recounts the benefits of contemplative living that he learned during his monastic years, but also the more imaginative spirituality that he later embraced. Moore weaves experiences of everyday people with the wisdom of philosophers, writers and artists who have infused their lives with transcendence.

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PRAISE FOR THE HARDCOVER
When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent...he stands to make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of spirituality. -- Publisher's Weekly

"[A Religion of One's Own] offers a new vision of how seekers can fashion their own connection to the sacred out of the materials of ancient faiths and everyday life."
--Psychology Today

"Practical suggestions for crafting one's own religion."
--Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

"[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This book should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the faithful across traditions."
--Library Journal

"When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent...he stands to make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of spirituality."
--Publishers Weekly

[Moore] offers a new vision of how seekers can fashion their own connection to the sacred out of the materials of ancient faiths and everyday life. -- Psychology Today

[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This book should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the faithful across traditions. -- Library Journal

Practical suggestions for crafting one's own religion. -- Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

In these reductive and fundamentalist times, Thomas Moore asks us to question the workings of a sun-bright culture, which demands our happy, healthy productivity at perhaps the cost of our very soul. -- Andre Dubus III, author of HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Thomas Moore is one of the profound spiritual writers of our time. We've all been discouraged by neat, tidy self-help dogmatism, and Moore refuses to succumb to the commercialism of simplistic, superficial, and subjective solutions. Moore helps us see expectations and is always on the side of abundant life. -- John Bradshaw, author of #1 New York Times bestseller HOMECOMING

Thomas Moore is an authentic example of a new kind of therapist--a doctor of the soul--which in our century has been in short supply. -- Larry Dossey, MD, author of MEANING & MEDICINE and BEYOND ILLNESS

Thoughtful, elegant, inspiring. -- San Francisco Chronicle

All of us go through troubled times, when we lie awake at night unable to sleep, wishing we had a comforting book to read. Now you do. DARK NIGHTS OF THE SOUL brings solace to the aching heart. -- Marianne Williamson, author of EVERDAY GRACE and A RETURN TO LOVE

Thomas Moore is the master of conveying the insight that the dark times in our lives are not threats but friends and teachers. -- Rabbii Harold Kushner, author of WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE

PRAISE FOR CARE OF THE SOUL

Many thanks to Thomas Moore for these profound and timely insights. ...Genuinely inspirational.

-- Kevin McCarthy, Bloomsbury Review

Invigorating, demanding, and revolutionary. -- Publisher's Weekly

I soulfully recommend it without reservation. -- John Bradshaw, author of HOMECOMING

About the Author

Thomas Moore was a monk for twelve years, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He writes regularly for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Spirituality & Health, and Resurgence Magazine. He lectures widely on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and the arts. Moore has been awarded numerous honors, including the Humanitarian Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and an honorary doctorate from Lesley University. Thomas is the author of eighteen previous books, including Care of the Soul, Soul Mates, and Dark Nights of the Soul. He lives in New Hampshire.

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4.8 out of 5

95.38% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars Whether we have one religion, many religions or hate 'religion', this book is about owning what is sacred to us

G.B. · 2 April 2014

I haven't finished the book yet, but what I have read so far has exceeded my expectations. Thomas Moore has something genuinely important to say in this book, and he says it engagingly and well, drawing on his personal experience to show how he has arrived at his view. He re-frames what many of us mean by 'religion', and states that even if someone is following a particular religious path, that person still has to make it 'their own.' I would recommend this book to anyone on, or seeking to be on, a spiritual path, whether within one particular tradition or not. As I have read a lot of religious or spiritual books, both academic and popular (I have an MTheol degree), I rarely find a genuinely new take in a book I pick up these days. But here, I feel I have done so.

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-written little book that is wise, clear and ...

D.J.S. · 25 July 2015

A well-written little book that is wise, clear and a pleasure to read. Solidly based in the depth psychology of Jung & Hillman, refined by the author's modesty, simplicity & practicality. An essential corrective to one-sided spirituality, religious dogmatism or new age superficiality. Buy it!

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars

M.M. · 19 May 2018

Interesting thoughts about religion, but didn't finish it.

5.0 out of 5 stars a Religion of One's Own

M.J.C.K. · 1 April 2014

I have not read enough of this book yet to give it a full review, but so far am very pleased and impressed with it. It is very easy to read and extremely interesting and informative.I find myself in agreement with much of what Thomas Moore says and really look forward to reading the whole book. Perhaps, when I have, I will return and give a better review.But well worth buying.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book talks to your Soul

E. · 28 August 2015

This book talks to the soul at a very deep level. I meditated on every chapter, a very good read for those wanting to go deeper into thier own spirituality.

3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars

J.B. · 22 July 2017

I loved his other books this was disappointing - I was expecting something more inspirational

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking

C.L. · 26 June 2014

Another fine offering from Thomas Moore who invites us to embrace the mystery that is life,love, work and Art. He eschews Dogma and persuades us that we can nurture a religion free of institution and narrow mindedness to develop awareness , compassion and simplicity.

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

M.M.S. · 22 June 2016

Fantastic book. Will recmmend to many searchers

Other books great - this one without inspiration, lack of modesty

H. · 17 April 2022

I so much appreciated Care of the Soul, Dark Nights of the Soul, and Ageless Soul by Thomas Moore. This one is written without inspiration.It is un-inspirational, and the former modesty he displayed in his books - where has it gone?

Five Stars

L. · 19 February 2016

Very pleased with the service provided. Thank you

This book has power to help both individuals and our society as a whole.

G.C. · 16 December 2014

I have been reading Thomas Moore for many years, and his insights on "Care of the Soul" (an earlier book) and similar topics ("Soul Mates") have been helpful and on target for me. He touches a good deal on secular concerns and advocates not setting the secular and spiritual too far apart. Moore started off being trained as a Roman Catholic priest, but that was just part of his journey and formal learning. He is in my view what Emerson defined as a scholar: Man thinking. In the last chapter of "A Religion of One's Own" he spends 5-6 page on the spirituality of H. D, Thoreau, one of his gurus. Moore lives in New Hampshire and mentions places like Concord and people such as Emerson and Thoreau and Dickinson all the time. He has had a successful career as a psychotherapist, and also as a lecturer in a wide range of settings. Importantly, he has Irish roots: he studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and brings in W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett often, too. The Italian Renaissance is huge for him, esp. Marsilio Ficino [fi chino], see Wikipedia. He writes a lot about alchemy and other "lost arts," and his eclecticism has gotten him both praise and condemnation. Moore has no hidden agenda and rejects proselytizing. What he proposes is that we sift through all the spiritual and religious material we have available -- past, present, future -- and create a spirituality of one's own. It can be vast or small, traditional or individual, whatever we find that works. I'd say in sum, he advocates finding what's helpful and useful to one individually and incorporating that into our lives -- both visibly and internally. He writes much about displaying and creating art. I am recommending this book highly to my closest personal friends. Moore's message has power to assist both us as individuals and our society as a whole.

Five Stars

G. · 14 June 2016

an amazing book that explains psyche, dreams and relationships. Enjoying my read..will re-read for sure.

Five Stars

c. · 18 November 2016

Great read.

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