Caretaking a New Soul: Writing on Parenting from Thich Nhat Hanh to Z. Budapest

Book Overview

Parents with spiritual beliefs may want to instil a sense of spirituality and ethics into their children, but doing so is a serious challenge. This work collects writings on spiritual parenting from a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580910181
• ISBN13: 9781580910187
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Crossing Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

This book will change you

Anne Carson had me hooked on this book within moments of reading the introduction. Her commitment to parenting, and to discovering her own path toward spiritual connectedness and understanding, is both moving and inspiring. This book is not designed to tell you how to raise your child in a spiritual home, but the collected essays are meant to inspire thought on the nature of spirtuality and what beliefs each parent may wish to impart. The different section headings, from the spirituality of conception and parenthood to early infancy and on through late adolescence, make this book relevant to people of all ages. Even if you don't have children, it is a wonderful resource for building community and for learning to share our spiritual beliefs in a space of connectedness and understanding. I find myself recalling specific passages time and again, and am often deeply moved by the philosophies and thoughts presented by the many essayists. The religious and spiritual ideas presented are varied and rich in their diversity, and the ideas for creating personal celebrations and rituals are inspiring. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It will change the way you view spirituality and parenting a new soul.