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Books by Brother David
Listed here are books written by Brother David starting with his most
recent:
Words of Common Sense
A Listening Heart (revised ed.)
Music of Silence (with Sharon LeBell)
Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
The Ground We Share (with Robert Aitken)
Belonging to the Universe (with Fritjof Capra)
 Words
of Common Sense
for Mind, Body, and Soul
The proverbs of the world connect
us with other cultures and religions, show
us how much we humans have in common, and delight at the same time by their
great variety. Inspiring and optimistic, Words of Common Sense finds
meaning in the ordinary circumstances of everyday life. This book contains
a new
interpretation of Jesus' parables that speaks to every heart and is universally
valid. Common Sense is the common ground we so urgently need today.
Brother David Steindl-Rast, foreword by Thomas Moore
Templeton Foundation Pr; ISBN: 189015198X
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 A
Listening Heart: The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness
Ever
since I added the two new chapters, "Sensuous
Asceticism" and "Sacred Sensuousness," to A Listening
Heart, this has become for me a favorite among my own books. - Br. David
Brother David with foreword by Matthew Fox
Crossroad/Herder; Revised Edition; 1999
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 Music
of Silence: A Sacred Journey through the Hours of the Day
Friends
tell me that Music of Silence is my most readable book; for this I am grateful
to Sharon Lebell, as I am grateful to Kathleen Norris for her Introduction.
Kathleen
(the author of Cloister Walk) has done so much to make the rich heritage of monastic tradition
available to people outside the monastic enclosure. In a small way, my book tries
to do the same. Please visit the companion feature on
this website called the Meet
the Angel of the
Hour which presents the chants for the Hours as performed by a
group of
monks from the Mount Saviour Monastery in Pine City, New York. -
Br. David
Brother David
Steindl-Rast & Sharon LeBell
Introduction by Kathleen Norris
2nd edition, Ulysses Press; ISBN: 1569752974
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 Gratefulness,
the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness
It makes me happy that, after almost two decades, this book still finds a steady
stream of new readers. Now and then, I hear people who made Gratefulness their
daily reading in a time of crisis, in sickness, or on their deathbed. This
fills me with awe. So does that fact that groups who read and discuss books
together have found this one helpful. What do I myself like about it? That
it treats the main aspects of gratefulness in a systematic way, without – I
hope – being dry. And I specially like the list of key words arranged from
A to Z (yes, I even have one for “X”). In fact, the Glossary we plan to include
on this site will continue and expand that idea. - Br. David
Brother David Steindl-Rast, with foreword by Henri Nouwen
N.J. Paulist Press; 1984. ISBN 0-8091-2628-1
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 The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian
This is a lovely, engaging, insightful conversation between two important contemporary
spiritual teachers and practitioners, one (Aitken) an American-born Zen master
and the other (Steindl-Rast) a Benedictine monk. The conversation is drawn
from a week-long retreat that Aitken and Steindl-Rast shared in Hawaii in 1991.
They agree quickly to focus on "everyday practice" rather than on
abstract conceptions of Buddhism and Christianity. The result is not a formal
contribution to the growing body of Buddhist-Christian dialogue so much as
an illuminating and multifaceted exploration of common ground--the sacred heart
that beats at the center of a world shared by Christians and Buddhists. This
volume offers a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on a conversation between compassionate
believers comfortable with their differences, fully engaged with each other,
and fully engaged in the world. Steve Schroeder (Booklist)
Robert Aitken, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Nelson Foster (ed.)
Shambhala Publications; (June 1996) ISBN: 1570622191
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 Belonging to the Universe: Explorations on the Frontiers of Science and
Spirituality
A remarkably compatible new view of the universe offered by the trailblazer
of new science and a contemporary of Thomas Merton. "An entertaining,
thought-provoking book filled with conversations, quotations, and colorful
stories that make science and theology come alive."--San Francisco
Chronicle.
Winner of the American Book Award.
Fritjof Capra, Brother David Steindl-Rast, and Thomas Matus
Harper San Francisco; ASIN: 006250195X
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