Pilgrim Souls: A Collection of Spiritual Autobiography

by Elizabeth Powers

Book Overview

What is the source of personal writing? When do we begin to consider our own lives worthy of a story? These powerful and passionate selections of spiritual autobiography do not merely represent a vital literary tradition; they bring together fifty-eight writers whose search for truth and understanding has spanned over two millennia and several continents.
From Saint Augustine and Rabi'a to T. S. Eliot and Kathleen Norris, each of these autobiographers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684843110
• ISBN13: 9780684843117
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A seeker's one stop shop.

An excellent collection of Christian ideas with a broad stroke of mysticism and practical theology that extends beyond orthodoxy and Christianity itself. Approachable and beautifully organized... something to keep within reach for quick spiritual jogs... poetic, deep or just plain curious times with a minimum of effort. Perfect for the short-attention-span seeker.

The Unseen Hand

I met Ms. Powers on a walk I take for spiritual purposes and art exercize down the Hudson, or, as its known in 'Tugboats of New York', the North River. We had an interesting talk and we introduced ourselves. Afterwards, I googled her up and found this title which I bought and am currently reading. Its not a book to breeze through and I'm only on page 90 of the Spiritual Journey section. Pretty good stuff, but like that 80% Cocoa don't have too much at one time. Tolstoy gets religion and like that.

A Wonderful Collection of Spiritual Writings

Any book that is a collection is only as good as the people represented in the book. If your book is about spirituality and contains writings by St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Julian of Norwich, and Simone Weill, to name a few, your probably on excellent ground, and PILGRIM SOULS is certainly a volume filled with great spiritual insight. Most of the people included in the book are from the Christian tradition, but not all are "spiritual giants" or even religious so to speak. Yet each can help a person in his/her quest for God. PILGRIM SOULS is an excellent resource for those who are interested in great spiritual thinkers but may not have time to read all the longer works. It is also a great resource for those who would like an introduction to the wide variety of classic spiritual writing available.

most fulfilling book

Pilgrim Souls was one of the most fulfilling books, spiritually and intelectually, that I have read in a long, long time. In is an immense collection of writers who have so much to offer. I personally enjoyed St. Teresa of Avila, Victor Frankel, and Flannery O'Conner. Actually, I loved and learned from all of them. I've already recommended this book to all of my friends. END