Author: Fowler, George,
Title: Dance of a Fallen Monk: the twists and turns of a spiritual life.
Description: Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley, (1995). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Former Trappist monk Fowler adhered to an oath of silence for 17 years only to spend the next 20 preaching against organized. religion. Fowler's own story of the path to manhood & his deep struggles with a profound religious faith. From a hardscrabble Montana youth to 21 years of celibacy as a Trappist monk & priest, his excommunication from the Catholic Church for marrying a nun, his quest for true spiritual understanding. Fowler eventually realized that inner & outer security can be found "while deliberately, even uproariously, ignoring the greater part of what churches thump theirr Book about as being essential for a meaningful, spiritual, and happy life." How he learned to let his heart dance - with freedom & inner joy. Few owner markings.

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