The awakened brain : the new science of spirituality and our quest for an inspired life / Lisa Miller, PhD ; with Esmé Schwall Weigand.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984855626
- ISBN: 198485562X
- Physical Description: xii, 272 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Anything true can be shown -- Nothing could have been done -- The empty kitchen -- Stars in a dark sky -- Two sides of the same coin -- Someone watching over me -- A knock at the door -- When inner and outer align -- Calling all lost sons -- The castle and the wave -- A different life -- Wired for spirituality -- The two modes of awareness -- Integration is key -- Awakened attention -- Awakened connection -- Awakened heart -- Conclusion: Isaiah and the geese. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Awareness. Self-actualization (Psychology) Spirituality. Awareness. Self-actualization (Psychology) Spirituality. |
Genre: | Self-help publications. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 153 MIL (Text) | 000161579 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Awakened Brain : The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Lisa Miller was born in 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a writer and journalist who is a contributing editor for New York magazine. Formerly a senior editor of Newsweek and a religion columnist for the Washington Post. She is also a Wilbur Prize-winning author and a commentator on religion, history, and religious faith. She has written Newsweek cover stories on Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin, as well as several New York cover stories on social trends. She attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating with a degree in English in 1984. She worked at the Harvard Business Review, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. She joined Newsweek as Society Editor in July 2000, becoming the Religion Editor and columnist in October 2006. Miller has also been the religion columnist for the Washington Post. In 2015 her book The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving made the New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)