Who Were the Most Innovative Spiritual Leaders of the Past Century?

Fascinating profiles of the most important spiritual leaders of the past one hundred years. An invaluable reference of twentieth-century religion and an inspiring resource for spiritual challenge today.

Black Elk, H. H. the Dalai Lama, Mary

Baker Eddy, Abraham Joshua Heschel, J. Krishnamurti, C. S.

Lewis, Thomas Merton, Elijah Muhammad, Meher Baba, Joseph

Campbell, Simone Weil, Pope John XXIII, Shunryu Suzuki, Aimee

Semple McPherson, Billy Graham, Dorothy Day, Thich Nhat Hanh,

Martin Luther King, Jr. … these are just some of the

spiritual leaders who have changed our world.

The result of a nationwide survey of

experts in leading universities and seminaries, as well as

leading representatives of dozens of religious traditions and

spiritual persuasions, this authoritative list of seventy-five

includes martyrs and mystics, intellectuals and charismatics

from East and West. Their lives and wisdom are now easily

accessible in this inspiring volume.

A celebration of the human spirit, ideal

for both seekers and believers, the curious and the passionate,

thinkers and doers, this book is an authoritative guide to the

most creative spiritual ideas and actions of the past

century-a challenge for us today.