{"product_id":"letters-from-the-american-desert-frederick-glaysher-9780967042114","title":"Letters from the American Desert: Signposts of a Journey, a Vision","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Letters\u003cem\u003e from the American Desert\u003c\/em\u003e, Glaysher reflects on the cultural, political, and religious history of Western and non-Western civilizations, pondering the dilemmas of postmodernity, in a compelling struggle for spiritual knowledge and truth. In what is a highly autobiographical work, fully cognizant of the relativism and nihilism of modern life, Glaysher finds a deeper meaning and purpose in a universal Vision. Confronting the antinomies of the soul, grounded in the dialectic, Glaysher charts a path beyond the postmodern desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlluding extensively to Martin Luther and W. B. Yeats at All Souls Chapel, \"metaphors for poetry,\" from Yeats's book \u003cem\u003eA Vision\u003c\/em\u003e, Glaysher considers the example of the global, universal message of the oneness of God, all religions, and humankind, holding out a new hope and peaceful Vision for a world in spiritual and global crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from a theocracy, Glaysher envisions a modest separation of church and state, as the will of God, in an unorganized religion, a universal synthesis of all spiritual and wisdom traditions, in harmony and balance with universal peace, in a global age of pluralism, where religious belief is a distinctive mark of the individual, not collective, communal identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Glaysher, in my view, is taking some positive steps to resolve some serious issues in the Baha'i community. ...The Faith needs a total overhaul. It has forgotten what the real Faith is.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Joel Bjorling\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Baha'i Faith: A Historical Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e. (New York. Garland Publishing, 1985).\u003c\/strong\u003e\"A valuable contribution to understanding the real history of the Bahai Faith.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eYahoo! Reform Bahai Group\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Glaysher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0967042119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780967042114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Earthrise Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Frederick Glaysher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241146560767,"sku":"9780967042114","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36484aa9-ea69-4762-8b84-fcaf68e9c0e9.jpg?v=1772652969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-the-american-desert-frederick-glaysher-9780967042114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}