"Additional photographs by Flip Putthoff and Russell Cothren."

Who are ocean angels? What distinguishes them from other people? Are you one of them? In 8 Ocean Angels, the author, Grant King, presents notable characters he considers as real-life ocean angels—such as Francois-Marie Arouet, Massimo Bontempelli, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ezra Pound, and Socrates—and describes how they ultimately represent these entities in how they see life and relate to nature and the entire cosmos. The narrative uses repetition of words, lines, and ideas to create a meditative tone, effectively drawing you into mantric reading as you go through each chapter. A book on enlightenment and discoveries, it beckons for introspection, guiding you to the awareness of your real capabilities, of the real nature of life, and of the truth about our relationship with a higher power. Spiritual and personal, the book paves the way for the understanding that we are not solitary entities but are interconnected elements in a majestic and grand design.

A specialist in seventeenth-century Germany piety and devotional writings presents new translations of the prose works and hymnody from the century following the start of the Protestant Reformation

Fly Spirit Fly: Strivings and Joys of the Spirit is an attempt through poetry to discover spirituality in general as it is found in nature, as it is found in everyday life, and as it is found in the Christian faith.Poet Alasdair Sclater explores the connections of spirituality, beside the obvious ones that exist between religion and prayer.He says, "Nature more than anything inspires me. I derive inspiration from woodlands, from meadows, from lakes and from looking at the sea. Also, I derive inspiration from looking at the night sky. My faith inspires me. I also take inspiration from art and history."Fly Spirit Fly will inspire you, too.