How I Pray

Religion writer Jim Castelli set out to answer these profound questions by talking with twenty-six spiritual leaders and practitioners representing the wide spectrum of faith in America today. How I Pray gathers these remarkable conversations into a thought-provoking, personal, and deeply meaningful volume. In How I Pray Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, Native Americans and Mormons, and members of many other faiths describe the intimate and unique ways in which they pray—and what prayer means to them. Catholic priest and novelist Andrew M. Greeley reveals that he prays to a womanly God because it enhances the intimacy of his spiritual encounters. Pollster George Gallup, Jr., considers his prayer life a dynamic two-way conversation with God. Lakota Sioux medicine man High Star shares the fascinating prayer rituals that his people have practiced for centuries. Infused with honesty and passion, warmth, and a deep reverence for life's spirituality, How I Pray is sure to be a source of illumination and delight for readers of all religious backgrounds, with insights from the following spiritual leaders: Philip C. Bom Sidney Callahan Joan Brown Campbell Sandra Goodwin Clopine Richard J. Foster George Gallup, Jr. Ann Garvin Rajshri Gopal Billy Graham Andrew M. Greeley High Star Lawrence Kushner Norman Lear John Lewis Martin E. Marty Carole Mu’min Ronald Y. Nakasone Marlene Payne Jane Redmont Mary Frances Robles Eve Rudin Robert Schuller Dan Seals Eleana Silk Rembert G. Weakland, O.S.B. Lisa Wood