The essays in A Modern Jew in Search of Soul are a compassionate and intellectual composite of Jewish voices, sharing their personal ideas, beliefs and experiences from many perspectives. Among the authors are several rabbis: orthodox, conservative, reform and even, as one described himself, rebellious. Still other authors are psychologists and physicians, Jungian Analysts and professors, artists, as well as other contributing Jewish community members. Although many are American, we also include several contributors with extensive experience in Israel and Europe. The cohesive thread running through the writing and the diversity of ideas about A Modern Jew in Search of Soul is fascinating. The essays within this book are informative, inspiring and illuminating.
Michael Miller's poems have appeared in many leading literary magazines in America, including Kenyon Review, Sewanee Review, New Republic, American Scholar, Yale Review, Ontario Review. His previous book, The Joyful Dark, was the winner of the McGovern Prize at Ashland Poetry Press.
J Marvin Spiegelman has a Ph.D. from UCLA and is a Diplomate in clinical psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland and has taught at UCLA, USC and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is the author, co-author and editor of many books. He has a private practice as a Jungian analyst in Studio City, California.
Christopher S Hyatt, Ph.D. was trained in both psycho-physiology and clinical psychology and practised as a psychotherapist for many years. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed, professional journals. Today he is known as the world-famous author of a wide variety of books on psychology, sex, tantra, tarot, self-transformation and Western magic.
"The best resource for the Jewish search for soul I have ever read. Complex material yet simply put and understood." -- Rabbi Hanukkah Chabad