Dimensions In Spirituality

Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Baha'i Faith

An examination of spirituality in all its aspects.

Here is a presentation of the path to spirituality offered by the youngest but most promising of the world's great religions, the Bahá'í Faith.

McLean offers the reader personal reflections and analysis of the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, combined with insights gleaned from spiritual psychology, philosophical theology and the world's religions in order to map out dimensions in spirituality. The author offers to the contemporary seeker insights into the search for truth, the meaning of prophetic faith and belief, prayer and meditation, finding meaning in adversity, the meaning of spirituality and transformation, the place of divine and human love in spiritual life, and the dynamics of spiritual growth.

An examination of spirituality in all its aspects.

Here is a presentation of the path to spirituality offered by the youngest but most promising of the world's great religions, the Bahá'í Faith.

McLean offers the reader personal reflections and analysis of the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, combined with insights gleaned from spiritual psychology, philosophical theology and the world's religions in order to map out dimensions in spirituality. The author offers to the contemporary seeker insights into the search for truth, the meaning of prophetic faith and belief, prayer and meditation, finding meaning in adversity, the meaning of spirituality and transformation, the place of divine and human love in spiritual life, and the dynamics of spiritual growth.

Categories:: Spirituality
  • Contributors:: Jack McLean (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 340 pages
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 19 mm | 500 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1994
  • ISBN: 9780853983767
  • SKU: MCLEA_SPIRI@p
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Categories:: Spirituality
  • Contributors:: Jack McLean (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 340 pages
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 19 mm | 500 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1994
  • ISBN: 9780853983767
  • SKU: MCLEA_SPIRI@p

About Jack McLean

Born in Toronto, Canada, J.A. (Jack) McLean is an independent scholar and poet living in Ottawa. After completing studies in French literature at the Sorbonne in Paris,he graduated with distinction from the University of Ottawa (M.A. History of Religions 1972), concentrating in world religions.

A Celestial Burning is his third book. He has also written various academic articles and essays in the fields of Bahá’í theology and spirituality. Mr. McLean is a former winner of the creative writing award fromthe Association for Bahá’í Studies, North America. He is the current convener of the Ottawa Creative Writers’ Group which published its most recent collection of poems, Markings, in 2011. Mr. McLean is the current Bahá’í respondent for the weekly “Ask the Religion Experts” page of the Ottawa Citizen, one of Canada’s national newspapers.

Titles by Jack McLean