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Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952)[1] is a spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a United States Department of Peace. She is also the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area.[2] She has published nine books, including four New York Times #1 bestsellers.
Her newest book, THE AGE OF MIRACLES:Embracing the New Midlife, was published in January 2008 and spent five weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. Her latest professional venture is a weekly radio show on "Oprah & Friends", which airs on XM Satellite Radio. [2]
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Williamson is a minister in the Unity Church. The driving force behind her philosophy is to offer a New Thought approach to spirituality.
She addresses both established Christianity and Judaism in statements such as "You've committed no sins, just mistakes." Her earliest renown was for her talks on A Course in Miracles, a step-by-step method for choosing love over fear. She credits her breakthrough to Oprah Winfrey, who invited her on to The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss Williamson's first book A Return to Love, a book of which Oprah bought one thousand copies.[3] She identifies with Zen Buddhism, that you must empty your mind through enlightenment to truly find God. She is also very good friends with fellow spirtual author Deepak Chopra, with whom she has done lectures.
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| Books |
Description |
| A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles |
This book is based on the author's experiences as a teacher and lecturer on the self-study guide A Course in Miracles (Foundation for Inner Peace, 1975), |
| Imagine What America Could Be In The 21st Century: Visions of a better future from leading American thinkers |
A compelling vision of a better America, and a prescriptive call to action for significant positive change. |
| Emma & Mommy Talk to God |
We must commit to feeding our children's souls in the same way we commit to feeding their bodies. |
| Healing the Soul of America: Reclaiming Our Voices as Spiritual Citizens |
This book is about the yin and yang of American history: the miraculous combination of vision and politics that gave rise to our beginnings...and the current yearning of the American heart. |
| A Woman's Worth |
In her unique voice, Marianne Williamson offers uncanny insight into the world of the modern woman. |
| Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power of Intimate Relationships |
A bold and masterful inquiry into what two people really are and how we might become, while still on earth, the angels who reside within us. |
| Everyday Grace: Having hope, finding forgiveness, and making miracles |
Finding God in the ordinary passions of our days-Marianne Williamson returns to her spiritual roots, writing on the art of nurturing a thriving soul in a harsh world. |
| Illuminata: A Return to Prayer |
Illuminata brings prayer into our daily lives. |
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