Men in Black Dresses: A Quest for the Future Among Wisdom-Makers of the Middle East
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ISBN: 074347726X / Publisher: Gallery Books, November 2003
Draws on conversations with the Grand Sheik of Islam, the Coptic Bishop of Youth, the Archbishop of St. Catherine's, and other spiritual leaders from the Middle East that reflect a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices to discuss the future of the region, of religion, and of humankind. Original.
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If we pause long enough, we can hear, above the din of our planet's rapid globalization and technological advancement, the quiet voices of spiritual leaders from ancient faiths. Middle East historian Yvonne Seng asks, What can these modern Desert Fathers with their long history of survival advise us on the future of our planet? Her intellectual quest rapidly becomes a personal journey that turns her Western training and perceptions on their head. Men In Black Dresses takes the reader behind the walls of desert monasteries, Sufi enclaves, ancient cathedrals and mosques -- where the author knocks, uninvited, and waits for the wise men to allow her in. Once inside, they discuss the universal concerns of the environment and the Internet, the building of a global community, and the education of coming generations, as well as the state of the human spirit.
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