{"product_id":"grassroots-zen-community-and-practice-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","title":"Grassroots Zen: Community and Practice in the Twenty-First Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePerle Besserman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eManfred Steger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in a spiritual partnership model based on \"power-sharing,\" Grassroots Zen emphasizes gender equality and is oriented to social engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerle Besserman\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of numerous works of fiction and creative nonfiction, including several books on spirituality that were praised by Isaac Bashevis Singer for their \"clarity and feeling for mystic lore\" and by Publishers Weekly for the \"wisdom [that] points to a universal practice of the heart.\" Besserman's books have been translated into over ten languages. She holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from Columbia University and, together with Manfred Steger, is founding co-teacher of the Princeton Area Zen Group in Princeton, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred B. Steger\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding teacher of the Princeton Area Zen Group. (www.princetonzengroup.org). He and his wife Perle Besserman are deeply dedicated to the cultivation of a Western-style lay practice that maintains the essential elements of Zen--sitting meditation, interviews with a teacher, and silent retreats. A professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and Honorary Professor of Global Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, Steger has written or edited twenty books on politics, history, and religion, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eGlobalization: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManfred and Perle divide their time between Princeton, Melbourne, and Honolulu.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67869766779038,"sku":"9781939681690","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/0slLdshhaR9781939681690.webp?v=1793314674","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/grassroots-zen-community-and-practice-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}