Over the past half century the issues facing activists have changed in nature, as has our understanding and awareness of spirituality. This book starts from scratch, defining spirituality for a generation bemused or apalled by religion and sometimes dazzled by the claims of materialism.

Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture - the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions - may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of most of today's controversies over religion. In this timely...

When Dr Mary Gunn was diagnosed with cancer, her first reaction was fear, and to fight the disease aggressively. But when it came back, she embraced a new approach to life: to live freely. Dr Mary Gunn's remarkable memoir offers mindfulness tools for resilience, and shows how we can all use acceptance, compassion and love to live well.

Fear will never entirely disappear from your life, but you can confront and overcome it! Courage isn't the absence of fear; it is moving forward in the presence of fear. Courageous people do what they believe in their hearts they should do, no matter how they feel or what doubts fill their minds. In 'Do it Afraid', Joyce Meyer explains that fear is everywhere and affects everyone. It rules many people, but it doesn't have to be that way.