Conversations in the Spirit: Lex Hixon's WBAI 'In the Spirit' Interviews: A Chronicle of the Seventies Spiritual Revolution - Softcover

Hixon, Lex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939681537 ISBN 13: 9781939681539

Verlag: Monkfish Book Publishing, 2016

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Armed with a generous heart, subtle mind, and a PhD in comparative religion from Columbia, Lex Hixon, as host for WBAI's In the Spirit, was able to interview and skillfully probe the leading spiritual lights of the seventies and beyond. Twenty-five of those interviews, finely edited, appear here for the first time in print. Includes short bios and photos. Interviewees include Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Daniel Berrigan, Swami Muktananda, Kalu Rinpoche, and Stephen Gaskin.

Lex Hixon was an accomplished spiritual practitioner, scholar, and author who explored the great religious traditions extensively. He published nine books and spent seventeen years hosting the radio program In the Spirit.

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Lex Hixon: Lex Hixon was an accomplished spiritual practitioner and author who explored extensively the great religious traditions. He authored nine books and spent 13 years hosting the radio program, “In the Spirit”, on WBAI where he interviewed many prominent spiritual teachers. He died in 1995.
Sheila Hixon: Sheila Hixon is the wife of Lex Hixon. She accompanied Lex on many spiritual explorations. After his death she maintained the archives containing recordings of Lex's WBAI interviews. Following the outline Lex wrote before his untimely death, she has resurrected the book Lex intended to publish.
Bernard Glassman: Zen Master Bernie Glassman is a world-renowned pioneer in the American Zen Movement. He is a spiritual leader, published author, accomplished academic and successful businessman with a PhD in Applied Mathematics.His books include "The Dude and the Zen Master" with Jeff Bridges.
Paul Gorman: Paul Gorman was a producer at WBAI for many years, including the seventies. It was Paul who conceived the idea of In the Spirit and solicited Lex to host it. Paul later went on to co-author a book with Ram Dass titled "How Can I Help?" about the role of service in the spiritual journey.

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• Verlag: Monkfish Book Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1939681537
• ISBN 13: 9781939681539
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 440
• Herausgeber: Hixon Sheila
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