Ripeness Is All A Boomer's Mirthful Spiritual Journey [Hardcover]

By definition, religion is not a true religion unless it is universal, transcending national boundaries and tribal, national, ethnic, and racial identity. A universal religion is supposed to be more important than the transitory human condition in time and space. To be truly universal, a religion must welcome all comers. Are among the insights you will grasp you as you traverse the witty, insightful, and intellectually invigorating world of Henri Carrier's as he records his spiritual and personal journey in life in his memoir Ripeness Is All: A Boomer's Mirthful, Spiritual Journey. Carrier is a self-professed boomer who has witnessed all the upheavals of the twentieth century from the upheavals of world wars, the deaths of giants as JFK and MLK, hippie culture, the rise and fall of social and religious movements and on to the information age. In Carrier's own words, This is not a scholarly book. Heaven knows the university presses and specialized periodicals produce enough. Instead, I've tried to write a deeply personal and humorous account of my spiritual journal from life.