A Grammar of Holy Mystery is about Christian spirituality. It is about mysticism as a firsthand encounter with the presence of God--unfathomable, unnamable, mysterious, fulfilling. It is about classical Christianity, the way of transforming truth found in Christ, taught in Scripture, lived by saints, sages, and mystics, and passed on as a sacred trust through the centuries. Being neither liberal nor conservative, but simply Christian, it is ecumenical in spirit. For those traumatized by harsh or shallow churches, A Grammar of Holy Mystery points the way out and shows the way to a faith that renews the mind, restores the spirit, and gladdens the heart.

Larry Hart has been a peach picker, cotton chopper, grape packer, janitor, school teacher, therapist, pastor, priest, spiritual director, and author. He is a peace and justice advocate and the author of a book on war and Christian spirituality (Heaven's Grace, Hell's Abyss). He holds graduate degrees in counseling psychology, religion, theology, and pastoral care. Larry and Brenda, with their Queensland-Catahoula mix Jack, live a quiet, monkish rule of life on the California coast (spiritual-christian.com).